| Jan 2, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyAs the latest round of data culled from tests taken by schoolchildren around the world showed yet again, kids in Finland, South Korea, and other countries are outscoring our kids. Overall, we’re ranked No. 17. Our schoolchildren perform worse overall than they...
| Dec 26, 2012 | Environment / HealthIn 1862, the federal government created the land-grant university system to produce critical agricultural research. Since then, America has relied on these schools to inform and guide independent scientific advances in areas like food production and energy...
| Nov 28, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyMore than 5 million young people are looking for work. College is increasingly unaffordable, while youth jobs are few and far between. For years lawmakers have been cutting programs that help young Americans find a productive path. And as if that weren’t enough,...
| | Rights / DemocracyCollege wants Your mind to grow, It also wants To grab your dough. Once upon a time, most college kids plugged away in high school, saved their babysitting money, took practice exams, settled for a rebuilt clutch in the family car, and worked summer jobs waiting...
| Sep 17, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyLast year, state lawmakers in Illinois did their best to make a Chicago teacher strike impossible. They passed a new law that required at least 75 percent of the city’s teachers to OK any walkout in advance. How did Chicago teachers respond? In advance...
