Widespread controversy has risen over how to solve California’s budget crisis. Because public education consumes a major portion of the state budget, it has received cuts in funding; a decision which at first consideration seemed negative, upon closer examination is not entirely detrimental to education as a whole, especially when considering...
The purpose of the public school system is to educate the young, and prepare them to live a productive life in society. Yet with the focus of education shifting to the core academic classes and preparation for standardized tests, the purpose of education has become hazy...
Unity. Compassion. Love. Community. We encounter many people every day: some we know and acknowledge as friends; others we pass by with blissful ignorance. However, there are closer relations to each of these people than is visible on the surface. They all share the same bond of living in the community. On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the small, under-developed country of Haiti...