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States Reaffirm Cursive Instruction

Ashley Bateman
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May 09, 2013
Several states have passed legislation requiring public schools to teach cursive to fill in after adopting Common Core national standards, which do not require cursive.

Jindal to Revive Struck Voucher Program

Joy Pullmann
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May 08, 2013
Nearly 8,000 kids are suddenly uncertain about where they will attend school this fall now that the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled 6-1 the state's voucher program is unconstitutional. 

Extreme Weather Events Are Becoming Less Extreme

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 08, 2013
Just about every type of extreme weather event is becoming less frequent and less severe in recent years as our planet continues its modest warming in the wake of the Little Ice Age.

Ohio House Passes Budget Without Kasich’s Medicaid Expansion

Jason Hart
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May 08, 2013
The Ohio House of Representatives rejected Gov.

Pension Guarantee Would Be a Hammock Not a Safety Net

Scott Reeder
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May 08, 2013
A few years ago, I was talking to a new college graduate who was moving to an expensive, distant city where she didn’t have a job. I asked, “How will you support yourself?”

James Guthrie: Pay Teachers $200,000 a Year (podcast)

Joy Pullmann
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May 07, 2013
Nevada’s education system is on a downward spiral, says former state Superintendent James Guthrie. He recommends one dramatic change: Paying top teachers $200,000 per year. Dr.

Rise of the Medicaid Truthers

Benjamin Domenech
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May 07, 2013
This week, the incredible health policy story was the new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concerning Oregon’s Medicaid experiment.

Hundreds of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Directed to Ineligible New York Co-Op

Kenneth Artz
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May 07, 2013
A new insurance entity created under the auspices of President Obama’s health care law may have been allocated millions of taxpayer dollars it was not qualified to receive.

Lack of Major Hurricanes Keeps Setting Records

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 07, 2013
The United States is undergoing its longest stretch in recorded history without a major hurricane strike, with each passing day extending the unprecedented lack of severe hurricanes, according to N

Free, with Fee

David L. Applegate
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May 07, 2013
Last year, attorney Michael Hiller sued the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan over its recommended ad
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