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Liberal New York Times staffers ‘embarrassed’ by paper’s diverse opinion section, report says
Liberal journalists at the New York Times are “embarrassed” and concerned about the paper’s credibility because they’re unhappy with the content of its op-ed section, according to Vanity Fair. Powered by WPeMatico
Teacher talks about safety after Florida school shooting, is told to get psych exam, go on leave
By nearly every account Timothy Locke is one of the most beloved teachers in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey school district. Powered by WPeMatico
Threat to use AR-15-style rifle ends stabbing incident, officials say
A person in Illinois who was witnessing a stabbing verbally threatened the assailant with an AR-15-style rifle and ultimately stopped the attack, officials said. Powered by WPeMatico
Nevada police say woman went to school playground with ax, threatened to kill everyone
A woman in Nevada who allegedly carried a pickaxe as she shouted threats at a playground where hundreds of children were playing has been arrested. Powered by WPeMatico
‘Cocaine babe’ pleads guilty to smuggling drugs on Princess Cruise following sentencing of porn star friend
Melina Roberge, 24, and Andre Tamine, 63, have entered guilty pleas in connection with the Aug. 2016 incident after their partner in crime already pleaded guilty in November. Powered by WPeMatico
Education Department Wants To Protect Student Loan Debt Collectors – NPR
NPR Education Department Wants To Protect Student Loan Debt CollectorsNPRUpdated at 11:09 a.m. ET. Student loan debt collectors have been accused of deceiving and abusing student borrowers and have been sued by attorneys general in a handful of states. Now, they may be getting some relief. The debt collectors, that is. Not …DeVos moves to […]
The Fierce Mistakes of Urgency – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report The Fierce Mistakes of UrgencyU.S. News & World ReportPart of this is driven by the type of people who get involved in education reform. If you scroll through the “About Us” pages of education reform organizations, you see a mélange of bright-eyed, smiling faces looking back at you. They tend […]
Obama’s Education Legacy Has Been Forgotten. Now He Has to Save It. – New York Magazine
New York Magazine Obama’s Education Legacy Has Been Forgotten. Now He Has to Save It.New York MagazineOn February 17, 2009, Barack Obama signed one of the most sweeping federal education reforms in American history. You may not have heard of it. His program was a federal grant, called “Race to the Top,” which was doled […]
Murphy says teachers union did not ask him to fire top education official – NJ.com
NJ.com Murphy says teachers union did not ask him to fire top education officialNJ.comGov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said New Jersey’s largest teachers union had nothing to do with his decision to fire an assistant state education commissioner just hours after she was confirmed for the job. “Ridiculous,” Murphy said when asked about …Phil Murphy: […]
States’ Strong Education Systems Often Cost Students – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report States’ Strong Education Systems Often Cost Students U.S. News & World Report The 2018 U.S News Best States ranking data show that of the states ranked in the top 10 for education, half rank in the bottom half of states for low debt at graduation, including New Hampshire, which […]
More Scottish school leavers stay on in education – BBC News
BBC News More Scottish school leavers stay on in educationBBC NewsThe percentage of Scotland’s school leavers staying on in education has continued to rise while the numbers going into training continue to fall. New figures showed the percentage signing up for university last year was 40.7%, up from 37.8% six years … and more » Powered […]
Discovery Education to Find a New Owner in SF Private Equity Firm – EdSurge
Washington Business Journal Discovery Education to Find a New Owner in SF Private Equity FirmEdSurgeDiscovery Education, a large provider of print and digital textbooks and curriculum, is taking a big step away from its parent company Discovery Communications, best known for its broadcast TV channels. San Francisco-based private equity firm Francisco …Discovery to shed education […]
She Left Harvard. He Got to Stay. – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education She Left Harvard. He Got to Stay.The Chronicle of Higher EducationKarl went to see Verba, the associate dean for undergraduate education, after some of her friends encouraged her to get Harvard’s administration involved. She hoped Verba would be an ally. He had been the chair of the government department when […]
Public advocate blasts Education Department for closing Renewal schools – New York Post
