The Obama administration has dropped its deportation case against Alex Benshimol, a 47-year-old Venezuelan man who is married to an American citizen, Doug Gentry. Though Benshimol and Gentry were legally married in Massachusetts in 2008, the Defense of Marriage Act prevents Gentry from sponsoring Benshimol for a green card. The federal government launched a deportation
Continue reading …The Obama administration has dropped its deportation case against Alex Benshimol, a 47-year-old Venezuelan man who is married to an American citizen, Doug Gentry. Though Benshimol and Gentry were legally married in Massachusetts in 2008, the Defense of Marriage Act prevents Gentry from sponsoring Benshimol for a green card. The federal government launched a deportation
Continue reading …A Missouri teacher has sued the state over a new law that prevents teachers from contacting their students over the Internet, arguing that it will make it illegal for her to chat with her own child over Facebook. The law, which has been nicknamed the Facebook law, prohibits teachers from having exclusive communications with students
Continue reading …A Missouri teacher has sued the state over a new law that prevents teachers from contacting their students over the Internet, arguing that it will make it illegal for her to chat with her own child over Facebook. The law, which has been nicknamed the Facebook law, prohibits teachers from having exclusive communications with students
Continue reading …Katie Eastman, a 22-year-old TV reporter from Des Moines, Iowa, has become a national celebrity thanks to Stephen Colbert. Eastman’s employer, WOI-ABC 5, refused to air an advertisement from Colbert’s political action committee. The ad urged Iowa voters to cast their ballots for “Rick Parry,” deliberately misspelled. Colbert, or at least his televised persona, then
Continue reading …Katie Eastman, a 22-year-old TV reporter from Des Moines, Iowa, has become a national celebrity thanks to Stephen Colbert. Eastman’s employer, WOI-ABC 5, refused to air an advertisement from Colbert’s political action committee. The ad urged Iowa voters to cast their ballots for “Rick Parry,” deliberately misspelled. Colbert, or at least his televised persona, then
Continue reading …America’s child poverty problem does not entirely explain away its students’ relatively low math scores, says a report from Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance. Researchers analyzed scores from the International Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test, which is given in 65 countries. In 2009, about 32 percent of American students scored what the
Continue reading …America’s child poverty problem does not entirely explain away its students’ relatively low math scores, says a report from Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance. Researchers analyzed scores from the International Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test, which is given in 65 countries. In 2009, about 32 percent of American students scored what the
Continue reading …Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • Hurricane Irene may be a category 4 storm when it hits Florida on Friday. (Miami Herald) • Allegations of teacher-sanctioned cheating are on the rise in New York City. (New York Times) • Philadelphia’s school superintendent is stepping down with a $900,000 buy-out. (Washington Times) • The hunt is
Continue reading …Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • Hurricane Irene may be a category 4 storm when it hits Florida on Friday. (Miami Herald) • Allegations of teacher-sanctioned cheating are on the rise in New York City. (New York Times) • Philadelphia’s school superintendent is stepping down with a $900,000 buy-out. (Washington Times) • The hunt is
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