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Band-Aids That Will Not Stick: Why Charter Schools Are Not the Answer

Like the caffeine-charged salesmen who insist that this latest gadget in the palm of your hand will actually deliver eternal happiness and assuage your inner discontent for good, the knights of the charter school movement have ...

by Ross Barkan

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President Stanley Named to Cuomo’s Transition Team

Governor elect Andrew Cuomo will be calling on Stony Brook President Sam Stanley to be a part of his transition team. Stanley has been a strong advocate of PHEEIA, a law that would allow public universities to set their tuition...

by Trevor Christian

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Nobody Writes History Better Than… Texas

On March 12, the Texas Board of Education passed a social studies curriculum change that would overhaul what some on the board considered a staunchly leftist look at history.

by Nick Statt

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GSEU Gets Some Unlikely Publicity

The Graduate Student Employees Union at Stony Brook University earned a badge of honor last week, courtesy of Glenn Beck. On his nightly show, Beck devoted his 5pm hour to exploring the evils of a college education, using a new...

by Adam Peck

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