New York Post Public advocate blasts Education Department for closing Renewal schoolsNew York PostPublic Advocate Letitia James ripped Mayor de Blasio’s cash-guzzling Renewal school program Tuesday at a City Council hearing on the $582 million initiative. “The Renewal schools program was announced with great fanfare in November of 2014,” James told … and more » Powered […]
A Year of Disruption? 7 Education Trends for 2018 – Observer
Observer A Year of Disruption? 7 Education Trends for 2018ObserverLike few other professions, educators have always been experimenters. That’s not going away in 2018; if anything, it’s accelerating. Socrates taught in a variety of forums that wouldn’t fit today’s definition of the classroom. Often in schoolhouses … and more » Powered by WPeMatico
THE OLYMPICS: CURLING GOLD AND MORE
OLYMPIC GOLD FOR CURLING U.S. TEAM GOES FROM UNDOG TO WINNERS MEN’S TEAM GIVEN WOMAN’S GOLD MEDAL NBC $12 BILLION OLYMPICS INVESTMENT A BUST OLYMPICS COVERAGE LOST VIEWERS HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCHING OLYMPICS? USA BEATS FINLAND OLYMPICS 2018 MEDAL WINNERS
COLD WEATHER, DOGS AND THE NRA–THE NEWS
A COLD SWEEP OVER EUROPE Nighttime temperatures will also be getting colder during the weekend, with a widespread severe #frost developing on Sunday night pic.twitter.com/5AaOmkNgQ8 — Met Office (@metoffice) February 23, 2018 ROHINGYA VILLAGES EVAPORATE TO ERASE EVIDENCE FLORIDA TOWN HALL GETS ROWDY ON RUBIO WOMAN MAULED BY OWN PIT BULLS! HE’S GOING TO […]
KYLIE JENNER TWEETS, SNAPCHAT LOSES
SNAP CHAT LOSES $1.3 BILLION IN VALUE JENNIFER LAWRENCE GETS ‘EXTREMELY OFFENDED’ OPRAH IS A HUMAN EMOJI DANA LOESCH GETS HEAT AT CNN TOWN HALL CANADIAN HOCKEY PLAYER BAD SPORT AT CEREMONY RIPS OFF SILVER MEDAL Nope, not interested in silver pic.twitter.com/H3fMW7ZfRW — Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) February 22, 2018 GENERAL MCMASTER LEAVING WH? SPACE X FALCON […]
TWITTER TWEETING FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2018
The world’s best aphrodisiacs and where to find them https://t.co/teyuTPpWFZ #travel pic.twitter.com/bopBQRLxmQ — Lonely Planet (@lonelyplanet) February 22, 2018 Man burns down home trying to get rid of skunks https://t.co/tPy5aJ7I9t pic.twitter.com/O3WU69S9xr — New York Post (@nypost) February 22, 2018 Here’s how many medals every country has won so far at the 2018 Winter Olympics […]
INTERESTING TWEETS TO PONDER–FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Students stage a “lie-in” gun control protest outside the White House in the wake of the Florida school shooting https://t.co/Ytl2isMN0Y pic.twitter.com/BH36To7EPQ — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 20, 2018 Oscars race wide open… https://t.co/rLLy2Xm0ci — DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 20, 2018 Why some photo editors find @Instagram more useful than websites. https://t.co/Xx0N3IKDv4 — Photo […]
THE NEWS AND PHOTOS: FEBRUARY 18, 2018
TRUMP TWEETS RUSSIA PROBE FBI DROPPED THE BALL–CRUZ CASE POLICE CALLED TO HOME 39 TIMES FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS ON HOT SEAT HYPOCRITES–OBAMA ERA COULD HAVE PASSED GUN CONTROL CHICAGO NEWS 3 DEAD, 9 WOUNDED IN CITY SHOOTINGS DETROIT NEWS MAN ROBBED BY FAKE POLICE NEW ORLEANS NEWS LARGE FIRE IN EAST NEW ORLEANS DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA […]
Senators want criminal investigation of Trump dossier author…And the News Keeps On
Senators want criminal investigation of Trump dossier author…(Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories: First known referral in congressional probes… Powered by WPeMatico
First known referral in congressional probes…
First known referral in congressional probes… (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Senators want criminal investigation of Trump dossier author… Powered by WPeMatico
WOLFF ADMITS: NOT SURE ALL TRUE
BOOK SENSATION ROCKS NATION
BOOK SENSATION ROCKS NATION (Main headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:WOLFF ADMITS: NOT SURE ALL TRUE‘SAID WHATEVER NECESSARY TO GET STORY’ Powered by WPeMatico
Roy Moore accuser home burns; Arson suspected…
Roy Moore accuser home burns; Arson suspected… (First column, 1st story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
‘SAID WHATEVER NECESSARY TO GET STORY’
‘SAID WHATEVER NECESSARY TO GET STORY’ (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:WOLFF ADMITS: NOT SURE ALL TRUEBOOK SENSATION ROCKS NATION Powered by WPeMatico
Gyms ban cable news: ‘Doesn’t fit healthy lifestyle’…
Gyms ban cable news: ‘Doesn’t fit healthy lifestyle’… (First column, 2nd story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
EAST COAST DEEP FREEZE…
EAST COAST DEEP FREEZE… (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:FRIGID WEEKEND TO SMASH RECORDS…-100° IN NH?LIVE CHILL MAP…GORE: COLD IS THE WARMING… Powered by WPeMatico
FRIGID WEEKEND TO SMASH RECORDS…
FRIGID WEEKEND TO SMASH RECORDS… (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:EAST COAST DEEP FREEZE…-100° IN NH?LIVE CHILL MAP…GORE: COLD IS THE WARMING… Powered by WPeMatico
-100° IN NH?
