Tag: Jason Russell

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during an event at the Metropolitan University in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Jeb Bush: Parents should ‘rethink’ opting out of Common Core tests

Jason Russell · April 30, 2015 9:43 pm

You control the president, a congressman and a Supreme Court justice in the iCivics video game "Branches of Power."

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How video games can transform education

Jason Russell · April 30, 2015 5:45 pm

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez (C) talks with Shake Shack employee Jamelle Bland (R) while making a milkshake during a tour of the restaurant with Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti (L) March 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Bipartisan support for a pension alternative

Jason Russell · April 29, 2015 8:50 pm

Overall, the average scores for eighth-graders are not significantly better or worse than they were in 2010. (AP Photo)Â

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Eighth-graders struggling with basic U.S. history, civics

Jason Russell · April 29, 2015 9:00 am

As Roger Goodell noted, money generated from television deals, licensing agreements, sponsorships and ticket sales was already taxable through the 32 teams. (AP Photo)Â

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NFL giving up its tax-exempt status

Jason Russell · April 28, 2015 6:11 pm

The paper says every immigrant creates 1.2 local jobs for local workers and raises wages for native workers. (AP Photo)Â

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How immigrants boost your local economy

Jason Russell · April 28, 2015 9:00 am

While some scientists still make their way to Silicon Valley, Moretti and Wilson's research shows that high taxes are still an important factor in relocation. (Getty Images)

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High state taxes scare scientists away

Jason Russell · April 27, 2015 7:30 pm

$The gains from fracking have not only gone to natural gas producers, but manufacturers and consumers as well. (AP Photo)$ Beltway Confidential

Study: Fracking boosted the economy during recession

Jason Russell · April 27, 2015 4:49 pm

Evelyn Williams, right, a teacher in a pre-Kindergarten class at the Community Day Center for Children in Seattle, gives Jiren Oliver, 4, a high-five after they played a game of tic-tac-toe. (AP Photo)Â

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Conservative alternatives to government-provided preschool

Jason Russell · April 24, 2015 6:09 pm

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You’re (finally) free from taxes this year

Jason Russell · April 24, 2015 9:00 am

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Dem. congressman exaggerates income inequality issue

Jason Russell · April 23, 2015 11:00 pm

n this Feb. 7, 2012, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at Wells Academy/Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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Kasich: ‘I’m the most experienced’ of presidential contenders

Jason Russell · April 23, 2015 8:29 pm