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Evolution is False: Public Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design

Evolution is False: Public Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design

Chadwick Harvey in Education 9 months ago

The greatest travesty in public education today is the way "scientific" theories which are far from proven are shoved down the throats of students without much if any exposure to other views.

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Melissa Harris-Perry Upsets Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin By Saying "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child"

Melissa Harris-Perry Upsets Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin By Saying "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child"

Frank Hagler in Education 1 month ago

MSNBC's Harris-Perry was the subject of unwarranted right-wing backlash from Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh for daring suggest it takes a village to raise a child. Guess what? It does.

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Religion in Schools: All Public Schools Should Offer Bible Courses

Religion in Schools: All Public Schools Should Offer Bible Courses

Chadwick Harvey in Education 9 months ago

Bible classes offer great benefits in helping students to realize the importance of education while also preparing them for the rigors of college.

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Newt Gingrich is Wrong: Child Labor is Not An Education Policy

Newt Gingrich is Wrong: Child Labor is Not An Education Policy

Matthew Clair in Education 1 year ago

New Gingrich's views on education are outdated. The point of education is not to prepare students for narrow, class-based vocational opportunities.

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Elizabeth Warren Student Loans: Bill Would Include Failed Policies That Caused Housing Bubble

Elizabeth Warren Student Loans: Bill Would Include Failed Policies That Caused Housing Bubble

Erin Lahman in Education 1 week ago

Elizabeth Warren's student loans bill repeats the same failed policies of minimizing lender risk through taxpayer subsidies while keeping interest rates artificially low to encourage more loans.

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Education Reform is Desperately Needed, But Teachers Need to Take Control

Education Reform is Desperately Needed, But Teachers Need to Take Control

Christopher Records in Education 1 month ago

Unless we want necessary reforms to fail, teachers (not Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, politicians, or private educational consulting forms) must be in the driver's seat.

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Ohio Repeals Anti-Union Law: Why Unions Are Needed to Bridge Education Gap

Ohio Repeals Anti-Union Law: Why Unions Are Needed to Bridge Education Gap

Julie Heath in Education 2 years ago

A decline in education unions would make teaching a substantially less attractive profession for talented individuals.

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Samantha Pawlucy, a Philadelphia Student, is Bullied by Her High School Math Teacher For Wearing a Romney Ryan Shirt

Samantha Pawlucy, a Philadelphia Student, is Bullied by Her High School Math Teacher For Wearing a Romney Ryan Shirt

Amy Sterling Casil in Education 7 months ago

16-year old Samantha Pawlucy's math teacher ejected her from class and ridiculed her for wearing a Romney/Ryan t-shirt ... the teacher is still on the job, but should at a minimum be disciplined.

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