For the past few months I, like many Americans, have been bombarded by census advertising whether it be in TV commercials, billboards, or radio announcements. I’ve even gotten the catchy little jingle stuck in my head a few times: “we can’t move forward, until you mail it back!” So when my official United States Census [...]

As if we didn’t have enough evidence of how broken our food system already is, The Washington Post reported today about the increasing number of cases of “food fraud” in the U.S.
“Food fraud” comes in all shapes and sizes; from cow’s milk cheese masquerading as “goat’s milk cheese,” to cheap crab labeled as the [...]

When we learn about our nation’s history of slavery in school, many thoughts run through our heads: How could anyone have let this happen? Why didn’t more people say or do something about it? Yet, slavery still exists in the United States today and many of us are unknowing supporters of it. Have you ever [...]

In an all too familiar move to avoid state takeover, Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia plans to fire its staff of 200 employees at the end of this school year. This action, the most drastic of the No Child Left Behind options for consistently failing schools, will make the school eligible for a possible [...]

Although I don’t consider fashion to be one of my main interests, I am obsessed with the show Project Runway (especially now that someone from my hometown is a contestant… go Jonathan!). It’s always interesting to see what the designers can create with the challenges they are presented and the materials they are given.
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Florida is currently considering a bill that according to the Washington Post “would require that school systems evaluate and pay teachers primarily on the basis of student test scores.” When deciding teacher salaries, the bill, which has already passed the Senate Ways and Means Committee, would not give any credence to advanced degrees, professional credentials, [...]