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A Seemingly Revolutionary Idea -- that Third Graders Should be Able to Read

With the growth of the third grade-retention program, we finally seem to be asking the right questions.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It recently made front page news that thirteen states last year adopted laws that require schools to identify, intervene and, in many cases, retain students who fail a reading proficiency test by the end of third grade.

Lawmakers in several other states and the District of Columbia are debating similar measures.

Suu Kyi Roundly Criticized at Oxford University Forum

Criticism focused on Aung San Suu Kyi in particular, with concern being raised over her continuing silence on the government’s campaign against the Kachin rebels.

(OXFORD Mizzima News) - It has been a pivotal, some might say defining week for Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

She has been the subject of harsh criticism from her supporters, the media, the international community and even her own party members, mostly over her stance on the Latpadaung copper mine.

Father and Mother are Ultimately Responsible for the Education of their Children

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children."

(MADRID) - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 26 solemnly the right of parents to educate their own children.

There is a close relationship between procreation and education, to the point that education is considered an extension or complement to generation.

How Maslow`s Hierarchy Can Save the World

Ideological and political constraints conflict with the human need to adapt and evolve.

(SALEM) - Citizens everywhere are caught in a political power struggle that has nothing to do with them. Those elected to represent the people are increasingly representing ideologies.

In the meantime historic changes confront us because natural resources are declining as population and consumption increase.

Damascus University Resists US Civilian Targeting Sanctions

The White House would do well to cancel its student targeting sanctions.

(DAMASCUS) - Students everywhere are special people and this observer has discovered that Syrian students are among the very best.

Meeting and interviewing students again this past week, before and following, a frank and enlightening discussion with Dr. Mohammad Amer Al-Mardini, the indefatigable President of Damascus University...

Tucker-Maxon Oral School Celebrates 65 years of Service to the Hearing Impaired Community

Tucker-Maxon is a place where both deaf and hearing students learn the importance of listening and spoken language for a lifetime of learning.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Tucker Maxon Oral School kicks off its 65th year of service to the community with the Sentimental Journey Dinner-Auction on April 27th at The Oregon Golf Clubin West Linn.

The Tucker-Maxon School was founded in 1947 as an auditory oral school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Newsic Release: Think Humanity

"This world has room for everyone, the good earth can provide for everyone" - Charlie Chaplin

(SALEM) - The powers of art, courage, music and humanity collide in this new Newsic release by Agron Belica or 'Ace', Think Humanity.

The simple concept that benefits all people is simply lost on far too many. All human beings are born with the capacity to love and aid others, yet the powers of fascism and racism and polarization are strong and determined...

GOP Descends Into Its Winter of Discontent

“Why, I in this weak piping time of peace
Have no delight to pass away the time,
Unless to spy my shadow in the sun
And descant on mine own deformity.” - William Shakespeare: Richard III

(CHICAGO) - A major archaeological discovery was announced in Leicester, England this week. Experts have confirmed that skeletal remains found during the excavation of a Leicester parking lot are those of Britain’s King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet kings.

Richard, portrayed by Kevin Spacey, was killed in 1485 by Tudor enemies during the Battle of Bosworth Field.
British officials authenticated the remains through the thoroughly modern method of DNA “fingerprinting” connecting King Richard to a 21st century male descendant of Richard’s sister, Anne.

Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules

Together we can build a fair, effective and commonsense immigration system that lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.

(WASHINGTON DC) - America’s immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the economy or the country.

It is time to act to fix the broken immigration system in a way that requires responsibility from everyone —both from the workers here illegally and those who hire them—and guarantees that everyone is playing by the same rules.

Obama, Osama, 911 and Jap Oranges...
The Great Dershowitz/Chomsky Debate

Give a man a spade and he'll plant a seed. Give him a plow and a horse and he'll plant a crop. Give him a tractor and he'll drive to the nearest liquor store.
- Ancient Peace Corps rubric

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - This has been the decade of the great divide.

Since September 11, 2001, two diametrically opposite opinions have been expressed to the world incessantly, both concerning a simple set of unassailable facts...