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Gallup: 8 Things You Need to Know About U.S. Students 0
- Education
- May 30, 2017
In a recent snapshot report, Gallup identified eight key findings about U.S. students. The findings stem from a poll Gallup conducted last fall that surveyed students in grades 5-12 from 3,000 public and private schools in North America. Here is what Gallup found: Engaged and hopeful students fare better on desirable outcomes, such as better
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Homelessness Charity Declines Federal Aid, Gets Hundreds Back on Their Feet 0
- Culture
- May 30, 2017
Growing up, Teena Faison never imagined she’d find herself a single mom and homeless. “We didn’t wake up one day and go, ‘Hey, I just want to be homeless with my kids,’” she told The Daily Signal “No. There’s many, many contributing factors to that – lack of education, lack of resources, addiction.” At 34
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Why is Europe Subsidizing Jihadists?0
- Culture
- May 30, 2017
Does the European welfare system promote hate by allowing people to avoid learning the lessons of mutual dependence and cooperation that the workplace teaches? Consider for a moment how little we can do for ourselves. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the fuel we burn are mostly obtained through the efforts of others.
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19 Quotes from Historic Figures That Will Make You Uncomfortable 0
- History
- May 30, 2017
1. Woodrow Wilson on the rise of the KKK “The white men were aroused by a mere instinct of self-preservation — until at last there sprung into existence a great Kuklux Klan, a veritable empire of the South, to protect the Southern country.” – Wilson in A History of the American People (1902) 2. Abraham
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Does the Witch Hunt to Rename Monuments Signal a Narrow Education?0
- Education
- May 30, 2017
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a popular trend to rename various geographical and manmade landmarks. The renaming attempts often revolve around issues of racism, particularly in relation to whether an individual was pro-slavery. The latest incident in this line of renaming attempts occurred at a high school in Madison, Wisconsin. As local publication
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Venezuela’s Disaster is Man-Made 0
- Economics
- May 30, 2017
Journalists are now reporting regularly on the crisis in Venezuela, with shortages of everything from toilet paper to food and now daily street protests. What the news reports too often miss is, Why? Why is a formerly middle-class, oil-rich country now so desperately poor? The Weekly Standard notes a New York Times article, “How Venezuela
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