Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. May 20, 2012.
Why do respected universities help perpetuate the myth that Ailes runs a news organization and that he occupies as an esteemed position within the journalism industry?
Instances of nonviolent youth treated like criminals -- strip-searched or shackled for minor infractions -- shed light on a widespread problem in America's schools.
Ron Taffel, Psychotherapy Networker. February 22, 2012.
American parents now face social circumstances that undermine the foundations of parental authority, leading them to challenge the context of childrearing.
AB 131 vastly expanded undocumented students' access to in-state college and university funds, but restrictionists are quick to inaccurately call it expensive.
Sharona Coutts, Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica. July 4, 2011.
Economic differences are reflected in the classroom, with students in wealthy schools taking many more advanced courses. But some states have begun to bridge these disparities.
By now you've surely heard of the Kochs. Meanwhile, the powerful, wealthy DeVos family has remained largely under the radar, while leading a stealth assault on America's schools.
American schools stress self-esteem as the stepping stone to academic achievement. But students from Asian cultures, which place little stock in self-esteem, seem to do better than their American counterparts in school.
