Author: The National Center

Common Core is Killing American Education, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

New Visions Commentary /
Recently, as I waited in line at the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, my eyes drifted to a sample license plate on the wall that said "Education Begins At Home." It made me think: "Not if they continue with Common ...
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Civil Unions: A Redesign of God’s Family Design, by Stacy Swimp

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Before same-sex marriage became the chief focus and the courts made it an easy-to-accomplish goal, civil unions were the refuge for legal homosexual partnerships. Civil unions are defined as a civil or registered partnership that is legally recognized by governments ...
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The Secretary of Education Should Put His Money Where His Mouth is on Teacher Tenure Reform, by Hughey Newsome

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It's hard to find truer words than those of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu. In his recent ruling that California's teacher tenure laws violate the California state constitution, Judge Treu stated such laws cause "the potential ...
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Government Hurts Health Care: VA Scandal, ObamaCare and Other Failures All Point to one Fact: Private Health Care is Better for Patients

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National Center for Public Policy Research Has Attended Seven Shareholder Meetings of Major Health Industry Companies; Meeting with CEOs; More Meetings Today and Monday Washington, D.C. - Whether it is the Veterans Administration, ObamaCare, or other failures and scandals, the ...
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CBS CEO Les Moonves on Network's Benghazi Coverage: Siblings Reporting on Siblings is Not a Conflict of Interest

CBS CEO Les Moonves on Network’s Benghazi Coverage: Siblings Reporting on Siblings is Not a Conflict of Interest

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National Center for Public Policy Research Participation in CBS Shareholder Meeting Marks 6th Media Company Visit of 2014 Shareholder Meeting Season for Group Los Angeles, CA/ Washington, D.C. - Responding to a question from National Center for Public Policy Research ...
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Jeff Bezos Ducks Request that Amazon.com Use Its Own Judgment, Not Political Activists, to Determine Companies and Groups to Work With

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At Thursday Shareholder Meeting, National Center for Public Policy Research Asked Amazon.com to Avoid Politics When Choosing Merchants and Outside Organizations with Which to Associate Request Comes in Light of News that Amazon.com Has Relied on Southern Poverty Law Center, ...
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Groupon Pledges to be “Content Neutral” When Selecting Deals to Offer Its Members

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Free-Market Group Attended Groupon 2014 Shareholder Meeting to Ask Groupon to Treat All Legal Businesses Equally; Receives Emphatic Pledge from Groupon to Do So PETA Announced in April Plans to Ask Groupon at 2015 Shareholder Meeting to Ban Deals with ...
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60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Desegregation Decision Commemorated

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Jim Crow Banished, But Failing Public Schools a Crisis for Many Black Youth Vouchers and Other Alternatives to Failing Public Schools Needed for Full Equality of Opportunity Washington, D.C. - On the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown ...
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Taxpayers Should Plan for Health Insurance Company Bailouts; WellPoint CEO Suggests ObamaCare Exchanges Attract High-Risk Consumers

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In Response to Question from National Center for Public Policy Research, WellPoint CEO Joseph Swedish Says Risk Corridors are Necessary to Protect Companies Like WellPoint from Possible 'Significant Downside' of ObamaCare Exchanges Indianapolis, IN / Washington, D.C. - Responding to ...
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Think-Tanks Join to Urge New York State Legislature to Hold Fair Hearings

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National Center for Public Policy Research, Heartland Institute Urge New York Legislature to Hear Witnesses from BOTH Sides at e-Cigarette Hearing e-Cigarettes are a Gateway Out of Tobacco Smoking for Many Adults, Groups Say Washington, D.C. / Chicago, IL - ...
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