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Hell, No, We Won’t Toe
by Nicole Gelinas – Neither the Wall Street banks nor the Zuccotti Park protesters believe that the rule of law applies to them. Too big to fail is… Read more
Inflation Pressures
U.S. producer prices rose more than expected in September to record their largest increase in five months as gasoline prices surged, a government report showed on Tuesday. The Labor Department… Read more
Senators announce agreement on education law
WASHINGTON—Signaling some unity in the Senate on overhauling the “No Child Left Behind” law, two senators announced Monday an agreement to move forward on bipartisan legislation to revamp… Read more
Romney Gets Advice from Obama’s Creepy Science Czar
John P. Holdren’s job looks safe if Romney gets GOP nod An interesting piece from Investors.com notes that the corporate media darling GOP frontrunner, Mitt Romney, previously sought… Read more
Learning-disabled students get firmer grip on college
PUTNEY, Vt. – They have developed strategies to stay focused when lectures get boring, picked up tips for staying on top of homework and brushed up on their… Read more
Douglas Schoen: Polling the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
By DOUGLAS SCHOEN In interviews, protesters show that they are leftists out of step with most American voters. Yet Democrats are embracing them anyway. President Obama and the Democratic leadership… Read more
Judge Steve Teske seeks to keep kids with minor problems out of court
Steve Teske doesn’t hold back. He’s a Southern judge, with the boom and flair of a preacher, who has risen to national prominence arguing that too many students get arrested… Read more
‘Educational’ TV for under-2s could stunt their development
Paediatricians say there is “no evidence” that television programmes for the under-twos, marketed as educational, actually help them intellectually or socially, because they simply cannot understand them. Watching… Read more
Third-graders shine in class-size debate
The case for small classes in public schools may never have faced so much opposition. School districts across the state and county have lifted class-size limits in the… Read more
Thieves steal truck with President’s equipment
NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: “How in the world does that happen?!” A truck filled with President Obama’s podiums and audio equipment was stolen… Read more
