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  • Parole Violations Are a Big Reason U.S. Prisons Are So Full

    Parole Violations Are a Big Reason U.S. Prisons Are So Full0

    Rapper Meek Mill is back in prison in Pennsylvania for violating the terms of his probation. According to officials, Mill left the state without permission, did not meet with his probation officer, tested positive for Percocet, failed to complete community service and got into a fight at an airport. Mill’s case has drawn new attention

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  • Parents’ Guide to Children’s Rights Aims to Save America’s Schools From CRT

    Parents’ Guide to Children’s Rights Aims to Save America’s Schools From CRT0

    “The most important battleground in the fight to save our American republic is the public schools.” So says Kimberly Hermann, general counsel at the Southeastern Legal Foundation, in the introduction to the foundation’s guide for parents, “Your Child’s Rights and What to Do About Them: A Parent’s Guide to Saving America’s Public Schools.” Hermann’s outlook

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  • Parents: Take Charge of Your Children’s Education

    Parents: Take Charge of Your Children’s Education0

    Are America’s public schools falling apart? The evidence certainly points in that direction. In 2022, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” found historic declines in reading and math scores among American students. Scores by grade level and subject fell dramatically in all categories. In my state of Virginia,

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  • Parents: More Vital to Education Than We Realize?

    Parents: More Vital to Education Than We Realize?0

    Sometimes it seems that America is on a never-ending quest to boost achievement and make education better. One year, classroom technology is the answer to the problems. The next year, the answer is universal preschool. The year after, test abolishment is believed to be the solution. And on it goes. But what if we’ve had

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  • Parents, Your Kids Are More Flexible Than You Are

    Parents, Your Kids Are More Flexible Than You Are0

    “I really want to do it. But I think will be so hard!” I said this to a fellow mother a few years ago. We were discussing my desire to move my son’s crib out of my bedroom and into the same room as his older sister. Her reply surprised me. “Maybe it will be

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  • Parents, You Can Sit This One Out

    Parents, You Can Sit This One Out2

    The website Scary Mommy is always on top of parenting trends, and its latest discovery is “sittervising.” The not-exactly-groundbreaking idea is for a parent to SIT while their kid plays, rather than feeling obligated to jump in and toss the ball, be the snowman, or praise every single shovelful of sand the child gets to

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