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New National Curriculum Standards Geared for Global Economy
Photo by Woodley Wonder WorksFears about the absence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird or JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye are merely myths that mask real facts on a new national curriculum, Comm ...
18 Jan, 2013
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News Flash: the Debt Isn't Sexy
To an American generation born during one of our nation’s greatest economic booms, raised throughout some of our longest wars, and attempting to obtain higher education during one of the toughest rece ...
15 Jan, 2013
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Ron Paul Retires From Congress; His Influence Still Abounds
Image: Salon.comRon Paul retired from Congress last week, yet his influence is only growing. Despite not winning the Republican Party's nomination for president, the 77-year-old resident of Texas has ...
09 Jan, 2013
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Georgia Rep Paul Broun Introduces \Audit the Fed\ Legislation
With the retirement of Ron Paul in 2013, the former Texas congressman leaves behind an ideological legacy that several are lining up to continue. One point Paul advocated for was a motion to "audit th ...
06 Jan, 2013
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Georgia Rep Paul Broun Introduces \Audit the Fed\ Legislation
With the retirement of Ron Paul in 2013, the former Texas congressman leaves behind an ideological legacy that several are lining up to continue. One point Paul advocated for was a motion to "audit th ...
06 Jan, 2013
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Who's Watching
It was reported in a recent article in Governing magazine that several cities across the US are installing audio surveillance systems on their public buses, which has sparked a debate over privacy con ...
28 Dec, 2012
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"Fetal Pain" Bill Rejected By Georgia Court, Considered in Texas
Credit: Flickr/Governor Rick PerryLast week, the Superior Court of Fulton County temporarily suspended an abortion ban in Georgia that would have made pre-viability abortions illegal. The law would h ...
27 Dec, 2012
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Court's Decision on "Fetal Pain" Bill Could Affect Other States
Credit: Flickr/Governor Rick PerryLast week, the Superior Court of Fulton County temporarily suspended an abortion ban in Georgia that would have made pre-viability abortions illegal. The law would h ...
27 Dec, 2012
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5 Media Fails of 2012
Another year has passed and a handful of notable media misreports along with it. One of the most prestigious journalists was caught plagiarizing another journalist’s work this year as well as one repo ...
26 Dec, 2012
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Nine Highlights From Education in 2012
credit: http://ubcmisa.orgFrom fights for equality in schooling overseas to new approaches to the issues that affect our campuses, education in 2012 had its share of highlights and headlines. By no m ...
25 Dec, 2012
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