Dual Language Learners Reader Post #3: Identifying DLLs
There are more dual language learners in American schools every year. But how do various states screen to determine which students are DLLs?
U.S. Government Authorizes the Export of Internet-Based Communications Tools to Crimea
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Surveillance Hawks in Senate Block USA FREEDOM Act Surveillance Reform Bill
Washington, DC — Shortly after midnight this morning, Senators intent on preserving the NSA’s ability to spy on millions of innocent America
House Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to End The College Blackout
Leading house republicans and democrats introduce legislation to help students and families answer critical questions about college value.
Amtrak’s Lessons for Access to the Airwaves
Last week’s Amtrak derailment has once again put wireless spectrum front and center. Michael Calabrese and Patrick Lucey from the Open Techn
Baltimore’s Triumph over Silence
In this installment of the Smithsonian/Zocalo Public Square’s What It Means to Be American series, author and poet Tracy K. Smith examines h
Don’t Blame the Oil Rigs
When it comes to the threat of conflict with China, islands are a bigger flashpoint than oil rigs, says Emily Meierding.
Draining the School to Prison Pipeline
Black students are three times as likely as their white peers to be suspended from school. Find out what a panel of experts had to say about
Empathy on the Tracks
The crash of Amtrak Train 188 is a moment for reflection on the power and untapped potential for empathy, says Anne-Marie Slaughter in a fir