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Allegedly Drunk Teacher Hits Kids with Car in S.F.

On Thursday, only a day after an allegedly drunk teacher and former debutante smashed into two 12-year-olds walking to school, sending them to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the city of San Francisco finally decided to make the area safer for pedestrians.

Kirsten Andereck (SFPD / San Francisco Chronicle)

High School ‘Sexting’ Scandal Widespread, Possible Felony Porn Charges for CO Teens

A massive sexting scandal involving hundreds of students unfolded this week in a Colorado high school where students, possibly as young as eighth grade, allegedly messaged nude photos of themselves and others. The teens were allegedly sharing and collecting them like baseball trading cards. The teens’ actions could end with some students being charged with felony child pornography.

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Millennials Just as Likely to Live at Home as Move Out

Bad news for parents: millennials are just as likely to stay at home, even in their thirties, then go out and buy a place of their own. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center revealed that in the 18-34 age group, 26% live with their families, and 26% own a home.

Millienial Living with Mom AP PhotoGreg M. Cooper

Texas Homeschool Laws Trashed by Regulation Crusading Mainstream Media

The mainstream media trashed Texas homeschool laws in an onslaught of hit pieces that put the state’s laws on trial while crusading for heightened regulations in response to the Texas Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Monday in Michael and Laura McIntyre v. the El Paso Independent School District, an action initiated by a homeschool family.

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Poll: Black Voters Strongly Support School Choice

A new survey conducted by the Black Alliance for Educational Options shows a majority of black voters in several states strongly support school choice, and many favor the option to send their children to public charter schools.

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College Turns Halloween into Liberal Political Correctness Fest

Ghouls, ghosts, goblins, witches, warlocks, candy and costume parties are all the makings for All Hallow’s Eve, the big night of the year when kids of all ages dress up and go door to door, except for college students, who will celebrate a “culturally appropriate” Halloween, self-reflecting over the most important question of the night — is my costume offensive?

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Math Assignment Rekindles Common Core Debate

A third grade math problem went viral after someone posted it on Reddit, sparking another debate about controversial Common Core standards. The test asked for 5×3. The student correctly answered 15 and wrote out 5 + 5 + 5 =

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Cosmopolitan Embraces Life As a Prostitute

As part of its weekly series called “Sex Work,” Cosmo profiles women who have careers in the sex industry. Recently, the magazine’s website featured an article narrated by a woman who works as a prostitute in a legal brothel in Nevada.

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USC Students Debate, Delay Vote on Mandatory ‘Diversity’ Classes

Following three hours of heated and emotionally-charged public discussion at the University of Southern California on Tuesday evening, student Senators ultimately decided to postpone the vote on a controversial campus resolution urging $100 million be spent on mandatory diversity classes and to create an “inclusion climate” on campus.

USC Diversity Vote Delayed (Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart News)

‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Named One of TIME’S 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015

“Clock Boy” Ahmed Mohamed landed on TIME Magazine’s 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015. The publication announced this year’s crop of teen wonders with the 14-year-old among sports dynamos, up-and-coming Hollywood stars, kids of the rich and famous, young entrepreneurs, and a Nobel prize winning girls’ education activist who survived being shot by the Taliban.

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