ACTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – A Middlesex Superior Court Judge is expected to issue a written decision on a controversial case involving the Pledge of Allegiance. Judge Jane Heggarty heard arguments on Monday in the case of an Acton family who has filed suit against the Acton-Boxborough School District to take the words “under [...]
21221223435 by YardieGoals Detroit Free Press: Nicki Minaj didn’t win any awards at Sunday’s Grammy awards, but her odd performance is sure to garner some second-day analysis today, especially among Catholics. Minaj, who was nominated for Best New Artist, came to the red carpet with a man dressed as a pope. She later performed her [...]
On the third day of her tour to promote the second anniversary of her Lets Move! initiative, Michelle Obama performs the Platypus Walk with children and Disney stars at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
(CNSNews.com) – The Catholic bishop of Harrisburg, Pa., has apologized for offending anyone with his recent comments that Hitler and Mussolini “would love” the public school system in Pennsylvania, because it is similar to what they sought to create in their totalitarian states. But in a statement issued by the diocese of Harrisburg, Bishop Joseph [...]
Sacramento Bee: A flash point has emerged in American science education that echoes the battle over evolution, as scientists and educators report mounting resistance to the study of man-made climate change in middle and high schools. Although scientific evidence increasingly shows that fossil fuel consumption has caused the climate to change rapidly, the issue has [...]
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Education Action Group: MINNESOTA — Charter schools are popping up all across the nation, with 41 states offering families access to the alternative public schools. Because the large majority of charter schools are not unionized, they can focus solely on serving students instead of pacifying the financial demands of school employee unions. The unions know [...]
Excerpted from Big Government: Jose Rico has been named the new director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, a key position that could help close the achievement gap between white and minority students. But if his history is any indication, his influence may do more harm than good. Perhaps most troubling [...]
“I’m So Happy to Be Part Of The 99%” Some people have it all But they still don’t think they have enough They want more money A faster ride They’re not content Never satisfied Yes — they’re the 1 percent I used to be one of the 1 percent I worked all the time Never [...]
New York Post: Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit. The class is taught by Dr. Hannah Appel, who boasts about her nights camped out in Zuccotti Park. As many as 30 students will be expected [...]
The Blaze: In 2010, the Girl Scouts of the USA published a book called “MEdia.” The publication, designed for girls in grades six through eight, is a guide that apparently offers insight into how young people should process and understand the media messages surrounding them. Considering the pervasive nature of popular media, this seems like [...]
Related: American Nazi Party Joins #OccupyWallStreet (NY Times) — Imagine a political movement created in a moment of terrible anxiety, its origins shrouded in a peculiar combination of manipulation and grass-roots mobilization, its ranks dominated by Christian conservatives and self-proclaimed patriots, its agenda driven by its members’ fervent embrace of nationalism, nativism and moral regeneration, [...]
(Post And Courier) — It’s not even December, but Santa has already been fired from Charleston’s Hollings Cancer Center. For each of the past two years, hospital volunteer Frank Cloyes spent one day as St. Nick, spreading good cheer and snacks to patients sitting through chemotherapy treatments. The 67-year-old James Island resident, a retired insurance [...]
New York Daily News: A protester was arrested in Zuccotti Park Wednesday after he threatened to fire bomb the city — and his rant went viral on YouTube, police said. Nkrumah Tinsley, 29, was busted after cops saw a video of him claiming he would torch the city during Thursday’s mass protest posted online, police [...]
The Telegraph: The Iron Lady, a new biopic starring Meryl Streep as Baroness Thatcher, has drawn an angry response from friends over its portrayal of the former prime minister as a lonely figure sliding into dementia. In the opening scenes, a frail Lady Thatcher is seen shuffling into a corner shop to buy a pint [...]
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New York Times: OCCUPY WALL STREET and its allied movements around the country are more than a walk in the park. They are most likely the start of a new era in America. Historians have noted that American politics moves in long swings. We are at the end of the 30-year Reagan era, a period [...]