-100° IN NH? (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:EAST COAST DEEP FREEZE…FRIGID WEEKEND TO SMASH RECORDS…LIVE CHILL MAP…GORE: COLD IS THE WARMING… Powered by WPeMatico
ARCTIC BLAST: POWER GRID STRAIN
ARCTIC BLAST: POWER GRID STRAIN (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:SNOW IN FLORIDA?SUB-ZERO CHILLS DEEP SOUTH Powered by WPeMatico
TRUMP TAUNTS KIM: MY BUTTON BIGGER THAN YOURS!
TRUMP TAUNTS KIM: MY BUTTON BIGGER THAN YOURS! (Top headline, 1st story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
SUB-ZERO CHILLS DEEP SOUTH
SUB-ZERO CHILLS DEEP SOUTH (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:ARCTIC BLAST: POWER GRID STRAINSNOW IN FLORIDA? Powered by WPeMatico
SNOW IN FLORIDA?
SNOW IN FLORIDA? (Main headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:ARCTIC BLAST: POWER GRID STRAINSUB-ZERO CHILLS DEEP SOUTH Powered by WPeMatico
Cleopatra remake will rip up Hollywood rule book; ‘Dirty, bloody, lots of sex’…
Cleopatra remake will rip up Hollywood rule book; ‘Dirty, bloody, lots of sex’… (First column, 1st story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
Demand for Border Wall Splits Republicans…
Demand for Border Wall Splits Republicans… (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Congress heads toward showdown over ‘Dreamers’…ICE Chief: Criminal Charges for ‘Sanctuary’ Politicians… Powered by WPeMatico
Congress heads toward showdown over ‘Dreamers’…
Congress heads toward showdown over ‘Dreamers’… (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Demand for Border Wall Splits Republicans…ICE Chief: Criminal Charges for ‘Sanctuary’ Politicians… Powered by WPeMatico
ICE Chief: Criminal Charges for ‘Sanctuary’ Politicians…
ICE Chief: Criminal Charges for ‘Sanctuary’ Politicians… (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Congress heads toward showdown over ‘Dreamers’…Demand for Border Wall Splits Republicans… Powered by WPeMatico
Americans continue to head west…
Americans continue to head west… (First column, 5th story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
REPORT: Irregularities found in FBI handling of Clinton emails…
REPORT: Irregularities found in FBI handling of Clinton emails… (First column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Evidence that laws were broken, false statements admission…President calls on DOJ to go after Comey, Huma… Powered by WPeMatico
President calls on DOJ to go after Comey, Huma…
President calls on DOJ to go after Comey, Huma… (First column, 8th story, link) Related stories:REPORT: Irregularities found in FBI handling of Clinton emails…Evidence that laws were broken, false statements admission… Powered by WPeMatico
Evidence that laws were broken, false statements admission…
Evidence that laws were broken, false statements admission… (First column, 7th story, link) Related stories:REPORT: Irregularities found in FBI handling of Clinton emails…President calls on DOJ to go after Comey, Huma… Powered by WPeMatico
AMAZON — Buy TARGET?
AMAZON — Buy TARGET? (First column, 9th story, link) Powered by WPeMatico
Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips USA…
Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips USA… (First column, 10th story, link) Related stories:90% of country BELOW freezing!Tugboats stuck in Hudson River…LIVE CHILL MAP… Powered by WPeMatico
90% of country BELOW freezing!
90% of country BELOW freezing! (First column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips USA…Tugboats stuck in Hudson River…LIVE CHILL MAP… Powered by WPeMatico
Tugboats stuck in Hudson River…
Tugboats stuck in Hudson River… (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips USA…90% of country BELOW freezing!LIVE CHILL MAP… Powered by WPeMatico
LIVE CHILL MAP…
LIVE CHILL MAP… (First column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Deadly, Bone-Chilling Cold Grips USA…90% of country BELOW freezing!Tugboats stuck in Hudson River… Powered by WPeMatico