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NPR Ed… What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
By Anya Kamanetz -- May 24, 2018 -- "I want The Three Bears!" These
days parents, caregivers and teachers have lots of options when it
comes to fulfilling that request. You can read a picture book, put on a
cartoon, play an audiobook, or even ask Alexa. A newly published study
gives some insight into what may be happening inside young children's
brains in each of those situations. And, says lead author...
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From NPR… High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty
It’s graduation season, but not every high school grad is heading off
to get a bachelor’s degree this fall. Some will train for high-paying
trade jobs -- but not nearly enough, according to a new report from the
Washington State Auditor. In that state, there are already more trade
jobs like carpentry, electrical, plumbing, sheet-metal work and
pipe-fitting...
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The Daily Signal… The Unintended Consequences of the Welfare
State on the Human Spirit,
Walter E. Williams - May 09, 2018 - Before the massive growth of our
welfare state, private charity was the sole option for an individual or
family facing insurmountable financial difficulties or other
challenges. How do we know that? There is no history of Americans dying
on the streets because they could not find food or basic medical
assistance. Respecting the biblical commandment...
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The Daily Signal… The War on Wisdom, Dennis
Prager
May 08, 2018 - There is more knowledge available today than ever before
in history. But few would argue people are wiser than ever before. On
the contrary, many of us would argue that we are living in a
particularly foolish time—a period that is largely wisdom-free,
especially among those with the most knowledge: the best educated. The
fact that...
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Education Week… Can Education Produce More Civically
Engaged Students? You Bet, Study Finds,
By Stephen Sawchuk -- May 9, 2018 8:31 PM -- U.S. public schools were
founded on the principle that there is a common good in acquiring the
knowledge and skills to be effective citizens. But despite that
belief—or perhaps because it's so ingrained in our thinking about
schools—there just isn't a lot of empirical research to back it up.
Now, a new study shows that students...
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NPR Ed… A few thoughts from some of the nation’s
top teachers
For months now, we've been watching public school teachers walk off
their jobs to protest poor salaries and low funding for education.
These walkouts all seem to have a few things in common: Teachers are
angry and they're getting lots of public support. Most Americans agree
teachers should be paid more and that they have the right to strike. In
many states, the...
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Everyone
Needs a Close Community, but Those Are Fewer and Fewer,
Sen. Mike Lee
April 25, 2018 -- According to the Department of Commerce, the United
States economy grew 2.6 percent in the most recent economic quarter.
This is strong economic growth. And according to the Labor Department,
the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in March for the sixth
month in a row. Economists consider this number to be near full
employment...
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Why We Must Be Bold on Welfare Reform,
Kay Coles James
March 11, 2018 - Washington is in a unique position to solve America’s
welfare crisis for a very simple reason: Washington created it. The
policy and programs it established a half-century ago have depleted
people, obstructed their purpose, and extinguished their extraordinary
possibilities. The evidence of this failure is all around us. Being
black and...
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The Daily Signal…The Government Should Change How It
Regulates Marijuana,
By Paul J. Larkin Jr. -- April 26, 2018 -- Whether and how to regulate
marijuana use has been in the news again recently. Currently, federal
laws classify marijuana as a “Schedule I” (unhelpful and dangerous)
drug. This means that physicians cannot prescribe marijuana for
therapeutic or recreational purposes. Since 1996, however, numerous
states have revised their state criminal laws to permit...
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Daily Signal Flashback… More Americans Should Be Like Kate Middleton,
Katrina Trinko
September 08, 2014 - Kate Middleton is known for setting trends with
her outfit selections. But she’s really bucking the current societal
patterns with her announcement today: She and Prince William are
expecting their second child. In the United States today, the average
birth rate per woman is 1.9, according to The Heritage Foundation’s
2014 Index of...
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NPR Ed… Why More Than A Million Teachers Can't Use
Social Security, by Cory Turner
Teachers have staged protests in recent weeks in West Virginia,
Oklahoma, Kentucky, Colorado and Arizona. Some are fighting lawmakers
who want to scale back their pensions. It's no secret that many states
have badly underfunded their teacher pension plans for decades and now
find themselves drowning in debt. But this pensions fight is also
complicated by one little-known fact...
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The Daily Signal… Nation’s ‘Report Card’ Shows Federal
Intervention Has Not Helped Students,
Lindsey Burke - April 10, 2018 - When President Lyndon Johnson signed
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act into law in 1965, he vowed
the unprecedented new federal intervention in K-12 education would
“bridge the gap between helplessness and hope” for “educationally
deprived children.” When President Jimmy Carter signed the Department
of Education...
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Remembering Columbine, 19 Years Later,
Kay Coles James
April 20, 2018 - It’s one of those moments that life sears into our
memory. Nineteen years ago today, Americans turned on the news. And we
saw it: the harrowing footage of students running out of Columbine High
School. I learned later the Columbine attackers tried to prevent those
students from leaving. They planted a powerful bomb in the school
cafeteria...
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The Daily Signal… In 1 Graphic, Here’s What Uncle Sam Is
Doing With Your Tax Money,
Adam Michel and Justin Bogie - April 13, 2018 - Last month rapper Cardi
B asked a slightly more profane version of the same question many
Americans ask when they file their taxes. “Uncle Sam, I want to know
what you’re doing with my tax money.” That’s a good question. The
average American household sends more than $20,000 to Washington in tax
revenue each year, and most...
