By The Admin on January 27, 2011
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators pledged Wednesday to work together to revamp the federal No Child Left Behind education law, a day after President Barack Obama called on lawmakers in his State of the Union address to speed up overhaul of the Bush-era policy.
Senate education committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said he hopes to [...]
Posted in Education
By The Admin on January 27, 2011
Daily Mail (UK)
- A high school has defended its decision to segregate students by race and gender.
The scheme, at McCaskey East High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, separates black students from the rest of the school pupils, and then further breaks it down into black females and black males.
The separation is only for a short period [...]
Posted in Education
By The Admin on January 27, 2011
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was in the hospital Thursday for what his office said were routine tests, as the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon’s overnight stay drew extraordinary media attention.
Mandela undergoes regular hospital checkups, but his latest visit starting Wednesday stretched into an unusually long stay. Journalists camped outside the hospital Thursday, watching Mandela’s relatives [...]
Posted in International News
By The Admin on January 27, 2011
First lady Michelle Obama says she is proud of the Army’s newest batch of soldiers and the families supporting them.
The first lady told the 1,100 soldiers graduating from basic training Thursday at Fort Jackson in central South Carolina that they were the best America has to offer because they volunteered to serve in a time [...]
Posted in Military
By The Admin on January 26, 2011
Recently, Rick Santorum and Al Sharpton squared off in a fiery debate on race and abortion on the Hannity Show (FOX).
Black pro-life leaders weighed in:
“Al Sharpton, for the sake of Al Sharpton, railed against Rick Santorum for calling attention to the horrific impact abortion is having on the black community,” said Rev. Dr. Johnny Hunter [...]
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