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  • Teacher Discovers that Young Students Really Can Be Taught to Think for Themselves

    Teacher Discovers that Young Students Really Can Be Taught to Think for Themselves0

    By now it’s old news that many Americans can no longer think for themselves. True, they have strong opinions, but often those opinions are influenced by prominent leaders and can turn around as quickly as the winds of political favor. Unfortunately, such a state is likely driven by the education system. Although schools purport to

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  • Teacher Compensation Is Just Fine, Quit Rate Data Suggest

    Teacher Compensation Is Just Fine, Quit Rate Data Suggest0

    When North Carolina teachers joined a growing list of recent teacher protests and walked out earlier this month, objecting low pay, it was a little odd. North Carolina teachers make about $46,000 a year, the same as the state’s average wage. It’s not a high salary, but it’s certainly not a low one. Why do

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  • Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past

    Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past0

    A good teacher is one of the most important factors in the successful education of a child. But are bureaucrats increasingly tying the hands of good teachers and hindering them from effective teaching? A recent study from the Department of Education suggests that might be the case. The study surveyed teachers on their level of

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  • Taylor Swift, Politics, and the Value of Friendship

    Taylor Swift, Politics, and the Value of Friendship1

    Last week, former President Donald Trump stirred the pot by posting a social media message praising Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for “strongly defending” him on social media. Whether liking a few social media posts constitutes a strong defense of the GOP presidential contender is debatable. Regardless, rumors quickly erupted

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  • Taxpayers Foot Bill For EPA Employee’s $15k Gym Membership

    Taxpayers Foot Bill For EPA Employee’s $15k Gym Membership0

    Via the Daily Caller News Foundation: “Las Vegas-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official used his government credit card to purchase a $14,799 gym membership. A conservative advocacy group released documents purporting to show EPA contracting officer Kevin Broadnax bought a 37-year membership at Super Sport gym on April 11, 2017. Broadnax used his government charge

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  • Taxpayers Eat Another Solar Energy Flop

    Taxpayers Eat Another Solar Energy Flop0

    Looks like another federally backed solar energy plant has gone bust. Bloomberg News reports, “A $1 Billion Solar Plant Was Obsolete Before It Ever Went Online.” In 2011 the $1 billion [Crescent Dunes] project was to be the biggest solar plant of its kind, and it looked like the future of renewable power. Citigroup Inc. and other financiers

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