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Washington Post… Teens are texting and using social media instead of reading books,
By Hannah Natanson - August 20 - A new study has alarming findings, but
is probably not surprising to anyone who knows a teenager:
High-schoolers today are texting, scrolling and using social media
instead of reading books and magazines. In their free time, American
adolescents are cradling their devices hours each day rather than
losing themselves in print or long-form...
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Inside Higher Education… Turning Day-Care Workers Into Degreed
Early-Ed Teachers,
By Ashley A. Smith - August 15, 2018 - Large childcare provider offers
free tuition for day care center workers to pursue degrees in early
childhood education -- with strings attached. With a growing body of
research showing the benefits of early-childhood education and
increasing pressure on childcare centers to hire more educated and
skilled workers, one of the largest...
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NPR… Colorado School District Switches To 4-Day
Week To Save Money
By Vanessa Romo -- August 14, 2018 -- A Colorado school district intent
on saving money has cut one of its greatest costs: teaching. District
27J, one of the state's larger districts, has dropped Mondays from the
school week and switched to a four-day schedule as of Tuesday, the
beginning of the 2018-2019 school year. Superintendent Chris Fiedler
told NBC 9 News that the district...
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NPR… Learning To Spot Fake News: Start With A
Gut Check, Anya Kamanetz
October 31, 2017 - Which of these statements seems more trustworthy to
you? 1) Americans are drowning in a tsunami of ignorance! There is a
conspiracy at the highest levels to replace all knowledge with
propaganda and disinformation. 2) A recent Stanford University report
found that more than 80 percent of middle schoolers didn't understand
that the...
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How To Make A Civics Education Stick,
Emily Cardinali
August 14, 2018 - How do you teach kids to be active participants in
government? Or to tell the difference between real news and fake news?
In their last legislative sessions, 27 states considered bills or other
proposals that aim to answer these questions. Many of those proposals
are rooted in popular ideas about the best ways to teach civics,
including when kids should...
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Fox 8 Cleveland… School district installs security film to
help stop intruders
EASTLAKE, Ohio– Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools is taking another step
towards school security. The district installed 3M Safety and Security
Window Film at some schools. An intruder can’t get through the
nearly-invisible film even after firing several shots at the window and
kicking it repeatedly. “One consistent theme we’ve seen is where doors
have been locked, intruders have broken...
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EdSurge… 4 Big Shifts That Can Personalize the
Learning Journey, By Sam Peterson
Jul 30, 2018 - What needs to happen to move your school or district
toward an effective implementation of personalized learning? According
to EdSurge Fusion conference speaker, Dr. Scott McLeod, there are Four
Big Shifts that propel “deeper learning schools” along their
personalized learning journey. McLeod is the co-author of Different
Schools for a Different...
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The Daily Signal… Here’s How School Security Should Be
Improved in 4 Easy Steps,
Steven Bucci & Peter Bucci - July 27, 2018 - Since
publication of an earlier commentary on four steps to achieving better
school security, many organizations have been in contact to offer
excellent additional ways to reach this desired end state. Again, there
is no simple solution. We cannot just ban guns, or hand them out
willy-nilly, and expect our kids to be safe. America must...
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Experts Have Been Wrong About Lots of Things,
Walter E. Williams
July 25, 2018 - Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that
if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession
within 18 months. Heeding its experts, a month before the election, the
Washington Post ran an editorial with the headline “A President Trump
could destroy the world economy.” Steve Rattner, a Democratic...
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The Daily Signal… The Secret to a Happy Marriage,
Michelle Malkin
July 26, 2018 - To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to
my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own
secrets to a long happy marriage. In short, the crowdsourced recipe for
marital endurance includes faith, forgiveness, romance, kindness,
selflessness, and a healthy dose of humor. A union built to last begins
with a promise and persists...
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The Daily Signal... Tuition-Free College Bill Coming Down the
Pipeline From House Democrats,
Rob Shimshock - July 26, 2018 - Editor’s note: A group of House
Democrats unveiled the bill July 24. House Democrats will introduce a
bill to make college tuition-free by minimizing debt and simplifying
financial aid procedures. The Aim Higher Act, which is expected to hit
the House between July 24 and July 27, would grant states federal
funding provided that...
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U.S. News & World Report…
Rethinking
Education in America, By Gabrielle Levy
July 27, 2018 - America's schools are being left behind, but it doesn’t
have to be this way. ARNE DUNCAN HAS SPENT most of his life in and
around education, from helping out at the after-school community center
his mother founded in one the most troubled neighborhoods on Chicago's
South Side, to running Chicago Public Schools as its chief...
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The Hill… We have to lay the groundwork for American
workers to thrive in a changing economy,
By Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) - The roadmap for a new American economy does
not exist in the past, with old industries and ways of thinking – it
must be created now, by us. While our economy continues to recover,
many of our friends, neighbors, and family members continue to be
confronted by a lack of jobs, wage stagnation, or continued layoffs.
