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Does America Really Need More Cops in Schools?

Even before Newtown, more cops were patrolling our schools. Parents, judges, and civil libertarians give them failing grades for treating routine discipline like a crime.

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| Tue Mar. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Handcuffing 7-Year-Olds Won't Make Schools Safer

But the Newtown massacre may lead to traumatic crackdowns.

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| Wed Feb. 27, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Insist That People Coexisted With Dinosaurs…and Get an A in Science Class!

An Oklahoma bill would protect schools, teachers, and students who push faith-based "theories" over scientific ones.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Universal Preschool? Not So Fast

Obama faces some big hurdles in his efforts to provide free preschool for kids.

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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Gore Backs Harvard Divestment Campaign

Students get high-profile support for their effort to end investments in fossil fuels.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 11:27 AM PST

Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement

You haven't heard of Donors Trust, but it's bankrolled the right's fights against unions, public schools, climate scientists, and more.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Michigan Tea Partier: Charter Schools Are for Kids From "Ethnically Challenged Families"

If conservatives want Michigan to fully embrace charter schools, they might want to work on their messaging.

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| Mon Feb. 4, 2013 10:02 AM PST
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Top Conservatives Run PAC That Funded White Nationalists

Two conservatives who sit on the boards of mainstream right-wing groups control a PAC that gave thousands of dollars to a racist organization.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Sex Ed Program Provokes Fight Over Planned Parenthood in North Dakota

Politicians target sex-ed program for at-risk youth because of partnership with abortion foes' favorite enemy.

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| Mon Jan. 28, 2013 2:53 PM PST

Texas Public Schools: Still Teaching Creationism

And also that Rapture is coming and that all "African races" trace back to a biblical figure

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| Mon Jan. 28, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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California School District Spent $14,000 on New Semi-Automatic Colt Rifles

Because handguns just won't cut it, says a local police official.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 11:10 AM PST

Protesters to Harvard: Just Say No to Mexican Drug War President

Harvard man Felipe Calderón is headed back to his alma mater, much to the chagrin of his detractors.

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| Thu Jan. 3, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Video: Why Education Is No Longer The Great Equalizer

Public schools are becoming another source of division between the wealthy and everyone else.

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| Mon Dec. 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Will Colleges Kick Coal out of Their Stockings?

Students across the country are calling for colleges to divest from fossil fuels. But will the schools listen?

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| Wed Dec. 19, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Nebraska Kids to Learn America Is Awesome, Climate Change Is Just a Theory

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 1:47 PM PST

Public University Launches Marijuana Institute

A major California university goes to pot.

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| Mon Nov. 26, 2012 2:51 PM PST

SUNY Buffalo Shuts Down its Frack-Happy Shale Institute

Looks like blatantly frack-backed academia is going out of style.

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| Wed Nov. 21, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Is Silicon Valley Voting Itself out of Business?

California's Prop. 30, a tax on the rich that would fund ailing schools and universities, has some unlikely foes.

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| Fri Nov. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Anti-Gay Group Finds "Homosexual Agenda" in School Lunch Room

Anti-gay activists' latest crusade against anti-bullying programs focuses on the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Mix It Up At Lunch Day."

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| Mon Oct. 15, 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Is Retraining the Unemployed Actually a Good Idea?

Obama, Romney, and Ryan all endorse retraining for the jobless—but are they right?

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| Mon Oct. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT