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In testimony to Congress Wednesday, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan made a startling claim: This year, up to 82 percent of public schools could "fail" the government's "No Child Left Behind" standards.

"No Child Left Behind is broken and we need to fix it now," he said, according to a transcript provided by the Department of Education.

There are few philosophers whose very name provokes more violent responses than Karl Marx. His stern face, framed by a mass of gray hair, symbolizes for many Americans the costly battles of the 20th century: battles against communism, socialism, and authoritarianism fought in defense of democracy and free-market capitalism. As successive generations of Americans waged those fights, the philosophical disputes at the core of the conflicts embedded themselves into the American soul.

Blog post by a liberty-minded Christian discussing a gross act of hate against Muslims by so-called "Christians."

How government schools teach kids to lead lives they will regret, and what we can do about it.

Parents are pulling their kids out of the schools in Alabama for fear that the government will deport them.

A new story about schools tracking overweight kids. This includes everything from their sleeping habits to their heart rates and activity levels...sometimes without parental consent.

The next time kids in five San Antonio elementary schools try to sneak those extra french fries onto their tray in the cafeteria line, the eye in the sky will be watching them.

A video from failblog showing the finest in police work as they stop what appears to be a robbery. Good enough for Government work, as they say...

Double-standard bureaucrats don't want parents to take their kids out of school for Annual take sons and daughters to school.