He notes that whereas the child of a family earning at least $90,000 a year stands a 50 percent chance of receiving a BA by the time he or she turns 24, for a child whose annual family [...]
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. See famous teachers right here.
(I teach part-time — very part-time — and that two hours and a half are often the highlight of my work week. I just gave the final to my class last night, and I threatened to flunk all of them so [...]
When neighbors find out a group home is being planned for their block, the script generally goes:
Neighbors protest and if they’re unsuccessful at blocking construction, they sit and watch the group home come in and quickly establish itself as the best-kept house on the street.
…as it pertains to news-gathering, and how you get your information from traditional media.
To read more about Newseum, go here. This conversation goes on here at America’s Oldest Continuously Etc., and there’s a real and valid debate to be had for traditional news values and traditional news judgment — coupled with the [...]
Steven Greenhut at Reason says incidents where police use overkill to quell disturbances come because:
…the nature of policing has changed. Following the 9/11 attacks, officers have convinced themselves that every member of the public is a potential threat. Every local police department is awash in grants from“Homeland Security” to buy [...]
