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  • The 5 Essentials of a Good Teacher

    The 5 Essentials of a Good Teacher0

    The famous Vergara vs. California case, which held “that several key job protections for teachers are so harmful to students that they deprive children of their constitutional right to an education,” is back in court. Unhappy with the original decision, the teachers unions brought their case to the appellate court yesterday, hoping to gain back

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  • New Study: Private School Students Ahead of Their Public School Peers by Two Years

    New Study: Private School Students Ahead of Their Public School Peers by Two Years0

    Last year a report from the Friedman Foundation found that only 9% of parents send their child to a private school. However, if given the means and opportunity to send their child to the school of their choice, 41% of parents would pick a private school. Those numbers seem especially important with the release of

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  • Is the Supreme Court Today More Powerful Than the Founders Intended?

    Is the Supreme Court Today More Powerful Than the Founders Intended?0

    With the high-profile coverage of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death earlier this month, a number of Americans have turned their attention toward the appointment of his replacement. A recent Pew Research poll found that 55% of Americans believe the Senate should move forward with the confirmation process when President Obama appoints his nominee. Pew also released

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  • Colleges Are Planning on Coddling Freshmen (More Than They Already Do)

    Colleges Are Planning on Coddling Freshmen (More Than They Already Do)0

    Apparently, colleges are having a hard time keeping students and graduating them. As NPR reports, according to the National Student Clearinghouse, colleges across the country are struggling to get students through to graduation: “In 2015, only a little more than half of students who enrolled in college in 2009 made it to graduation, with the

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  • Whatever Happened to Noblesse Oblige?

    Whatever Happened to Noblesse Oblige?0

    In the 1980s I served as the vicar of country parish of Brading on the Isle of Wight in England. One of my predecessors was The Rev’d Christian William Hampton Weekes—known affectionately as Hampy. Born in 1880 and educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was the Vicar of Brading from 1935 to his

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  • New Report: Preschool Benefits Not Supported by Evidence

    New Report: Preschool Benefits Not Supported by Evidence0

    As state legislative sessions kick into high gear for 2016, it’s inevitable that some lawmakers will suggest implementing a universal Pre-K plan. This is because universal pre-K has become the silver bullet with which politicians try to lift the masses out of poverty while simultaneously improving academic performance in the public schools. But before politicians

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