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Male Feminism: A Bad Strategy to Attract Women?0
- October 9, 2015
Currently, the news media is praising an engineering student for his letter expressing empathy for female engineering students. The Huffington Post headline read “Male Engineering Student Perfectly Explains Why Female Classmates Aren’t His Equals.” The Today Show described the letter as “humble.” Here’s a copy of the letter, penned by Jared Mauldin of Eastern
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Is It Better for Kids When Their Parents Are Married?0
- October 9, 2015
Yesterday I ran across a Washington Post piece entitled, “I love my boyfriend, but I never want to get married.” In it, author Rachel Bussel describes how she and her partner of four years have lived as husband and wife in every imaginable experience – except for the wedding ceremony. Furthermore, Ms. Bussel insists that
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Despite More Money, Americans Aren’t Saving 0
- October 9, 2015
Recent reports are indicating that Americans have more money in their pockets than in recent years, largely thanks to falling gas prices. (30 bucks for a tank of gas rather than the 60 it was a couple of years ago? Yes, please!) So where are these pennies from heaven going? According to the Wall Street
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Study: Children Are Less Hyperactive When They Start School at Later Ages 0
- October 8, 2015
The last decade has seen a rapid rise of ADHD diagnoses in the U.S. A new study released by the Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis leads me to wonder if starting children in school at earlier ages may be one cause behind it. The study examined Danish children and the age at which they
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New Study: 1 in 4 City-Dwelling Students Don’t Graduate 0
- October 8, 2015
City living seems to be growing in popularity in recent years, undoubtedly driven by the many conveniences life in the metro can bring. But not every aspect of city life is advantageous, particularly when it comes to education. The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) just released a new analysis on the state of education
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Loneliness is Killing Us 0
- Culture
- October 8, 2015
That’s the claim made by George Monbiot in a column for The Guardian entitled “The Age of Loneliness is Killing Us.” He explains: “Three months ago we read that loneliness has become an epidemic among young adults. Now we learn that it is just as great an affliction of older people. A study
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What’s Missing in the Lives of School Shooters?0
- October 7, 2015
Another mass shooting, another round of handwringing in the United States about gun control and adolescent mental health. Christopher Harper-Mercer, the 26-year-old who took the lives of nine people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, and wounded several others before taking his own life, had access to a small arsenal of guns. His suicidal mission
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What happened to Minnesota’s education system?0
- October 7, 2015
Traditionally, Minnesota has been considered one of the top states in which to get a K-12 public education. The latest numbers regarding reading and math proficiency from the state’s Department of Education, though, serve as a warning that not all is well in the land of 10,000 lakes. Below is a chart using data from
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The Builders Inspire 0
- October 7, 2015
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of America’s great poets. As the Main Historical Society states, “Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a commanding figure in the cultural life of nineteenth-century America. Born in Portland, Maine, in 1807, he became a national literary figure by the 1850s, and a world- famous personality by the time of his death
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