By STEPHANIE BANCHERO Article Reprint Teachers at three Seattle schools are refusing to give students district-mandated standardized exams, one of the most dramatic moves in an escalating fight nationwide over using test scores to evaluate
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Bill Gates Hates Cash. Here’s Why
By Peter Coy Article Reprint Billionaires are known for not keeping a lot of spending green in their wallets. But that’s not why Bill Gates hates cash. He hates it because of its effect on
Read moreNike pulling ‘Boston Massacre’ shirts from stores
By Jay Busbee Article Reprint We’re a nation of hypersensitive, easily-offended crybabies, but even the most rock-ribbed among us can agree that a T-shirt with the words “Boston Massacre” might not be in the best
Read moreReport links Chicagoans’ distance from trauma centers to higher mortality rates
By: Natalie Moore Article Reprint Chicago-area gunshot victims who are shot more than five miles from a trauma center have a higher mortality rate, according to a new public health study released on Thursday. Dr.
Read moreThe Psychology of Unity After Tragedy
Why the Boston Marathon bombings brought the United States together Joseph Burgo Article Reprint During his press conference following the Boston Marathon bombings, President Obama denounced the perpetrators as “evil” and “cowardly,” contrasting their behavior
Read moreJury awards $12 million to family of man denied medicine in Illinois prison
By:Tony Arnold Article Reprint A Chicago jury awarded $12 million on Friday to the family of a man whose family said he did not get proper medical attention while in a state prison. Ray Fox
Read moreBad Boys, Bad Boys: Put an End to the Show Cops
Tell Fox and Cops’ Advertisers to make Season 25 the Show’s last in Primetime Rashad Robinson Article Submission Twenty-five years ago, George H.W. Bushs infamous Willie Horton ad1 and the media frenzy surrounding the crack epidemic2
Read moreWhat’s Tylenol Doing to Our Minds?
The same pathways that help with physical pain seem to moderate existential distress. James Hamblin Article Reprint The active drug in Tylenol, acetaminophen, is one of the best medications we have for helping people in
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