Tag: Commentary

A number of important factors have contributed to the routine use of opioid analgesics for acute and chronic pain conditions in the U.S. (AP Photo)

The anatomy of the opioid addiction epidemic

Don Flattery · April 2, 2016 4:02 am

If no candidate has a majority, most convention delegates will become unbound their candidate after the first ballot. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Convention floor fight is no conspiracy

Washington Examiner · April 2, 2016 4:01 am

In his 89-page decision, Saylor criticizes Brandeis for a number of due process violations. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

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Federal judge rebukes lack of due process in campus sex assault procedures

Ashe Schow · April 1, 2016 7:42 pm

"Does anybody like Lyin' Ted?" (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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New Trump ad asks provocative question about Ted Cruz

Jason Russell · April 1, 2016 7:25 pm

It's unclear exactly how the expectations gap affects students. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Study: Black teachers more optimistic than white ones on black students’ prospects

Jason Russell · April 1, 2016 6:37 pm

"Happy to hear @realDonaldTrump accepted my challenge to debate one-on-one," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted Friday morning. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Roundup: Washington does April Fool’s Day

Madeleine Morgenstern · April 1, 2016 5:42 pm

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Byron York: Race shifts momentum to Cruz — is it just Wis. or is it more?

Byron York · April 1, 2016 5:19 pm

A new study found government-provided breakfast in classrooms doesn't help students learn, nor does it increase obesity. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Study: Breakfast in class doesn’t help students

Jason Russell · April 1, 2016 3:50 pm

"At the end of the day I think this [one-day strike] hurts kids," one teacher told DNAinfo Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Chicago Teachers Union walks out on students

Jason Russell · April 1, 2016 12:00 pm

The Republican Party is like one of those perennially mediocre teams that experience the worst of both worlds. It cannot manage to rebuild, and it cannot win now. (iStock Photo)

GOP’s problem: Can’t rebuild, can’t win now

Philip Klein · April 1, 2016 5:57 am

The union's game plan is straightforward. Walk out. Kids go untaught. Parents grow angry. Publicity rolls in. The bureaucracy can't respond fast enough. Political leaders cave. The union wins at taxpayers' and students' expense. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

April Fools’ Day for the Chicago teachers’ union

Kristina Rasmussen · April 1, 2016 4:02 am

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has pointed to Scandinavian countries as an example of how social services can work. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Where Bernie Sanders is right about Scandinavia

Alexandra Hudson · April 1, 2016 4:02 am