Education
Today in history: The Americans with Disabilities Act signed 25 years ago
July 24, 2015It was dedicated activism that accomplished these measures so that the benefits of living in a modern society can be accessed by millions more people.
Read moreEducation: is it job training, or preparation for democracy?
July 9, 2015If we want our nation to create more people like history's innovators and inventors, we would be wise to teach our children how to think like they did.
Read moreMayors hear biased view of California court decision vs. teacher tenure
July 7, 2015There is an answer to public education's poor performance: money; we will have to pay for it, just as we pay for a massive military budget.
Read moreFrom symbol to substance, is a new South coming?
June 30, 2015Only continued action to bring us together can insure that we overcome those who would use terror and fear to drive us apart.
Read moreTexans exhale as legislative session ends
June 5, 2015In Texas, labor's victories consist not in getting legislation passed, but in stopping some of the worst of the worst.
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