by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WASHINGTONPOST) — In the past several months, a bevy of studies have added to a growing literature on the mental and physical benefits of spending time outdoors. That more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WASHINGTONPOST) — When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women’s hall more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) — BELMONT, California — Five-year-old Jalyn Broussard was so excited to show his kindergarten classmates his new haircut, a style that would surely set him more…
by Bill Federer -- [caption id="attachment_2150715" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Fort Caroline, Florida, 1564[/caption] The first French settlement in present-day United States was Fort Caroline on the banks of the St. John's River in more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- By Paul Bremmer The National Education Association has launched an attack on the practice of homeschooling, and one leading education expert is not taking it lying down. "The more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear next term a major affirmative action case concerning a program at a public university that takes race into consideration as more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NYPOST) — A Queens gym teacher who blew the whistle on a dirty fitness room has been bounced to the rubber room. Peter Maliarakis, a P.E. teacher at more…
by Bill Federer -- [caption id="attachment_2148885" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Henry Clay[/caption] "I would rather be right than president," answered Henry Clay, when told his abolitionist position would cost him the election. Henry Clay more…
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NYPOST) — How do you fix a failing high school? Change the grades. Under pressure to boost student achievement, the state-designated “out of time” Automotive HS in Greenpoint, more…
by Bill Federer -- [caption id="attachment_1904265" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Benjamin Franklin[/caption] The Constitutional Convention was in a deadlock over how large and small states could be represented equally. Some delegates left. Then, on more…