The Common Good »
By Doron Tauber There is no such thing as the “common good”; it is just a term used by politicians in order to gain control over our lives in the name of equality and “fairness”. When...
March 3 2010 / 13 comments / Read More »
Disastrous Comments »
By Valeria Rotella In the wake of a catastrophe of epic proportions, you would think people would know that now is the time to keep snarky comments to themselves. No such luck. Two weeks ago, the nation of...
January 30 2010 / 13 comments / Read More »
Universal Healthcare: A Gateway Drug? »
by Doron Tauber As most of you probably know, the Universal Healthcare bill passed in the House of Representatives by an extremely slim margin. Tension rises in the Capital and all over the country over what’s going...
November 15 2009 / 26 comments / Read More »Kansas City Votes to Close Nearly Half of the City’s Schools »
A divided Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to move ahead with a historic plan to close nearly half the city’s schools. The...
Mar 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »Texas Size Changes to the Social Studies Curriculum »
In the March 12th edition of the New York Times, James C. McKinley Jr. reports on the changes the The Texas Board of Education approved...
Mar 14 2010 / 5 comments / Read More »Obama Plans to Leave His Blueprint on Education »
On Saturday, in his weekly address, President Obama introduced his plan to overhaul No Child Left Behind. Obama introduced the plan as ”the best chance [for...
Mar 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »Churchill students hack into computers; grades changed »
The Washington Post is reporting that students at Winston Churchill (Potomac, MD) hacked into the school’s computer system and changed class grades. Grades for 54 students...
Mar 3 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »You’re Applying Where? »
By Carly Loman It is rare when an entire class period goes by without a single mention of college. Whether it be the girl with...
Jan 8 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »Differences »
by Clara Modlin Lately I’ve been thinking about the differences in between school systems. Where I used to live, France, the teachers were strict....
Nov 18 2009 / 3 comments / Read More »
