Baby boomers are those who were born between 1946 and 1964. These days, these people are now in their 50’s and over, and have witnessed the development of technology. Some of them are able to adapt to such changes while most of them find it hard to keep up, especially those that are not active…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “An Eye For The Eye Makes The World Blind” Some time ago it was reported the University of California, Berkeley, would start deleting thousands of freely available educational resources. Why? Because the content was not accessible to folks with disabilities. The crux of this was that because…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Loveshe In the Fall of 2016, two major universities in the city of Chicago, known for their intellectual rivalries, released two very different public statements about first amendment rights on campus. The University of Chicago led the discussion by sending a letter home to students stating the university…
By Paul Meekin “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence” – Robert Frost Are literacy tests racist? Designed to weed out minorities and people in order to prevent them from becoming teachers in New York? Probably not, but that’s a subject of discussion and a forthcoming…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock College students claimed to oppose Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, but when asked about her school choice policy — without knowing it was hers — they supported it. WATCH: “I think she’s grossly unqualified,” and, “I wonder what Betsy DeVos is up to? Probably destroying the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Aidan Mattis The United States is a nation fascinated by politics. The level of political activity among civilians varies widely from those who don’t vote and don’t care, straight through to those who vote in every election and talk about nothing else. American news media, entertainment media, higher education,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Canadian university is under fire after it removed the weight scale at its gym last week. Carleton University replaced the scale with a sign explaining that the removal is “in keeping with current fitness and social trends,” reports Heat Street. Bruce Marshall, the manager of health and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Students from one Iowan high school recently apologized to the administrators of another Iowan high school when people found their choice of red, white and blue attire offensive. Supporters of the Des Moines North High School basketball team, many of whose players are from refugee families, were offended…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Yesterday, TLR reported on a controversial bill proposal in West Virginia that if passed would have reclassified homeschooling as “abuse.” Many other outlets jumped on this story, as well, and we are now learning that the very same day all the controversy came to a head, the…
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway called for paid parental leave in a speech to the United Nations on International Women’s day this Wednesday.