Is Seattle's writing curriculum too regimented?
The prepackaged program, with its 'small moments' and 'authentic gushing,' is moving beyond elementary and middle schools into high schools. But does it prepare students for college-level writing?
The prepackaged program, with its 'small moments' and 'authentic gushing,' is moving beyond elementary and middle schools into high schools. But does it prepare students for college-level writing?
The U.S. Senate and NASCAR, sure, people find it fascinating to watch that kind of futility. But will people believe a TV show that has the Supreme Court allowing unlimited corporate financing of political campaigns?
The current argument about Starbucks' policy of allowing guns to be openly carried in its stores shows how the debate has gone from looking for reasonable regulations to the idea that there should be no controls on dangerous weapons.
A Harvard-trained professor is accused of gunning down her university colleagues. It's a glimpse into the human capacity for evil, which we too often deny.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee hear figures that reach past $3 billion in new money for the upcoming biennium and move toward $5 billion in just two more years.