During his campaign, Barack Obama alleged that only 70% of high school students graduate with a diploma. This astonished me so I dug further. Overall, I have a pretty positive view of the education system in this country. There is essentially no debating that the...
CPS is the third largest public school system in the country. In June 2004, Mayor Richard Daley launched Renaissance 2010 in the city’s latest attempt to reform its schools. Before we can address the reforms instituted under Renaissance 2010, let’s look at...
The United States obviously plays a large economic, political and military role in the world today. But, do we also set the bar for international philanthropy (PDF)? Since 2002, the OECD and the U.N. Millennium Project have attempted to persuade developed nations to...
“We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.” Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862 The events of the past are constantly shaping the future course of human events. Because of this, there are few instances in the past century where the...
The Politburglar was reading over the Nation’s Report Card. Obviously, because of how important these tests are, and what these tests mean for our nation’s future, it is very difficult to look at this report card in a rational manner. Regardless of what...
