Talk About the South: Vouchers gone wild
Talk About the South: Vouchers gone wild: The ink was barely dry on Bobby Jindal’s new school voucher program, state tax money given to private and parochial schools to teach Louisiana students, and...
View Article"Much of the House argument against the formula centered around how the bill...
“Much of the House argument against the formula centered around how the bill funds vouchers and that some of the schools that are expecting to enroll students in August do not have the facilities to...
View Article"Of the plans so far put forward, Louisiana’s plan is by far the broadest....
“Of the plans so far put forward, Louisiana’s plan is by far the broadest. This month, eligible families, including those with incomes nearing $60,000 a year, are submitting applications for vouchers...
View Article"To date, private schools have not had to give their students state...
“To date, private schools have not had to give their students state standardized tests, so there’s no straightforward way for parents to judge their performance. Starting next year, any student on a...
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Reading the comments on that Reuters article about Louisiana's new voucher...
“Oh, how I wish some rational person would get that going here in communist Illinois. It would save the state and it could end up saving the country. But the teachers unions will fight to the death...
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(via Kristen Stewart Does Elle US June 2012 Issue (Interview,...
(via Kristen Stewart Does Elle US June 2012 Issue (Interview, Photos) | MillionLooks.com) O hai photoshop…
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Verizon To Lay Off 1,700 Workers After Paying CEO $22 Million Last Year
Verizon To Lay Off 1,700 Workers After Paying CEO $22 Million Last Year: America’s largest wireless service provider plans to cut 1,700 jobs by offering its technicians and call center employees...
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stfuandlistenwhitepeople: rastagaljamaican: a-lostbird: [TW:...
stfuandlistenwhitepeople: rastagaljamaican: a-lostbird: [TW: Racism] deept: Dean Thomas mugs the Dark Lorde of his watermelon (and probably KFC too) Tagged: #Dean Thomas #Voldemort Hug #Draco Malfoy...
View Article"Amin said he wound up in the reading area of the children’s section after he...
“Amin said he wound up in the reading area of the children’s section after he received a call on his cellphone. He said the area appeared to be empty, and he went there to avoid disturbing other...
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stfuconservatives: Barbara Boxer asks some tough questions.
stfuconservatives: Barbara Boxer asks some tough questions.
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guardiancomment: America is almost unique in the civilised...
guardiancomment: America is almost unique in the civilised world for forcing pregnant prisoners to undergo childbirth cuffed and shackled In 2007, a 17-year-old girl called Cora Fletcher was charged...
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thisiswhiteprivilege: White privilege is using a racial slur and then laughing and saying ‘that’s not very politically correct, is it?’ Political correctness? You think that’s the only reason not to...
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stfuconservatives: Found on Facebook with this caption: “The...
stfuconservatives: Found on Facebook with this caption: “The New Jim Crow has these folks thinking they can call you a nigger to your face and dare you to say something about it.”
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shortformblog: Looking to spend $3,999 on a painting of...
shortformblog: Looking to spend $3,999 on a painting of recently-deceased hellraiser Andrew Breitbart in a coat of armor? May want to rethink that decision, based on this allegation that the armor is...
View Article"Up to 3,000 barrels of crude oil have spilled from a pipeline into a...
“Up to 3,000 barrels of crude oil have spilled from a pipeline into a tributary of the Red Deer River in west-central Alberta. Plains Midstream Canada says when the spill was discovered Thursday night...
View Article"Both the diet scam artists and their enablers in the public-health...
“Both the diet scam artists and their enablers in the public-health establishment keep selling, with great success, the following utterly incredible message: Americans are fat because they aren’t...
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thisisblackprivilege: Black privilege is being able to get money easily if you’re in poverty.It’s harder for non-black people. Now, we have affirmative action, welfare, etc., all catering to black...
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blaquerose:karnythia:dumbthingswhitepplsay:thisisblackprivilege: Black privilege is being able to get money easily if you’re in poverty.It’s harder for non-black people. Now, we have affirmative...
View Article"The Journal of Hey, Everybody Knows… is not, in fact, a valid peer-reviewed...
“The Journal of Hey, Everybody Knows… is not, in fact, a valid peer-reviewed source.” - alexandraerinr I want a blingee of this.
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thisiswhiteprivilege: White privilege is when 28 grams of crack cocaine yields a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for a first offense, but cocaine, the same drug in purer form and more commonly...
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