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‘Pay Gap’ Myth Ignores Women’s Intentional
Job Choices, Rachel Greszler
April 09, 2018 - Tuesday is supposedly “Equal Pay Day,” but what does
that mean? Well, according to outdated, flawed, and incomplete
statistics that say women make only 82 cents on the dollar, compared
with men, Equal Pay Day signifies how long into the new year women have
to work just to catch up to the earnings of their male counterparts
from...
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She Got Pregnant at 18 and Did Something
That Today, Few Teens Do, Kelsey Harkness
April 08, 2018 - Kelly Clemente found out she was pregnant when she was
18. She had just finished her first semester of college, and up until
then, described herself as your typical “all-American girl.” She got
good grades, was a member of a sorority, and ran on the track team.
When she saw that pregnancy test, “My life is over,” she thought. “I
was like, it...
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NPR Ed… College Waitlists Often Waste Would-Be
Students' Time,
Clare Lombardo & Elissa Nadworny - "Does being waitlisted count as
half an acceptance??" "Literally got waitlisted everywhere" "Being
waitlisted from your top choice is the worst feeling" "What should one
do when waitlisted at their top choice school? Asking for a friend."
"All these waitlisted got me feelin like Ladybird." Those are just some
of the thoughts that high school seniors...
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NPR Ed… The Fight Over Teacher Salaries: A Look At
The Numbers, By Cory Turner
The teachers strike in West Virginia may have ended last week when Gov.
Jim Justice signed a law giving educators a 5 percent pay increase, but
the fight in other states is just warming up. "You can make anywhere
from $5,000 to $20,000 more by driving 15 minutes across the state
line," said Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education
Association. "We're having trouble keeping...
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NPR Ed… Professors Are Targets In Online Culture
Wars; Some Fight Back, Anya Kamanetz
There is a red light flashing in professor Albert Ponce's cubby-sized
office. The light comes from an old-fashioned answering machine.
Lately, he doesn't like to listen to the messages by himself. When he
presses play, it's obvious why. Here are a couple of messages… Ponce
teaches political science at Diablo Valley College, a community college
in California's East...
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Americans Grapple With Evil Amid Decline in
Religious Faith, Emilie Kao
April 01, 2018 - Blaise Pascal once described a “God-shaped vacuum in
the heart of each man.” But in modern-day America, few statements can
raise eyebrows more swiftly than expressing faith in the transcendent.
From Joy Behar mocking Vice President Mike Pence as mentally ill for
believing that God guides him, to former President Barack...
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The Daily Signal… 4 Steps to Better School Security,
Steven Bucci
March 27, 2018 - America has continued the heated debate as to what
must be done to adequately protect our children at schools. Some
(mistakenly) just say “ban guns,” or at least the ones they don’t like.
Others (I am afraid equally mistakenly) say just put more guns into
schools. The answer is more complex, however, and will take more effort
than...
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25 of the Most Influential Women in
American History, Chrissy Clark
March 28, 2018 - Women’s History Month, established in 1987, is a
celebration of women’s efforts across the nation to make the world a
better place for females. Before the month is out, let’s not forget our
female forefathers, um, that is foremothers. These are the ladies who
paved the way for women to have a place not only in the house, but the
Senate...
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The Daily Signal… The Real Reason We Have Mass Shootings,
By Walter E. Williams
March 21, 2018 -- One of the unavoidable tragedies of youth is the
temptation to think that what is seen today has always been. Nowhere is
this more noticeable than in our responses to the recent Parkland,
Florida, massacre. Part of the responses to those murders are calls to
raise the age to purchase a gun and to have more thorough background
checks—in a word, to make gun purchases...
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The Daily Signal… 6 Reasons Gun Control Will Not Solve Mass
Killings,
John G. Malcolm & Amy Swearer - March 16, 2018 - In the wake of the
tragic murder of 17 innocent students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students, educators,
politicians, and activists are searching for solutions to prevent
future school shootings. As emotions morph from grief to anger to
resolve, it is vitally important to supply...
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The Daily Signal… Shootings Are a Morality Problem, Not a Gun
Problem, By Walter E. Williams
March 07, 2018 -- Before we discuss violence with guns, I’d like to run
a couple of questions by you. According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, every day nearly 30 Americans die in motor
vehicle crashes that involve drunk driving. What kind of restrictions
should be placed on automobile ownership? Should there be federal
background checks in order for people...
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The Daily Signal… The Parallels Between the Gun Debate and
the Opioid Crisis, By Star Parker
March 07, 2018 -- By now, most have heard about the deadly opioid
epidemic that has struck our nation. According to data compiled in a
Kaiser Family Foundation report, there were 42,249 casualties in 2016
related to opioids. This is double the 21,089 reported in 2010. For a
little perspective, given all the attention guns are getting these
days, per the FBI, in 2015 there were 13,455 murders...
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The Daily Signal… 4 Examples of Extraordinary Presidential
Leadership, John Venable
February 15, 2016 - There’s no better way of celebrating our presidents
around Presidents Day than by remembering a few of their extraordinary
acts of courage. Here are four examples highlighting when past
presidents have displayed clear leadership: George Washington. When
King George III asked what General Washington would do after he led...
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