Education

How Your College Is Selling Out to Big Ag

Major universities have become de facto R&D and marketing outposts for companies like Monsanto.

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| Wed May. 9, 2012 12:01 AM PDT
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Obama Administration Backs Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Program

HHS promotes sex ed program that has "little or no impact" on teens' health decisions.

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| Tue May. 1, 2012 1:04 PM PDT

WATCH: The Foxx in the Schoolhouse [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 2:07 PM PDT

11 Minutes To Eat School Lunch?!?

At some cafeterias, that's the case. Ready…set…shovel down that pink slime!

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| Wed Apr. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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How Obama Banks on Warren Buffett—for Campaign Cash

Obama's use of the Buffett name is about more than the tax plan. It's also a fundraising tool.

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| Tue Apr. 24, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Quote of the Day: "Pineapples Don't Have Sleeves"

This quote is apparently at the heart of the latest challenge to standardized testing.

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| Sun Apr. 22, 2012 1:45 PM PDT

Bum Steer: How Big Pharma Dominates Meat Science

Public university animal-science professors are pushing a growth-enhancing drug that benefits no one but their sponsor, Merck.

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| Thu Apr. 19, 2012 3:41 PM PDT
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Tennessee Passes Law Protecting Science Deniers

The new law gives teachers cover to challenge scientific consensus on evolution and climate change.

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| Wed Apr. 11, 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The Gates Foundation Is Done Funding ALEC

The $34 billion charity joins Kraft, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi in cutting ties with the corporate-backed ALEC.

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| Tue Apr. 10, 2012 7:47 AM PDT

Film Review: Bully

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| Fri Mar. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PDT
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Republicans Really Don't Like Science

A new paper finds declining trust in science among conservatives.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Homeland Security Goes to College

How college campuses became a Homeland Security battleground.

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| Thu Mar. 22, 2012 1:24 PM PDT
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Can This Labor-Backed Liberal Beat Scott Walker?

Why Kathleen Falk, a hard-nosed attorney and progressive populist, thinks she can oust the tea party's favorite governor.

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| Thu Mar. 15, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Student Protests Seek to Breathe New Life Into Occupy

As school budgets crumble and tuitions skyrocket, Occupy Education aims to jumpstart a new student movement.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 2:49 PM PST
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Scott Walker's New Defense: Recalling Me Hurts Children and Old People

Wisconsin Democrats, meanwhile, compare Walker to Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 10:22 AM PST
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Will the Roberts Court Kill Affirmative Action Once and for All?

The justices will rule on whether University of Texas policies discriminated against a white woman.

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| Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:30 AM PST

Which Major Corporations Are Backing a Climate-Denier Think Tank?

Last week, the Heartland Institute's leaked documents revealed plans to teach kids bogus climate science. So who's funding this operation?

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| Sat Feb. 18, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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A Victory for Cute Kids, Civic Engagement, and the Trees

Massachusetts 4th graders help encourage Universal to green up The Lorax.

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| Thu Jan. 26, 2012 3:39 PM PST

Santorum Trashes Public Colleges, Then Stumps at One

Santorum tries to rally students at Florida State University—right after blasting public colleges for "left-wing indoctrination."

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| Thu Jan. 26, 2012 12:35 PM PST
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In Classrooms, Climate Change Is the New Evolution

Special interests push educators to "teach the controversy" where no scientific controversy exists.

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| Tue Jan. 17, 2012 6:31 PM PST