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Who Killed the Liberal Arts?

What in the world happened to the liberal arts? A degree in the humanities used to transmit the knowledge and wisdom imbued in the works of great Western artists, writers, musicians and thinkers like Shakespeare and Mozart. But today, that same degree stresses Western racism, sexism, imperialism, and other ills and sins that reinforce a sense of victimhood and narcissism. So, what happened? Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute explains.

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GAO: 1.4 Million Kids Ditch Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Program

Click here: GAO: 1.4 Million Kids Ditch Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Program
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The Toyota Effect – Saving Sight

Oscar-nominated director Kief Davidson visits the busy eye clinic at Harbor-UCLA hospital, where patients were going blind waiting for medical services. He takes a look at the results of the hospital’s partnership with Toyota, quite literally through the failing eyes of Liseth, a diabetic patient hoping for a positive outcome.

 

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Will Obama’s New Guidelines Actually Reduce Testing in Schools? Probably Not Much

Click here: Obama’s guidelines will do “very little” to reduce excessive testing.

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Can We Rely on Wind and Solar Energy?

Is “green” energy, particularly wind and solar energy, the solution to our climate and energy problems?

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Iowa’s initiative promotes college as minimum

Click here: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s “Future Ready Iowa” goal is 70 percent of Iowans in the workforce to have education or training beyond high school by 2025
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Math, reading scores slip for nation’s school kids

Click here: Math, reading scores slip for nation’s school kids
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Iowa’s HS Graduation Rate Tops in Nation

Click here: Why Iowa’s graduation rate is so much higher than California’s
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The real reason germs spread in the winter

Click here: Flu season is a fact of life – but until recently, no one knew why. The answer hinges on the disgusting ways that germs pass between people.
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US High School drops Michelle Obama’s lunch program

Click here: Hundreds of students return to the cafeteria after Montana high school relinquishes $120,000 in federal funding and drops Michelle Obama’s lunch program