Posts Tagged ‘schools’
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The Tortured Path to a Common Sense Education Policy
Posted on July 16, 2015
Thomas Jefferson was a big proponent of public education. He once said, Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation...
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The Other Issues (Outside of Ebola and ISIS)
Posted on October 17, 2014
As previously mentioned, two issues dominate the headlines: Ebola and ISIS. But they aren’t the only issues that are driving this election. The two most under-rated issues, in my humble...
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No Snacks for You
Posted on August 7, 2014
As teachers get ready for the new school year, drawing up lesson plans, going to workshops and girding themselves for battle, they are probably noticing a wholesale change in the...
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Suburban Revolutionaries
Posted on April 14, 2010
In Ancient Rome, it was the poor people who lived in the suburbs. The rich lived in the city center, close to work, close to entertainment, close to all the...
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The Real Problem with Our Public Schools
Posted on March 14, 2010
In a brilliant maneuver to change the subject from health care, the President announced that he was going to start talking about reforming President Bush’s No Child Left Behind law....
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