Six in 10 Americans say they fear tumbling from the middle class in the next few years, according to a newly released poll. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us News
Pitino leads class of 7 into Naismith Hall of Fame
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Post-Election Americans Perceive Less Class Conflict and Tension Over Immigration
January 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
You might think that after a pretty rancorous election season that there would be lingering acrimony between people who belong to groups embroiled in some of the campaign’s most heated debates. But if there is, a new study by Pew found that many Americans don’t feel that way. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us [...]
Police: Wyo. murder-suicide happened during class
December 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown as authorities tried to piece together what happened. Top Headlines
U.K.’s Simmering Class Tensions Roil Over “Plebe” Flap
September 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
During a recent argument with a police officer, British cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell allegedly called the officer a “plebe,” a pejorative term derived from “plebian.” The ensuing controversy has rekindled accusations that the governing Conservative party is out of touch with ordinary Britons. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us News
Romney: I care about the poor and middle class
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors Wednesday that he cares about the poor and middle class as he tried to stem criticism and address concern from within his own party over secretly-recorded comments that he doesn’t need to worry about the half of the country that doesn’t pay federal income taxes. [...]
Chicago students returning to class as strike ends
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO (AP) — Students prepared to return to class Wednesday after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in a quarter century, shutting 350,000 children out of school, disrupting the daily routines of thousands of families and making the city’s schoolyards a flashpoint for union rights and public school reforms across the country. Top [...]
Emanuel vows to end strike, get kids back in class
September 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO (AP) — City officials vowed to keep hundreds of thousands of students safe when striking teachers hit the picket lines Monday and school district and teachers union leaders resumed negotiations on a contract that appeared close to being resolved over the weekend before the union announced both sides were too far apart to prevent [...]
Obama mocks Akin, says Akin missed science class
August 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Can College Students Resist The Lure Of Facebook, Twitter During Class?
What’s a professor to do when students are more focused on their electronic gadgets than on class? Commentator and William and Mary professor Barbara J. King writes an open letter to students, and issues them a challenge. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion