Parents hold key to America’s Prosperity in education
The piece argues that focusing solely on schools ignores families and neighborhoods. It cites data on single parenthood, divorce, poverty and child abuse while urging policy shifts to support parenthood with paid family leaves, better resources, and alignment of public policy with investment in parenting to strengthen future economic and social outcomes.
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Parenthood
Alin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Obamacares Repeal Rhetoric Faces Reality Across States
Clarence Page argues GOP repeal plans clash with public sentiment as Obamacare expands via state exchanges. He notes polls show cautious support for the law, while 12 states report mixed insurance rate data. Instances in Maryland New York and California show lower rates, contrasted with jumps in Ohio and Indiana amid rate-structure misreads.
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GOP
Jonathan Cohn
The
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Maryland
Martin O’malley
New York
California
Ohio
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Politico
ACA
Detroit’s Demise and the Detroit Bailout Debate
George F. Will argues Detroit collapsed from democratic and fiscal mismanagement, blaming public unions and one party rule. He warns federal bailouts would create moral hazard and endanger other cities and states, urging restraint instead of rescuing failing governance.
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United Auto Workers
Steven Rattner
Detroit
America
Motor City
Congress
Illinois
Mind mapping to cement new words in memory
The Week suggests using mind mapping to link a new word like gaucherie to related terms such as tactless boorish awkward faux pas gaffe and blunder. This noun connected map creates neural interconnections by taking a few minutes to note associations rather than moving on after a single exposure.
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