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Internet Incivility: Possibilities for Engaging Students?
Robert Eisinger – As a political scientist, I have been increasingly interested in questions surrounding civility, especially in our increasingly technological age. I read news stories on the… Read more
Districts struggle this year with class sizes
For many students, the start of the school year has meant sharing tight quarters. For others, it has meant getting used to one new teacher and then another . Budget-tightening… Read more
Black schoolboys underachieving because ‘academic success is seen as gay’
Black schoolboys are underachieving in exams due to a cultural misconception that academic success is a sign of homosexuality, teaching leaders claim. Adolph Cameron, head of the Jamaican… Read more
Islamic Speech Police Lobby Eric Holder’s DOJ
This Daily Caller story must be read to be believed: Top Justice Department officials convened a meeting Wednesday where invited Islamic advocates lobbied them for cutbacks in anti-terror funding, changes… Read more
NATO wanted Gaddafi dead all along
Gaddafi at one point was a hero to the Western world, but for the last year Gaddafi was looked at as a villain. There are many reports explaining the reasons… Read more
Law aims to give more accurate tally of college costs
Prospective college students and their parents are about to have a new tool to figure out what can be a confusing question: Just how much is college really… Read more
The Case for the President’s Jobs Act
Nearly 45% of unemployed Americans have been out of work for six months or longer. By GENE SPERLING For all the political posturing and handicapping by pundits over President Obama’s… Read more
What happens if Common App essays exceed 500-word limit?
By Valerie Strauss – The Common Application widely used by high school seniors to apply to college recently reinstituted a 500-word limit for its essay for the current college admissions… Read more
Investment in education pays off in jobs
The 280 high-paying jobs a New York biotech firm promised as it announced Thursday it is relocating to St. Petersburg is the exact kind of job growth Florida… Read more
Unmasked! ‘Occupy’ protests sending sharp anti-Jew message
GOP criticizes Democrats who line up with ‘They need to be run out’ comments The dark scourge of anti-Semitism has reared up at many “Occupy” protests across the country, and… Read more
