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Gun Violence Course: We Took Bloomberg’s Money, Not His Influence

In response to reports that the Phoenix-based Dart center was taking money from one of Michael Bloomberg's gun control groups to underwrite an upcoming April workshop on "journalism" and gun violence, Dart executive director Bruce Shapiro acknowledged the receipt of "$48,000" from Bloomberg's group but says that will not influence the workshop's lesson plans.

by AWR Hawkins14 Jan 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

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Brandeis Student Journalist: ‘Selective Outrage’ on Campus, Students ‘Intimidated,’ ‘Shamed Into Silence’

A Brandeis student who reported on the anti-police tirade of one of the school’s student leaders says the ensuing attacks he has endured have led him to the conclusion that the university’s actions have invited a culture of “selective outrage,” in which the expressed prejudices of the left are protected, while opposing views are portrayed as hate speech and quashed through intimidation.

by Dr. Susan Berry11 Jan 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

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NYT: Dismal Community College Graduation Rates, Not Cost, The Real Problem

The White House claimed last week that President Barack Obama's proposed "free" community college for everyone proposal would cost U.S. taxpayers at least $60 billion over the next 10 years were it to pass. But as the New York Times pointed out on Friday, community college is already tuition-free for millions of students.

by Wynton Hall10 Jan 2015, 1:58 PM PST0

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Outgoing Arizona Head of Education: Mexican Studies Subvert US

As his last official act in office, former head of Arizona's Department of Education, John Huppenthal, released a letter saying, "Public schools in Tucson, Arizona, illegally promote ethnic solidarity and the overthrow of the U.S. government by teaching Mexican history, Rage Against the Machine lyrics, and an explanation of hip hop by rapper KRS-One."

by AWR Hawkins10 Jan 2015, 12:22 PM PST0

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