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Charter schools study shows better outcomes with less public funds
Charter schools receive less funding than equivalent public schools, but in many cases are achieving improved outcomes for disadvantaged kids. Ray Fisman writes: Minnesota’s charter school law allowed...
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Congress Still Puts Out For Wall Street | Robert Scheer – Truthdig
Robert Scheer quotes Democrat Jim Hines on the corrupt relationship between Wall Street and Capitol Hill: “I won’t dispute for one second the problems of a system that demands immense amount of...
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Pro-nuclear greenies? Thinking outside the box with Pandora’s Promise
Ben Heard and Prof. Corey Bradshaw highlight the environmental and economic damage caused by pursuit of nuclear-free power. Had Australia deployed a modest nuclear program starting in 1965, to build...
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City of London to kick out the cars | FT.com
Two of the busiest roads at the heart of London’s historic financial centre are to be pedestrianised under radical plans to transform the City. Cramped medieval lanes and alleyways that run throughout...
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How do our reading and math skills compare to other countries? | WSJ
Skills Testing Workers in Spain and Italy were the least skilled among the 24 developed countries surveyed by the OECD for proficiency in literacy and numeracy. Literacy and Numeracy scores: Italy...
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The US corporate boom in solar power explained in five charts – Quartz
Todd Woody writes: While electricity prices are expected to continue to rise in the years ahead, the installed cost of a photovoltaic system continues to drop. The plummeting price for photovoltaic...
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Inside the Nation’s Biggest Experiment in School Choice | WSJ.com
Stephanie Banchero at WSJ describes how state introduction of charter schools in New Orleans has lifted academic performance. There is broad acknowledgment that local schools are performing better...
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Peace and goodwill
Wishing you peace and goodwill over the Christmas season and prosperity in the year ahead. Regards, Colin TwiggsFiled under: General
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How marijuana use among teenagers can affect brain development | The Economist
From P.H. at The Economist: Hans Breiter, a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Chicago’s Northwestern University, worries that the rush to promote recreational use is reckless, and...
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Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong [TED]
Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we’re wrong about that? Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility. Filed under: General
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Expensive cancer drugs are all the rage in pharma these days
Growing evidence that healthcare research should not be entrusted to Big Pharma: In the last decade, the average cost of a brand-name cancer drug jumped from about $5,000 per month to $10,000 per month...
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Does evil exist and, if so, are some people just plain evil?
Interesting discussion by Prof Luke Russell (University of Sydney) on the nature of evil: If someone is an honest person, honesty is part of his or her character. He or she can be relied upon to be...
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This is the sort of thing which helps restore your faith in humanity
“@Tzarimas: This is the sort of thing which helps restore your faith in humanity. pic.twitter.com/WTwTcojo61” #inspirational — Liam Shorte (@SMSFCoach) May 24, 2014Filed under: General
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Why Do Democrats Keep Trying to Ban Guns That Look Scary, Not the Guns That...
From Lois Beckett: Over the past two decades, the majority of Americans in a country deeply divided over gun control have coalesced behind a single proposition: The sale of assault weapons should be...
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Former Trader Tom Hayes Sentenced to 14 Years for Libor Rigging – WSJ
From David Enrich at the Wall St Journal: LONDON—Former bank trader Tom Hayes was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after a London jury convicted him of trying to fraudulently rig the London...
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I have resigned as a director of Porter Capital Management Pty Ltd (“Porter Capital”) and Porter Private Clients Pty Ltd (“Porter Private”) as I find this interferes with my primary business...
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