Our economy...
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The Daily Signal… Justice Department Weighs In to Protect
Free Speech on Campus,
Hans von Spakovsky & Christopher Baldacci - July 25, 2018 - In the
face of Orwellian speech codes on campus—and with the help of advocacy
groups like Speech First Inc.—college students have been fighting to
defend their First Amendment right to free speech. Now, they can count
the Justice Department as one of their strongest allies. Earlier this
year, the University of Michigan passed a...
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The 74… Many Business Leaders Believe Education ‘on
the Wrong Track’
Many Fear Poorly Performing Schools Could Harm Their Industries -
Cities and towns looking to grow their economies are likely
misdirecting their efforts if their priorities are not centered on
education, a new national survey of business leaders suggests. In
canvassing 234 local business leaders on the state of their public
schools and how they could be improved, Business...
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Prevention Action Alliance… David: Meet Goliath, By Marcie
Seidel
I want to start by saying, "Thank You." Thanks to thousands of people
like you across the country, real steps are finally being taken to curb
teenagers' use of e-cigarettes, which are used regularly by 16% of high
school seniors. Back in April, we at Prevention Action Alliance warned
parents about the dangers of these attractive, dangerous cigarettes.
Shortly after, the Food...
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Is This Supreme Court Decision The End Of
Teachers Unions? Anya Kamanetz
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that will reverberate
through America's schools for years. In Janus v. AFSCME, a 5-4 court
majority overturned precedent, saying that public sector unions, like
those that represent law enforcement, state employees, and, of course,
teachers, can no longer collect what are known as agency fees from...
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On the Fourth of July, Honoring American
Exceptionalism and an Exceptional American, Charles Krauthammer,
Lee Edwards & Elizabeth Edwards Spalding - July 04, 2018 - Amid all
the pomp and parades, the fireworks and other illuminations, the hot
dogs and the ice cream, the home runs and the World Cup goals, let us
be sure to pause on this Fourth of July holiday and say with grateful
hearts and proud voices, “Happy birthday, America!” This...
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Toledo Blade… Distraction risk heightens teens' driving
danger during '100 days',
By David Patch - Aniyah Weidman wasn’t talking on a phone, much less
texting or some other more dangerous form of distraction, when she
crashed her car into the back of a truck on Talmadge Road near Franklin
Park Mall in March. The 16-year-old’s only distraction was her
passenger: her boyfriend whose birthday they had celebrated at a
restaurant on...
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The Daily Signal… The Meaning of the Stars and Stripes
Brad Wenstrup, U.S. Representative, Ohio - “What are you doing to
celebrate Flag Day?” (Ed. Note: Flag Day was June 14) - It’s a question
you probably won’t hear in the checkout line at the grocery store or
around the dinner table with friends this week. That’s because, unlike
other hallmark holidays of summertime—Memorial Day, Fourth of...
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The Importance of Dads in an Increasingly
Fatherless America, Virginia Allen
June 14, 2018 - There is a growing split taking place among American
fathers today. On the one hand, more and more children are growing up
without a dad in their lives. But on the other hand, fathers who are
involved in their kids’ lives have actually become even more active.
The Pew Research Center reports that fathers who live in the same home...
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ODE Extra Credit… Libraries Help Fight the Summer Slide,
By Angie Jacobsen
School may be out for summer, but learning is always in season at your
local library. Ohio's public libraries serve a critical function in
summer learning, in many cases, acting as the only safety net against
the “summer slide” — the documented decrease in reading proficiency of
students who do not read during summer vacation. The stakes...
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NPR Ed… Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You
Can Do About It, by Cory Turner
June 2, 2018 -- Childhood — and parenting — have radically changed in
the past few decades, to the point where far more children today
struggle to manage their behavior. That's the argument Katherine
Reynolds Lewis makes in her new parenting book, The Good News About Bad
Behavior. "We face a crisis of self-regulation," Lewis writes. And by
"we," she...
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Guns Haven’t Changed in America. People Have.
Walter E. Williams
June 06, 2018 - Having enjoyed my 82nd birthday, I am part of a group
of about 50 million Americans who are 65 years of age or older. Those
who are 90 or older were in school during the 1930s. My age cohort was
in school during the 1940s. Baby boomers approaching their 70s were in
school during the 1950s and early ’60s. Try this question to any one...
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NPR Ed… Let's Stop Talking About The '30 Million
Word Gap', Anya Kamanetz
June 1, 2018 - Did you know that kids growing up in poverty hear 30
million fewer words by age 3? Chances are, if you're the type of person
who reads a newspaper or listens to NPR, you've heard that statistic
before. Since 1992, this finding has, with unusual power, shaped the
way educators, parents and policymakers think about educating poor
children. But did you...
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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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