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  • Ignored: Poor Whites

    Ignored: Poor Whites0

    From the Miami Herald’s reporter Leonard Pitts, Jr. comes this revelation: “As it turns out, our deeply racialized view of poverty bears no resemblance to reality. Though it’s true that African Americans are disproportionately likely to live below the poverty line, it is also true that the vast majority of those in poverty are white:

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  • …And Now the U.S. Ranks Dead Last in Problem-Solving Tech-Skills

    …And Now the U.S. Ranks Dead Last in Problem-Solving Tech-Skills0

    Yesterday we learned that the U.S. is failing when it comes to literacy, and how that has a direct effect on our elections. Today we learn that Americans are also failing in what many might consider one of our best skills: digital technology. From The Wall Street Journal: “A new report [from the National Center

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  • Good News: The Popularity of Apprenticeship is Spreading

    Good News: The Popularity of Apprenticeship is Spreading0

    Apprenticeships have long been a staple in European countries, but they’ve had trouble catching on in the modern U.S. This is largely because Americans have somehow gotten it in their minds that a student is a failure unless he goes to college. But the value of apprenticeships is growing on both American students and employers.

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  • Is the Education System Producing ‘Mercenaries’?

    Is the Education System Producing ‘Mercenaries’?0

    A mercenary is defined as a person who does something merely for the sake of money or some other reward. If that’s the case, then has the American school system become an institution that predominantly creates mercenaries, i.e., boys and girls who have been taught to value education for its external goods? After all, the

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  • Maybe teachers need a blacksnake whip?

    Maybe teachers need a blacksnake whip?0

    Just as Black Lives Matter succeeded in getting a teacher put on paid leave for daring to question the wisdom of teachers not having the authority to discipline students in the St. Paul Public Schools after several cases of teachers being assaulted (learn more here), another teacher is assaulted by a group of students. This

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  • Americans Don’t Read… and That’s Affecting Our Elections

    Americans Don’t Read… and That’s Affecting Our Elections0

    In 2013, the Nation’s Report Card showed that only 38% of high school seniors were proficient in reading. With scores like that, the U.S. isn’t likely to earn the “most literate country” award any time soon. So what is America’s international literacy ranking? According to The Washington Post, the U.S. places seventh behind Nordic countries

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