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Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 9:01am
Creative Arts graduates make up 10% of all those captured by LEO, but are by far the lowest earners. If the sector doesn't wise up, the government will start asking questions, argues Andrew McGettigan.
The post Lessons from LEO: time to think differently about subject funding appeared first on Wonkhe.
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 4:12am
Patrick Cochran
“I want to tell you something, sisters and brothers,” former Ohio state senator Nina Turner belted from the stage on the first day of the People’s Summit in Chicago in early June. “This kind of journey that we’re taking here today, we have our highs and our lows, but I want you to know that we are on the precipice of history. That all great things that have happened in this country or in this world have not happened because of the grass tops, it has happened because of the grass roots. And we must fight on.”
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 3:51am
David Macaray
Question: What do the most “successful” countries in the world—i.e., the “happiest,” fairest, most enlightened, most optimistic, and most generous—have in common? Answer: The majority of them have quasi-socialist governments/economies, and highly unionized labor forces.
"The only foreseeable way for the vaunted American middle-class to make a comeback is by having the “average American worker” once again earn a livable wage and enjoy decent benefits."
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 3:25am
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"What is it going to take? I'm mad as hell right now, yes, I am," said Philando Castile's mother Valerie
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 2:15am
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 12:41am
Robert Naiman
On June 15, the United Nations Security Council unanimously called for a cease-fire in the conflict between the Saudi-UAE coalition and the Houthi-Saleh forces in Yemen. "The U.N.
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 12:30am
Grayson Clary
June 15, 2017 was the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Espionage Act. Earlier this year, as if to commemorate the centennial, President Trump suggested to then-FBI Director James Comey that he extend the Act into new territory—that he use it to prosecute journalists.
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 12:25am
Katie Fernelius
My sister Maggie’s body attacks itself.
In 2010, she went to the eye doctor for difficulties she was having with her vision. She thought she needed a new glasses prescription. Instead, she was admitted to the emergency room because the ophthalmologist thought she was having a stroke or a brain tumor.
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 12:15am
Jeff Bryant
In the most recent financial filings available, the couple who run a chain of 18 schools pay themselves $315,000 a year, plus nearly $39,000 in benefits. The school also employs their daughters, their son, and even a sister living in the Czech Republic.
Families who enroll their children in the schools are asked to contribute at least $1,500 a year per child to the school to fund its teacher bonus program. They also must pay a $300 security deposit, purchase some books, and pay for school activities that would normally be provided free at a public school.
Sunday, 18 June 2017 - 12:10am
Kevin Gosztola
Whether in an imperfect or hostile setting, Chelsea Manning’s persevering spirit and humanity never fails to shine. That was certainly the case in her exclusive interview for “Nightline” on ABC.