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  • Why the US needs more Career and Technical Education

    Why the US needs more Career and Technical Education0

    The National Conference of State Legislatures recently released a report entitled “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World-Class Education System State by State.” Recognizing the United States ranks 17th in reading, 21st in science, and 26th in math in international comparisons like PISA, the report set out to discover what high-performing countries were

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  • Why the United Auto Workers GM Strike Is Headed for Failure

    Why the United Auto Workers GM Strike Is Headed for Failure0

    The United Auto Workers union has a long history of successful strikes against General Motors. The most famous example is the 1936 to 1937 Flint strike that resulted in higher wages and the union being recognized for the first time as the sole collective bargaining representative of workers by GM. For the next 15 years,

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  • Why the U.S. Must Become an ‘Aspirational’ Society Once Again

    Why the U.S. Must Become an ‘Aspirational’ Society Once Again0

    When a society feels that the solution for poverty is for the poor to have the opportunity to become rich through hard work and self-improvement, you have an aspirational society. The United States could be classified by this term once upon a time, but in more recent years it has morphed into an envious society

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  • Why the U.S. is Consistently the Most Generous Nation in the World

    Why the U.S. is Consistently the Most Generous Nation in the World0

    Years ago, an MBA student of mine had immigrated from Albania after growing up under Communism. She shared with her classmates what she observed to be the most unexpected mindset difference between Americans and Albanians. She got emotional as she explained how in Albania, charity was rare—caring for anyone other than yourself and your family

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  • Why the U.S. Education Secretary is Wrong on Homeschooling

    Why the U.S. Education Secretary is Wrong on Homeschooling0

    At a recent breakfast for reporters, U.S. Secretary of Education John King was asked for his opinion on homeschooling. The Secretary’s most worrisome concern about the movement? A lack of socialization. Education Week reports: “[King] worries that homeschoolers may not get the kind of interaction with other adults or much experience with their peers, ‘unless

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  • Why the Sudden Frenzy Against Plastic Straws?

    Why the Sudden Frenzy Against Plastic Straws?0

    If you took a nice summer vacation, you might have missed the latest frenzy in American political culture: the huge movement to ban plastic straws. It’s real. Several cities in California have passed “straw-on-request” laws. Companies such as Starbucks have promised to eliminate them in two years, though one wonders how paper is going to

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