Issues
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Teachers and Tenure: An Outdated System?
Tenure was originally created as a protection for teachers. In more recent times however, critics have grown concerned that...
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Snowmen or Textbooks: The Debate Over Virtual Snow Days
Students have always loved snow days as an excuse to play in the snow and forget about their schoolwork,...
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DNA Testing and Criminal Law: Not Always a Perfect Match
Read on to learn about DNA testing, its benefits, and its problems.
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Debating Resource Exploitation in the Arctic and Antarctic
As a world, we're constantly on the lookout for new ways to obtain our non-renewable resources.
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Conflict of Interest: The ABA’s Guidelines and What They Mean
Conflicts of interest are a tough field for law firms and individual lawyers to navigate.
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The Alibaba IPO: What Does Going Public Mean?
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recently made major headlines when it decided to go public.
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Character Education on the Public School Agenda
What is character education, and what is it doing in our public schools?
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EPA Rules Aim to Phase Out Sulfur in Gas: What Does it Mean For Your Wallet?
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidelines for what gasoline can contain. The motive behind...
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Universal Pre-School in the United States: When Should Kids Start School?
The United States mandates education for its children and provides public access to that education. When a child's formal...
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Debating Minimum Wage in America
The minimum wage was first created to ensure that workers are protected from being underpaid for their work; however,...
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CCTV Cameras in Classrooms: Big Brother Watching?
Security cameras are a common facet in many places that we frequent.
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Could Merit Pay for Teachers Fix Our Education Woes?
It's no secret that the state of public education in the United States is concerning.
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U.S. Copyright Law: Enough Protection for Artists?
Do U.S. copyright laws do their jobs?
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Teens and Social Media: How do Schools Fit In?
Social Media has exploded in recent years as the most popular way for young people to communicate. At the...
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The Tax Credit Battle Over Environmentally Friendly Cars
In a world where the price of gas is costly for both our wallets and the environment, environmentally friendly...
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The Fair Sentencing Act Aims to Align Drug Sentencing Disparities
As a part of the "war on drugs," a law was passed in 1986 that criminalized the use of...
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More Public Schools are Experimenting With Single-Sex Education
The vast majority of public school classrooms in the United States are composed of students of both genders. While...
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Merits of Bilingual Education Divide the Education Community
The United States has long had a population heavily built on immigration.
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Airgun Testing For Oil Reserves is a Controversial Environmental Issue
The global community is quickly working its way through the natural resources available to us.
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Incentives for Drug Development: The Case of Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak is plaguing thousands across West Africa with illness and death.
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Teen Driving Laws Aim to Curb High Accident Rates
Teen driving laws put restrictions on our newest drivers.
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School Start Times: Do More ZZZs Equal More A’s?
For the average American public high school student, school starts around 8:00am. When you factor in the fact that...
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Trade Secret Laws: Competitive Advantages at Work
Trade secrets are pieces of information that businesses use to gain some sort of competitive advantage.
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Diversity in Hollywood: A History of Failure
The silver screen continues to be inundated with white, male actors despite the diverse population of the United States...
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The US-Israel Alliance: A Strong But Turbulent Friendship
The current conflict in Israel has brought the alliance between Israel and the United States under scrutiny. While this...
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The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Six Years Later
TARP was authorized by Congress through the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), and is overseen by the...
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Millennials and Personal Finance: A Lost Generation?
Here’s what you need to know about Millennials, their approach to personal finance, and what it means for their...
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How Does Your City Measure Up Across the Globe?
Every wonder how your city compares to the rest of the world? Well lucky for you there's a scientific...
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Uber: Not Your Typical Taxi
Uber is revolutionizing the personal transportation industry, but it isn't without its critics. Find out everything you need to...
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Internet Fast Lanes Will Change How You Use the Web
The FCC is on the verge of allowing internet fast lanes that would allow content providers to pay for...
