A recently released research report found that most publicly funded preschool programs in the U.S. are segregated by family income and race. The research was conducted by the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College at Columbia University and the results made public in April, 2015. It was noted in the report that […]
A recently discovered asteroid has been named for 17-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai. Malala started writing a blog for the BBC in 2009 in which she protested the Taliban’s tactics of attacking schools for girls. She used a pseudonym for her writing but her identity was eventually discovered. While riding home from school October […]
The year 2017 may be the year we see the first human head transplant. Dr. Sergio Canavero, a neuroscientist with the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, believes he has mastered the technique to do so and plans to attempt the surgery in two years. He will present his plans at the annual […]
It is often said of millennials that they are the most tolerant, race-blind generation in our history. This originated in part because of a 2012 Pew Research report based on more than two decades of research that concluded the younger generation was more racially tolerant than previous generations. However, astute analysis of the research […]
After receiving a lot of criticism and a bomb threat, the owner of a barbeque restaurant in Milliken, Colorado has changed his plan to offer a “White Appreciation Day” discount to white customers. Restaurant co-owner Edgar Antillon had recently said it was unlikely that he would offer a discount to other racial groups. However, […]
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