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Five Graphs That Will Change Your Mind About Poverty 0
- Culture
- March 22, 2017
Angus Deaton, the Nobel-prize winning economist (who also sits on the advisory board of HumanProgress.org), recently reiterated his belief that on the whole the world is getting better ” if not, as he accepted, everywhere or for everyone at once. Perhaps that comes as no surprise, but the idea that the world is getting better in regards
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THIS is why International Students Always Trounce Americans 0
- Culture
- March 22, 2017
When it comes to international tests like the PISA exam, the U.S. doesn’t have much to crow about. On the most recent assessment the U.S. ranked 23rd in Reading, 24th in Science, and 38th in Math, continuing America’s slump in education. What gives? A recent report from the left-leaning Brookings Institution may shed some light
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Gregory Watson: The C Student Who Amended the Constitution 0
- Education
- March 22, 2017
How likely is it that a C college student would set off events that would amend the U.S. Constitution? After all, amending the Constitution of the United States is notoriously difficult. There have been just 27 amendments in the 241-year history of the United States, and only 15 amendments have been passed since 1803. The
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Trump’s credibility takes a hit as FBI finds no evidence of Obama ‘wiretap’0
- International
- March 22, 2017
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael S. Rogers have both testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that they do not have any information or evidence to support US President Donald Trump’s claims the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower during the election. The committee is investigating allegations of collusion
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When a Man in a Women’s Restroom is Finally Seen as Wrong 0
- March 22, 2017
After opening the blog post she felt necessary to write by saying that she was reluctant to write it, as a tolerant person who would likely be labeled and derided as intolerant, ‘The Get Real Mom’ stated clearly: “This is a story about a biological man in the women’s restroom.” Innate sensibility prevailed when a startled
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An Amazing Thing Happened When Prisons Began Teaching Latin to Convicts 0
- Education
- March 21, 2017
A little over a year ago, it was reported that Australian schoolchildren were suddenly making dramatic gains in a number of subjects. The largest advances came in reading, with students increasing their “reading age” by over two years on average. The secret behind these dramatic gains was a little program called Sound Training, which uses
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Five Graphs That Will Change Your Mind About Poverty 0