Category Archives: Education

Jet Fuel From Seawater: No longer a pipe dream

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

by Charlton Stanley This did not exactly come as a news story to me. I had this discussion with one of my best friends from high school years ago. Normally, a discussion with a former next door neighbor doesn’t amount … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Oil, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Education, Energy Policy, Investing, Physics, Uncategorized, USN | Tagged , , , , , | 68 Comments

Fake News, Real Facts

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Gene Howington

submitted by Gene Howington Score one for truthiness! “According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, viewers of The Colbert Report who watched Colbert set up a super PAC and 501(c)(4) organization during the last presidential election cycle were better informed … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Finance, Corruption, Education, Media, United States | 10 Comments

The Twelfth Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Florida State Representative Warns That the Company Hired to Create New Common Core Standardized Tests for the State Promotes Homosexuality

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last November, I wrote a column for Res Ipsa Loquitor on the subject of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Common Core standards. It appears that Duncan was unhappy with critics of Common Core and made … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Education Policy, Politics, States | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

UNC Blocks Research Into Its Athletes’ Dismal Reading Skills. Reason? It Might Violate Their Policy on Human Research

Posted on January 18, 2014 by mespo727272

By MARK ESPOSITO Professor Mary Willingham is an audacious academic as defined by our times. Aghast by having to teach basic reading skills (like sounding out “Wis-con-sin”) to athletes in the University of North Carolina’s revenue producing sports programs –read … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Sports | 23 Comments