REFILE-Strike highlights split over poverty's role in learning
Reuters) - The Chicago teachers strike, which appeared headed toward a resolution Friday, has underscored a fundamental split over the biggest issue confronting America's public schools: how to provide a decent education to children mired in poverty.Across the U.S., poverty is irrefutably linked to poor academic performance. On last year's national reading exam, nine-year-olds from low-income families scored nearly three full grade levels below their wealthier peers. The gap was nearly as large in math.
The poor performance of poor students accounts for all of the achievement gap between U.S. students and their peers in academic powerhouses such as South Korea and Finland. On the latest international reading test, U.S. teens from more affluent schools were at the very top of global rankings, while those from schools with high poverty rates were near the bottom.
Artemis Acquisition Corp. Intends to Acquire Travel Center Partners, Inc.
HILTON HEAD, S.C., Sept. 14, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, announced today the decision to acquire Travel Center Partners, Inc., a South Carolina corporation.Travel Center Partners, Inc. currently operates five businesses in South Carolina and Georgia. Travel Center Partners, Inc.'s foundation is commercial real estate development anchored with the food/gas/beverage industry. Mainly convenience stores, gas stations, truck stops/travel centers, branded with restaurants, car washes and more.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the contract are being finalized at this time.
Wis. judge strikes down law crippling public unions
A Wisconsin judge has struck down the politically divisive state law pushed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker that repealed most collective bargaining rights for public workers.
Samuel L. Jackson Obama Ad To Debut On YouTube Telling Viewers To 'Wake The F--k Up'
Later this month Samuel L. Jackson will show his support for President Obama through a new clip based off of his 2011 viral video, Go the F--k to Sleep.
According to the New York Post, the Avengers star will film the PSA this week encouraging voters to simply “Wake the f--k up, Vote for Obama!”
Funded by the Jewish Council for Education and Research Super PAC, Jackson will be assisted by “Go the F--k to Sleep” author Adam Mansbach, who is writing the clip’s script.
The actor’s support for Obama comes as no surprise to fans. Earlier this year he opened up to Ebony magazine stating that his 2008 vote for the president was based on the fact that; “he was black. Cause that’s why other folks vote for other people — because they look like them."
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