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The Lesson of Jessica Barba and Her Bullying Video

The story of the tenth grader suspended for her anti-bullying video outraged Matt Lauer, but what's really outrageous is her lack of basic language skills

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Why Do We Care More About Diversity on TV Than In Our Schools?

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Protest got a black character added to “Girls.” So why are we so silent on segregation in the classroom?

Andrew Rotherham

How To Fix Pell Grants

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Taxpayers are spending $36 billion a year on federal college grants. Here’s why the program is in serious need of an overhaul

The Term ‘Pink Collar’ Is Silly and Outdated — Let’s Retire It

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“Women’s work”: It’s not just for pariahs anymore

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What You Need to Know About the New Census Numbers on Hispanic Births

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The data has gotten attention because of fears that it threatens our national identity, but it signals a blending of culture more than anything else

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A New First Amendment Right: Videotaping the Police

A police officer and protesters videotaping each other during a demonstration organized by National Nurses United in Daley Plaza where they were calling for a 'Robin Hood' tax on stocks, bonds, derivatives and other financial instruments May 18, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois

The most powerful weapon against police misconduct — taping cops with cell-phone cameras — is getting support from the courts

Andrew Rotherham

Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis?

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A look behind the hysteria about debt-saddled college graduates

Eric Liu

It’s Not Just Facebook’s Co-Founder Who’s Trying to Dodge Taxes

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Eduardo Saverin’s renunciation of U.S. citizenship is emblematic of a bigger problem of Americans shedding obligations to their country

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John Edwards Trial: Tawdry Testimony, But Was There a Crime?

Former U.S. Senator John Edwards leaves the federal court house in Greensboro, North Carolina April 24, 2012.

Salacious details aside, the prosecution may not have proved its case

Andrew Rotherham

What Do We Do About Poor Science Scores? Take Kids Outside

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A radically simple solution to improving science education in America

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Why States Shouldn’t Control Immigration

Protesters opposed to Arizona's Immigration Law SB 1070 march through downtown Phoenix on April 25, 2012.

Whatever the Supreme Court’s decision on Arizona’s controversial law, it should be a wake-up call about why American immigration policy must be established on a national — not state — level

Andrew Rotherham

What Everyone Missed on the Pineapple Question

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Much of the uproar about the reading comprehension test was based on bad information

Pineapplegate: Exclusive Memo Detailing the “Hare and the Pineapple” Passage

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Test maker Pearson defends the controversial questions and details how many states have been using them in recent years

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Put To Death For Being Black: New Hope Against Judicial System Bias

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North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act finally acknowledges that there is a huge bias in who gets the death penalty

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The Whitewashing of Arizona

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The state’s ban on “ethnic studies” in high schools reveals a deep fear of racial diversity