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Freedom of conscience at risk in USA
By Mishka Góra – There is a word for what is happening in the United States at the moment, and that word is totalitarianism. According to the Oxford Dictionary, totalitarianism… Read more
Geithner admits Obama’s budget ‘unsustainable’ for second year in row
President Obama described his fiscal year 2013 budget – the most expensive in United States history – as “a blueprint for an economy that is built to last.” But even… Read more
New CBO Report Decimates ‘Obamanomics’: Real Unemployment Hits 15% – Unemployment
“The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high unemployment in this country since… Read more
Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals
Amber M. Winkler, Ph.D. – This new paper by edu-economist extraordinaire Eric Hanushek and colleagues adds empirical clout to the “conventional wisdom” that principal quality—and principal turnover—matters for student performance…. Read more
10 steps to overcoming governance obstacles in K-12 online learning
John E. Chubb – If policymakers want to see more rapid technological innovation in K-12 education—innovation that works to the clear benefit of students—they will need to take a hard… Read more
AFT on New York teacher evaluation system: Collaboration beats conflict
“While collaboration is never easy, it always beats conflict and ultimately does right by our kids.” WASHINGTON—Statement of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on agreement between New York… Read more
A Last-Minute Deal on Teacher Evaluations
New York State education officials and the state teachers’ union reached an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system on Thursday, just hours before a deadline imposed by Gov. Andrew… Read more
Transforming Student Experience to Increase Community College Completion
How can community colleges transform the student experience in ways that will dramatically increase completion, so that the next generation receives the degrees and certificates that will vastly improve their… Read more
U.S.-Mexico Border Experts Look at Myths, Violence, Art Feb. 22
SMU ‘Migration Matters’ Series Continues Feb. 22 DALLAS (SMU) — Is there a real threat of Islamic terrorists crossing into the U.S. from Mexico? Is the Mexican justice system doing… Read more
Brent tops $120 on Iran, North Sea, euro
Brent crude rose on Thursday for a fourth day in a row, topping $120 a barrel — a six-month high — on worries about supply from Iran and from the… Read more
