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During the Super Bowl last Sunday, a particular commercial struck a chord with me. It was Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad starring actor Clint Eastwood. Eastwood, the face of rugged American individualism, spoke about "tough eras" and...
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Tensions have finally erupted between old adversaries in the wake of a burgeoning molestation scandal at Miramonte Elementary School. After weeks of an outward show of support for one another, the leaders of the Los Angeles Unified School District...
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While the Arizona state legislature moves along two bills that will legally place guns[1] and Bibles[2] into public school classrooms, one Mexican American Studies teacher approached Tucson Unified School District administrators today with a...
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Thought the mortgage crisis was a rough ride? Buckle up for the next financial crisis. Student-loan debt may be the next major U.S.-asset bubble to burst, according[1] to Standard & Poor's. The problem: colleges and universities are hamstrung with...
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Michigan students are lagging behind their counterparts in other states, according to a new study released by Education Trust-Midwest's, a non-partisan advocacy group based in Royal Oak. The group's annual report finds that the academic...
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"Teacher voice is needed in order for real reform to take place," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the inaugural cohort of Teach Plus D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows[1] last week, when he joined more than 200 teachers and policymakers to...
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