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  • Republican Establishment Fulfills Caricature of Itself

    Republican Establishment Fulfills Caricature of Itself0

    Long has the Republican establishment been equated with out-of-touch, country-club types by the popular culture. While the base of the Republican party hardly comes close to such a demographic, a new clip from Showtimes “The Circus” might reveal that the popular caricature is more accurate than the establishment might want to meet. It also reveals,

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  • Report: Young People are Clueless about How Food Grows

    Report: Young People are Clueless about How Food Grows0

    It’s becoming increasingly apparent that there’s a decline of knowledge amongst today’s young people. The Nation’s Report Card – which shows that less than half of students are proficient in every academic subject – offers ample evidence of this. Other evidences are found through the comparison of today’s curriculum with that of past decades. But

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  • Report: What Today’s High School Seniors Are Reading

    Report: What Today’s High School Seniors Are Reading0

    At the end of last year, Learnalytics (powered by Renaissance Learning) released their report titled What Kids Are Reading, 2016. The report was based on data from 9.8 million students in 31,327 schools during the 2014-15 school year. Among its interesting interactive features is one that allows you to see the most popular books read by

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  • Report: GMO Food is Safe to Eat, But…

    Report: GMO Food is Safe to Eat, But…0

    According to a newly-released report from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), crops grown as genetically modified organisms are safe to eat. Since NAS is probably America’s most prestigious scientific society, that could help tamp down some of the hysteria about the issue. I say ‘could’ because, according to an NPR story discussing the report’s release,

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  • Report: Deep-Thinking Students Don’t Like Their Schools

    Report: Deep-Thinking Students Don’t Like Their Schools0

    Because American parents, teachers, and government leaders value education so highly, they have long impressed its importance upon the minds of their offspring. But the rise of various distractions in recent years – not the least of which is digital entertainment – have caused many to strive to make learning more interesting, active, and fun.

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  • Report: Colleges Stink at Teaching Critical Thinking

    Report: Colleges Stink at Teaching Critical Thinking0

    In recent years, one of the chief goals of the education system – both at the K-12 and college levels – is to train students to be critical thinkers. But while that goal looks great on paper, it often doesn’t translate into practice. As a 2016 study discovered, roughly two-thirds of college graduates believe their

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