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So, What’s the Purpose of Public Education?
Barely enough time has passed for bologna sandwiches to begin rotting in school lockers, yet the 2011-2012 school year is…
Author Marybeth Hicks
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A (Sex-ed) Test D.C. Students Can Pass?
Here’s a pop quiz: What percentage of elementary school children in the District’s public schools is proficient in math? What…
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Using Bullying to Club Patriotic Pledge
Last week while thousands of children were outfitted in their “Sunday best” attire to attend memorial services for their parents,…
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Schools Serving Leftist Kool-Aid as Curriculum
Backpack? Check. Transformers lunchbox? Check. Leftist political Kool-Aid? Check. Looks like the school year can begin. This week, millions of…
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All the Bad Parents out There: Raise Your Hand
Ok, fess up. Are you a good parent or a bad one? Last week, bad parents were all over the…
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One More Reason the Out Years are Too Late
Here’s a fact that was not lost on my teenage daughter: The infamous debt-ceiling deal doesn’t actually reduce much of…
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Role Model Opposites: Snooki and Kirk Cousins
Among last week’s troubling headlines: ” ‘Jersey Shore’ scores most-watched season premiere ever: Opener drew 8.8 million total viewers.” Apparently,…
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College Students Need Help to Keep their Faith
When my daughter was researching prospective colleges and universities a few years ago, she claimed for a time that her…
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Only in California? Don’t Bet on It
I recently heard the first radio ad of the season for school supplies, so it won’t be long before the…
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Public School Systems Cheating Nation’s Youth
Benjamin Franklin said, “Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, it is forbidden because it is hurtful.” Someone ought…