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Enter the school that’s raising the bar for bilingual education

Education

“We need to catch up with the rest of the world,” says a high school principal in Oregon. His school is part of a national push to offer students a bilingual seal on their diplomas.

Essay: The Roots of Opposition to the U.N. Disability Convention

The Tea Party After the Election

The World

Mark Helprin: In Sunlight and in Shadow

Arts, Culture & Media

Looking Ahead to the Nevada Caucus

What’s So Funny About Politics?

While the most recent leg of the 2012 GOP campaign trail has been marked by eight vote leads, libertarian bluster, and plays to religion, it can also be defined by a lack of one key political ingredient: humor.  The seriousness of all the candidates thus far has left voters on both sides of the aisle yearning […]

The World

River of Grass: Florida’s Environmental Voters

This year the Everglades is at the center of Florida’s politics with a rhetorical battle over an anticipated Everglades clean-up by sugar companies. President Clinton’s commitment to tax sugar producers for this effort seems to have the popular edge over Bob Dole’s stance of citizen taxation. Sandy Tolan reports on Florida’s expected sweet vote for […]

The World

Bob Dole in ’96: A View of the Politicans’s Enviro Outlook

In anticipation of the 1996 Presidential election, Living on Earth is featuring occasional profiles on the candidates’ environmental histories. Alex Van Oss reports from Washington D.C. on Kansas Senator Bob Dole’s record on legislation pertaining to environmental concerns.