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July 3, 2017
Karen R. Effrem, MD

Will Congress Protect Student Privacy? 3 Reasons Parents Should Be Worried
The U. S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing last week on “Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen Education Research While Protecting Student Privacy.” This is the latest effort to try to renew the invasive Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA) we warned about so often in the last session of Congress. Sadly, Congress seems to have learned nothing from the parent revolt on data collection and social emotional profiling that blocked the bill.[...]
June 30, 2017
Thomas Valentine

Can We Please Stop? These Disgraceful Political Attacks Are Killing America
After this month’s shooting at a Republican congressional baseball team’s practice outside Washington, D.C., we saw members of Congress from both sides of the aisle come together in friendship and camaraderie. There were countless calls for civility, joint press conferences, prayer services, and many more inspiring signs that we are one nation. It felt like September 12, 2001 again -- people set aside their differences and focused on loving each other.[...]
June 28, 2017
Andrea Moury

WATCH: Did CNN Just Admit to Spreading Fake News?
In the past 48 hours, an investigative journalism organization has released two undercover videos purporting to shine light onto the “fakeness” of CNN’s news stories and reveal that they are only promoting a nonexistent Trump-Russia story because it is good for ratings.[...]
June 28, 2017
Ajay Bruno

How Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement Could Reshape American Culture
Recent speculation has mounted regarding the potential retirement of Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. Widely seen as the swing vote on key issues, his exit from the court would have enormous ramifications. While viewed as moderate overall, he has repeatedly sided with the justices who far more liberally interpret the Constitution when cases involving social issues are brought before the court. As the second oldest justice, and the longest serving, his retirement is one of the more likely to happen in the near future.[...]