Ex-NYPD cop charged with hate crime over anti-Jewish graffiti in Brooklyn

How Oklahoma's Botched Execution Affects the Death-Penalty Debate

Condoleezza Rice latest graduation speaker to back out amid protests

Three students expelled for harassment at California college: report -- Remember the incident with the bike lock around a student's neck ( Read more... )

Cuban: Ousting Donald Sterling 'slippery slope'

Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned for life from NBA

In 10 Minutes, ESPN's Bomani Jones Lays Waste To The Sterling Issue -- The best stuff comes in the latter half of the segment.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Talking About Race -- The U of Mich decision

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Judge: North Dakota's ban on abortions after 6 weeks unconstitutional -- "In court filings, the state admitted that it was trying to ban all abortions. A physician speaking for the state argued that viability was reached at the point of conception."

NYPD disbands controversial Muslim surveillance unit

4 Catholic High School Students Expelled ( Read more... )

Former CIA Chief Michael Hayden suggests Sen. Dianne Feinstein "too emotional" to objectively review interrogation program | my DailyKos diary on the subject

Teachers at Park Slope's P.S. 321 protest 'horrendous' Common Core English tests

Common Core test gives students no time to think - teacher

This entry posted originally at Dreamwidth ( Read more... )

If you didn't know, I work for a scoring facility. We score the tests of middle- & high-school students across the country. The season is not long but it is intense.

We scorers are sworn to absolute secrecy as to the nature of questions, even to the methodology of scoring methods. The entire industry is cloaked in secrecy.

So who is it that ( Read more... )

Black Pathology and the Closing of the Progressive Mind

Black preschoolers more likely to face suspension

Why B.F. Skinner May Have Been The Most Dangerous Psychologist Ever

Find of the century? U.S. scrap dealer finds $20 million Faberge egg

Calgary radio station under fire for burning $5,000

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Hawaii law lets police have sex with prostitutes

Court deals Illinois eavesdropping law final blow

White House doesn't get questions in advance

Boy's 'My Little Pony" backpack OK after all

Take a whiff! You can smell 1 trillion scents, study finds

Women More Empathetic In Times Of Stress, Men Experience Opposite Effect

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Why did Guinness boycott of parade baffle Rupert Murdoch?

Teacher Who Let Students Sip 'Near Beer' Made 'a Mistake,' Superintendent Says

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Supreme Court ruling eases police search of suspect's home -- "The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to law enforcement agencies by making it easier for police to search a dwelling without a warrant. The court held on a 6-3 vote that police can search a home without a warrant, even if the suspect has objected, as long as he is no longer on ( Read more... )

Researchers Transform Ordinary Skin Cells Into Insulin-Producing Pancreas Cells

Top New York Lawmakers: Halt Evaluations Using Common Core Standards -- The proposal for a postponement of evaluations only makes sense.

Flavor-pairing may teach kids to like vegetables -- Eh. I don't like plain, boiled Brussels sprouts, either. And I love Brussels ( Read more... )