Dr. Susan Berry

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Susan Berry has a doctorate in psychology. She writes about cultural, educational, and healthcare issues.

Articles by Dr. Susan Berry

U.S. Students on Track to Learn America Is to Blame for 9/11

As America looks back on the September 11 terrorist attack that changed the nation, the direction of education in the country seems on track to ensure that U.S. students either forget that day entirely or view it as a result of America’s own failure to be open and accepting of other cultures.

Schools With High Numbers Of Migrants

Massive Study Casts Doubt on Zika As Cause of Microcephaly

Preliminary results published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that of nearly 12,000 pregnant women from Columbia who were infected with the Zika virus, none gave birth to babies with microcephaly. While four cases of the brain defect were reported with mothers who did not have Zika symptoms and were not participating in the study, that number of cases is what would statistically be expected.

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Flashback: The Saint and The Princess

In September of 1997, the world lost two of its most famous women – Diana, the former Princess of Wales, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The vast differences between the lives of the two women are obvious. Yet, they died

Mother Teresa, Princess Diana AFP

Hillary Clinton’s Head Trauma Only Allowed Her to Work ‘A Few Hours a Day’

Though Hillary Clinton and her supporters have mocked those who have questioned whether her health problems would interfere with the demanding duties assigned to the presidency, Clinton herself said her head trauma caused her to limit her work as secretary of state to only “a few hours a day,” and to not recall briefings related to the secure handling of government records, FBI documents reveal.

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FBI Raids Former College Board Exec’s Home After ‘Massive’ Breach

Federal agents seized computers and other materials from Manuel Alfaro, former executive director of assessment design and development at the College Board. Alfaro had contacted government officials from seven states, making accusations his former employer lied about its tests in bids for state contracts.

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Support for School Choice High, Voucher Support Declines

While overall support for school choice has remained high over the past year, support for the use of vouchers to access the choice program has fallen, says a newly released Education Next (EdNext) poll.

School Choice Now AP

Catholic Diocese Chooses Classical Curriculum Over Common Core

“After much consideration, the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Marquette will not adapt or adopt the Common Core State Standards which were developed for the public school system,” announced Bishop John Doerfler in a statement.

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Planned Parenthood Pushes Bill Penalizing Undercover Journalists For Exposing Corruption

Still scrambling to defend itself against an undercover exposé that revealed its alleged fetal tissue harvesting practices, abortion giant Planned Parenthood is now pushing a bill through the California state legislature that would punish undercover journalists for publishing and distributing recordings of private communication with a “health care provider.”

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the Planned Parenthood Action

Tim Kaine: U.S. Behind Some Muslim Countries in Electing Women

Democrat vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine says the United States is far behind some Muslim countries in treating women equally because it is “below the global average” in the percentage of women in elected office.

Clinton and Kaine Andrew Harnick AP