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Mississippi's education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
(THE CONVERSATION) In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has dramatically improved its student literacy rates.
As of 2023, the state ranks among the top 20 for fourth grade reading, a significant leap from its 49th-place ranking in 2013. This transformation was driven b ... (full story)
US swing toward autocracy doesn't have to be permanent – but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections
(THE CONVERSATION) The United States is no longer a democracy.
At least, that's the verdict of one nonprofit, the Center for Systemic Peace, which measures regime qualities of countries worldwide based on the competitiveness and integrity of their elections, limits to executive authority and other factors.
"The USA is n ... (full story)
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Ohio's Sherrod Brown, weighing his political future, launches a pro-worker organization
COLUMBUS (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown launched a pro-worker organization recently to promote the "Dignity of Work," a creed that he has advanced for years as an officeholder and candidate and that he recently described in a national magazine column as the key to the future of the Democratic Party.
The no ... (full story)
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
LONDON (AP) — The urgent care doctor cocked an eyebrow at Mari Santos and her American accent.
It was four days after President Donald Trump's inauguration, and Santos was a student with a stomach bug in the first weeks of an overseas semester in Glasgow, Scotland. A doctor arrived to see her after a six-hour wait. But bef ... (full story)