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The "Teaching Wars" in America's Public Schools
No institution is more important to the US economy -- or America's role in the world -- than public education. But no profession is more of a battlefield than public school teaching. Are teachers getting a bad rap?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenNo institution is more important to the US economy -- or America's role in the world -- than public education. But no profession is more of a battlefield than public school teaching. Are teachers getting a bad rap?
Also, when the Senate goes GOP, will they keep the nuclear option? On today's Talking Point, girls, glitter and gangsters in the New Russia.
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3 storiesWhen the Senate Goes GOP, Will They Keep the Nuclear Option?
When senators return to work on Capitol Hill next week, Republicans will be in charge for the first time in eight years. That gives them the opportunity to keep a very controversial rule made by the Democratic Senate: the so-called "nuclear option," which makes it easier to approve Presidential appointments.
Read the story7 minThe Most Noble Profession of Teaching Is Now the Most Embattled
America's "failing education system" has become a cliché of contemporary journalism — and it's most often blamed on the teachers. Union rules are said to protect the worst, while low salaries, crowded classrooms and unequal resources make it hard to retain the best.
Read the story35 minGirls, Glitter and Gangsters in Putin's Russia
Peter Pomerantsev worked for ten years as a television producer in modern Russia, as he puts it, “pushing [his] way into people’s lives, trying to get as close to things as possible. Now he’s written a book with a title that summarizes his conclusions.
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