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June 21, 2010

Dust Bowl Dust-Off

Ashley Thorne

Do errors and bias distort the findings in a key environmental history book? An expert investigates.

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June 21, 2010

Common Core Standards Miss the Mark

Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky believes new standards for grades 6-12 English are too low and don't equip students to be "college- and career-ready.

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June 21, 2010

CAS Opposes Racial Preferences Bill

John Ellis

The California Association of Scholars urges CA Senate not to pass a bill that will overturn Proposition 209 and allow the use of racial preferences in university admissions.

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June 18, 2010

Supreme Court: No Privacy on State Phones, Computers, Email

Jonathan Bean

Those who work in the private sector have long known (right?) that your privacy ends at the steps of the workplace. Plan accordingly. The issue of whether this principle applied to the public sector......

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June 18, 2010

Missed Opportunity: Summer Readings for Incoming Freshmen

George Leef

In today's Pope Center article, Jenna Robinson delves into the sad history of freshman summer reading programs. Unfortunately, the books that schools usually choose are either feel-good fluff or......

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