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Tumult on American college and university campuses has become a routine part of the news. Watching television or reading newspapers, one might wonder whether students are learning anything in college or are merely agitating on issues they little understand. Blame for this state of affairs is often placed upon the
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The kids at Yale are so smart they've developed a way to go on hunger strike … without giving up food. They call it a "symbolic" hunger strike. They're only eating … when they get hungry.
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The lightning-fast approval of a $40 billion state budget by the Massachusetts House of Representatives this week offers a glimpse into what's wrong around here. Closed-door meetings, amendments shackled together or tossed aside — and then two days of debate and away we go.
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There are tens of thousands of families all across the state that celebrated school vacation this past week. Some stayed home, being frugal, saving money. Some traveled, unconcerned about rising costs. And some (small business owners in particular), are taking the time to consider moving in search of a lower
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"Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" — but once you arrive in New York, don't dare try moving somewhere else, or Governor Andrew Cuomo will be chasing you to take back your college scholarship money. Leave it to Governor Cuomo
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He says "It's time to fire the anti-Trump 'teachers'." Really?
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There are two competing views of equality: equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes. Last month marked a big win for Team Outcomes. The New York State Board of Regents decided to scrap its prerequisite — that in order to lead a class of students, prospective teachers must first pass a
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An interesting game is being played by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), the major sponsor of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and by others who claim that ESSA both reduces federal control and restores some state and local control. ESSA does allow states some leeway on how they
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