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Obama’s “Safe For Pedophiles” School Czar
Most people have never heard of the Obama Administration’s “Safe School Czar” Kevin Jennings. But according to this Washington Times editorial, we should be very wary of this man: A…
Smithsonian Institution: not smarter than a 5th grader!
When you're the nation's leading Museum of Natural History, you don't expect to be perfect – but shouldn't you be smarter than a 5th grader? Apparently NOT, since an 11…
Slick Willy Enters The Classroom
History Texts Take Up Clinton Impeachment – WaPo…
Hot for teacher's money
Massachusetts election laws are governed by a rather complicated set of laws. One of those is that organizations are limited to how much they can give a candidate, but they…
Stuck in school
New Hampshire's new governor, Peter Lynch (correction: John Lynch), ran on a platform that included support for education. It's pretty much a given for most Democrats; the only question is…
Massachusetts: Punishing success and independence is our policy
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education handles the financial-aid requirements of Bay State college students, and gets a rather hefty hunk of change from Massachusetts taxpayers each year. And in…
At UCSD Campus Porn Gets Personal And Vindictive
Hugh Hewitt points out a University of California San Diego (UCSD) article about porn on Student-Run TV. UCSD senior Scott York, who made his rounds on the cable new circuit…
Damn, I'm good…
A little over a week ago, I wrote about "Facebook," a web site where high school and college students can come together, find out about each other, and exchange ideas….
You never get a second chance to make a good first impression
I'm not familiar with the "Facebook," but apparently it's an online directory where students in high school and/or college can post their picture and a brief profile of themselves. Naturally,…
News flash: Massachusetts kids can't do simple math
This morning's Boston Globe had a story about the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test. They quoted what was, going by the number of kids who got it wrong, the…
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