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Backlash in Blue
After months of protest over high profile deaths of African Americans at the hands of police, law enforcement is pushing back with pro-police rallies across the country and a social media campaign -- BlueLivesMatter. We look at the blue backlash and where it will lead the national debate over policing and race.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenAfter months of protest over high profile deaths of African Americans at the hands of police, law enforcement is pushing back with pro-police rallies across the country and a social media campaign -- BlueLivesMatter. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the blue backlash and where it will lead the national debate over policing and race.
Also, the crew abandons a second migrant “ghost ship” off the Italian Coast, and hiring teachers in the era of Big Data -- the Moneyball approach to teacher reform.
Photo: The hearse carrying the body of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos departs the Christ Tabernacle Church to its final resting place in the Queens borough of New York, December 27, 2014. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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3 storiesCrew Abandons Second Migrant "Ghost Ship" Off Italian Coast
For the third time in the past two weeks a ship carrying hundreds of migrants has been found drifting and out of fuel in the Mediterranean off the coast of Italy. Coastguards say the vessel left from a Turkish port and was abandoned by its crew.
Read the story7 minBacklash in Blue
Eric Garner in New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland are just a few of the African Americans whose deaths at the hands of police last year sparked a nationwide protest movement.
Read the story35 minTeacher "MoneyBall": Can Big Data Weed Out the Winners?
Everyone from the federal government to students agree that high quality teachers are a top priority of school reform. No one seems to agree however on how to define exactly what makes a teacher successful. Enter Big Data.
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