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Rethink College: 3 Takeaways from the TIME Summit on Higher Education
At a gathering of more than 100 college leaders and thinkers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says college costs are too high, graduation rates are too low and there is too little accountability
Arizona County Lists Wrong Election Date on Spanish-Language Voter Documents
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Fire the Horse-Holders!
Battleland is always impressed with 20/20 hindsight, visual clarity of any sort being so unusual in the rarified circles at the top echelon of U.S. national security. Take the column in Friday’s Washington Post by physicist …
Boy Scout ‘Perversion Files’: Law Firm Releases Files on 1,200 Alleged Sexual Abusers
The files were ordered released by the Oregon Supreme Court stemming from the judgment in favor of a former Scout who was molested by an associate Scoutmaster.
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Leveraging
See where GOP candidate Mitt Romney has just released a roster of more than 300 retired generals and admirals who are endorsing him for President. They range from former Army general Tommy Franks, who commanded the invasions of …
Open Wide!
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise steams through the Suez Canal Oct. 12.
Controversy Escalates Over Anti-Islam Metro Ads
Even after two court cases and a public outcry, these inflammatory ads in New York and Washington D.C. public transit systems aren’t going anywhere
Campaign Moves into Final Phase, Driven by Electoral Math
For 2012 Holidays, War Is On Against Amazon: Target Matches Online Rival Prices
The competition for shopper dollars is always fierce during the winter holidays. Last year, arguably no retailer was as aggressive as Amazon, which boldly stole customers with a price-checking app promotion that was described as …
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Converting the Taliban
Air Force Major Matthew Brown served in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as part of the Afghanistan-Pakistan (AFPAK) Hands counter-insurgency program during the final eight months of 2011. A one-time B-1 pilot, his main mission was …
Can Online Mega Courses Change Education? Join TIME’s Google Hangout to Discuss
TIME and the Carnegie Corporation of New York are hosting a Google Hangout On Air this Friday at 12:00 pm (EST) to discuss the future of college.
For this week’s special issue on higher education, Amanda Ripley’s cover story …
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Building Better Schools for Troops’ Kids
The divide between U.S. society and the American military reveals itself in strange places – children’s classrooms, for example. More than 1 million military kids face unusual challenges: they haven’t been in a specific school …