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Weingarten Blames Screens, Not Herself, For Falling Test Scores
Weingarten Blames Screens, Not Herself, For Falling Test Scores
Authored by Aaron Withe and Tina Snider via RealClearPolitics,
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is sounding the alarm about the decade-long decline in student test scores, pointing to screens and devices as a culprit. She's calling it a "call to action."
She left out the part about how she helped cause the problem in the first place.
For two years during the COVID pandemic, Weingarten and the AFT fought aggressively to keep schools closed. In July 2020, as the Trump administration urged...
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Apr 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Antares Earns DoE's First Ever Microreactor Approval As Modi Heralds 'Defining Step In India's Nuclear Energy Journey'
Antares Earns DoE's First Ever Microreactor Approval As Modi Heralds 'Defining Step In India's Nuclear Energy Journey'
Antares Nuclear reached the most significant regulatory milestone to date for a microreactor. The company announced that its Mark-0 reactor became the first advanced reactor to receive Department of Energy approval for a Documented Safety Analysis under the new DOE-STD-1271.
DSA approved. ✅
Antares is the first advanced reactor to receive DOE approval of a Documented Safety Analysis under DOE-STD-1271.
Our Mark-0 reactor now moves to Readiness Review.
Onward. pic.twitter.com/DovqJsVVwz
— Antares (@AntaresNuclear) April 6, 2026
In related international...
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Jul 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Coffee Lovers, Take Note: Lavazza Sounds Alarm, Suggest It May Be Time To Stock Up
Coffee Lovers, Take Note: Lavazza Sounds Alarm, Suggest It May Be Time To Stock Up
Following the largest daily surge in Arabica coffee futures since the Dot-Com bubble, the head of Italian coffee giant Lavazza Group warned that prices are unlikely to fall over the next two years.
Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of the Italian roaster, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, "The market needs to have stability before it's time to think about a reduction of prices."
Lavazza explained that it will take two harvests and a massive rebuilding phase to replenish...
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Jun 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
US Coast Guard Eliminates Race-Based Enlistment Preferences
US Coast Guard Eliminates Race-Based Enlistment Preferences
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The U.S. Coast Guard has eliminated race-based preferential enlistment for college students who wish to join the service and commission as officers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a May 29 statement.
“The program in question, the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI), includes a preference for students from educational institutions that meet certain quotas for specifically identified racial groups in their student bodies,” DHS said.
“Such requirements stand in stark contrast to the Trump Administration’s focus...
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