Right Side NewsThe “Secret Behind College Completion: Girls, Boys, and The Power of Eighth Grade Grades,” a research paper by two sociology professors from Ohio State and Columbia University, indicates that grades received in 8th grade through high school are a better predictor of college completion than are standardized tests. The report argues that boys and girls […]
Originally published at the Virginia Free Citizen. Reprinted by permission Article 4 in a series on Common Core Standards Let’s use New York as an example, since it was one of the first states to implement Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Common Core information and methods have been taught there for two years. So, how […]
School might be winding down for the summer, but states are putting on a crash course in how to reclaim education decision-making authority. Last week marked a turning point in the fight to reverse the push for national standards and tests through Common Core. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) signed legislation that requires a committee to […]
Obamacare prompts one huge headache right off the bat for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the newly confirmed secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Vast discrepancies in data on Obamacare enrollees could put at least 2 million newly insured Americans at risk, according to a government report provided to Associated Press. Investigators found children listed […]
Following up a February study, which showed that people needing drugs on the highest formulary tier will pay much higher out-of-pocket costs than other ObamaCare enrollees, consultants at Avalere have released another study, which shows that the low-income ObamaCare enrollees will suffer this effect even more than middle-class ones. A formulary is a list of […]
Originally published at the Virginia Free Citizen. Reprinted by permission Article 3 in a series on Common Core In Article 1, What’s the Big Deal about Common Core State Standards? and Article 2, How Did We Get From the ‘Greatest Generation’ to Common Core? we talked about the sales pitch for CC; the fact that […]
“GLBT” teachers conference in Boston reveals latest plans to push homosexuality even further into schools. Well organized, fueled with taxpayer dollars. GLSEN Conference Program, Read it Here PDFWhat are the latest homosexual and transgender tactics targeting your schools? In the school “culture wars” nothing happens by accident. It is usually the result of careful planning […]
Originally published at the Virginia Free Citizen. Reprinted by permission Article 2 in a series on Common Core For those of you who don’t know who or what the Greatest Generation was, it was, for senior citizens of today, most likely your parents; for the younger generation it was likely your grandparents, and for the […]
Last quarter, spending on health care grew an astounding 9.9%. That’s the biggest percent change in healthcare spending since 1980. What’s the reason? Many people blame it on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more popularly known as ObamaCare. But this assessment contrasts markedly with the picture the president painted for us only a few months […]
A cardiovascular event such as a heart-attack can be terrible for a number of reasons. The negative connotations of a heart-attack are obvious; it can be life threatening, and it also means that patients need to be extra careful about their health in the future. However, there are some less overt ramifications that heart-attack victims […]
It directly affects the personal life of every American, and it controls or regulates a complex sector of the American economy that is slightly larger than the entire economy of France. If you guessed Obamacare, you’ve been paying attention for the past four years. Four years ago, many health policy analysts, including those at The […]
In a working paper published by the Mercatus Institute at George Mason University, Marc D. Joffe notes that Aetna, Blue Shield and HealthNet offer health insurance in California that gives beneficiaries access to Mexican providers. The U.S. insurers rent a provider network from a Mexican insurer. The cost of health care in Mexico is 60 […]