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Richmond schools improve from tax increase, restaurants pay the cost

Posted on March 1, 2019March 3, 2019 by Benjamin

The Richmond experiment has tested the community’s ability to maintain an environment favorable to education and business interests. If the policy becomes successful in the long-term, many other cities and municipalities may consider new mechanisms such as a sales tax to improve public schools.

Why are professors striking at universities across the United Kingdom?

Posted on March 7, 2018June 18, 2018 by Benjamin

As university finances dwindle and the trend toward martketization continues, strikes like these across the United Kingdom will likely continue and grow.

Betsy DeVos: Neither Leader nor Educator

Posted on March 5, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

DeVos should not be in control of federal regulations and monetary supplements for our school children, the future leaders of America. Hide from the people, Betsy DeVos—the united, dissenting public is a far greater threat than Grizzlies.

Latin America’s Welfare Revolution: Conditional Cash Transfer Policies in Brazil and Mexico

Posted on January 24, 2017March 3, 2018 by Benjamin

Many Latin American countries have turned to Conditional Cash Transfer policies (CCTs) as a way to combat rampant inequality and poverty. The premise is simple: give poor families small sums of cash as long as they keep their kids in school, get them vaccinated, and seek regular medical checkups for children and mothers.

Corporal Punishment: Drawing the Line

Posted on January 7, 2017March 31, 2018 by Benjamin

The issue of corporal punishment in Tanzania gained attention in October 2016 when a video filmed in a Tanzanian school went viral.

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