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4-year high school graduation rate climbs in New Orleans, statewide
The overall percentage of New Orleans students graduating high school in four years climbed this past school year, new state data show, following a trend seen across Louisiana…. Read more
Student loan debt hits record levels
Students and workers seeking retraining are borrowing extraordinary amounts of money through federal loan programs, potentially putting a huge burden on the backs of young people looking for… Read more
Will new NCLB law be less test-obsessed?
By Monty Neill It looks like pressure from multiple directions has achieved one victory in the larger battle to prevent a new version of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) from… Read more
Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Enemies List
The former national security adviser wants to compile a list of the evil rich who don’t spend their money as the left wants. It comes with the ultimate… Read more
Speak out against Islamic terror? Not at this U.S. hotel
Author warns future of constitutional republic is in serious jeopardy A Hyatt hotel in Sugar Land, Texas, has abruptly canceled a previously scheduled tea-party event at which author… Read more
Government Front Group Vows to Abolish Critical Thinking
Marxist-founded Demos is terrified that schoolchildren are questioning the establishment Government front group Demos, an integral part of the British establishment which was founded by Marxists, is terrified that children… Read more
Get a Job!
by Heather Mac Donald – Why is a month-long slumber party in a public park more heroic or newsworthy than getting up daily and going to work? “I’ve been here… Read more
The New Egyptian Underground
The first time I traveled to Egypt I was shocked at how Islamicized the place is compared with other Arab countries I’ve visited. It’s liberal compared with Saudi… Read more
Cain’s Stimulating ’9-9-9′ Tax Reform
By ARTHUR B. LAFFER A new sales tax could be raised in the future—but so can any other tax. And the low marginal rates would jump-start the economy. It used… Read more
Julia Steiny: “Persistently Low-Performing Schools” Need More Options Than Feds Provide
Julia Steiny – In 2009, the Obama/Duncan administration announced that they would spend serious money and attention redeeming the 5,000 worst schools in the nation.
