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Wednesday, September 23

In the wake of No Child Left Behind, educators and politicians are attempting to inject some much needed innovation into America’s classrooms. Just how successful they can be is a much different—and complicated—story.

Not long after President George W. Bush took office in January 2001, the education bill titled No Child... Read more »

Thursday, September 17

The American road to environmentalism is littered with myths and a general misunderstanding of our country’s greatest challenges.

The facts paint a startling picture: 45 million Americans think the ocean is a source of fresh water. Nearly 130 million believe that hydropower is America’s top energy source, when it accounts for just... Read more »

Wednesday, September 16

High school students who suffer from severe behavioral disorders face dire circumstances and a future tainted by risk.

By the time they leave high school, students with intensive behavioral disorders have dwindling options. A stint in jail is often more likely than a steady paycheck. 

“Over 50 percent of high school... Read more »

Tuesday, September 15

Despite all the headlines, the American public knows little about Autism Spectrum Disorder. It’s a misunderstanding that has consequences, including a price tag that reaches far into the billions.

 

In a February 2007 report, the Centers for Disease Control said that autism affects as many as 550,000 people under 21 years... Read more »

Thursday, September 10

In classrooms across America, students with special needs have quietly endured years of extensive physical and verbal abuse.

Faced with a rising number of incidents and an incriminating U.S. General Accounting Office investigative report on the abuse of special needs children, the house Committee on Education and Labor held a... Read more »