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  • Charting American Decline

    Charting American Decline0

    “After the quiet 1950s…incidents of political violence again became more frequent and now we may be in the middle of another wave of sociopolitical instability.” Thus five years ago wrote Peter Turchin, a University of Connecticut professor specializing in “historical social science,” a.k.a. Cliodynamics. After 2020’s violent nationwide political protests and the pandemic’s destruction of

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  • Charters Receive Far Less Money Than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway

    Charters Receive Far Less Money Than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway1

    If you thought charter schools received anywhere near the same amount of funding as traditional public schools, then think again. A new, massive study from the University of Arkansas finds that “On average, charter schools across 18 cities in 16 states (…) receive about 30 percent or $7,147 (2020 dollars) less funding per pupil than traditional

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  • Charter Schools Do It For Less

    Charter Schools Do It For Less0

    • March 23, 2015

    Last week, the Star Tribune reported that hordes of parents are taking their children out of the Minneapolis Public Schools district and choosing different options, primarily charter schools. In case you are unfamiliar with the differences between charters and traditional district schools, charters enjoy more autonomy from state and district regulations. This enables them to implement various

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  • Chart Shows That Increased Spending Hasn’t Improved Academic Performance in America’s Schools

    Chart Shows That Increased Spending Hasn’t Improved Academic Performance in America’s Schools0

    • August 27, 2015

    This chart, produced by the Cato Institute, shows that inflation-adjusted spending per student has increased almost 200% since 1970 while scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have remained flat.      Save this article to favorites

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  • Charlton Heston’s Prophetic Words on Political Correctness

    Charlton Heston’s Prophetic Words on Political Correctness0

    Combine Moses and a Harvard discourse on cancel culture and one encounters a perfect storm for prophetic words. That’s exactly what happened on Feb. 16, 1999, when Charlton Heston, movie star and president of the National Rifle Association, addressed a standing-room-only crowd at Harvard Law School. The film actor who played Moses and Ben Hur

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  • Charlie Kirk and the Sabbath Rest

    Charlie Kirk and the Sabbath Rest22

    In the days since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, the internet has been filled with clips and quotes of him talking about family, white privilege, immigration, and a whole host of other issues. Yet one that’s been circulating has particularly impressed me, thanks to the content and its uniqueness in our world today. That clip is one in

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