Hundreds of frustrated high school students from several New Mexico schools have decided to join a growing number of students across America who are walking out on Common Core assessment tests that they say are excessive, a waste of teaching time, and detrimental to their overall education.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Anorexic 15 Year-Old Dies of Heart Attack
In a sad follow-up to our story about pro-anorexia social media sites last week, news has just broken that an anorexic Texas teen died of a heart attack on the day after her 15th birthday as a result of starving her heart of essential nutrients.
Twitter Employees in ISIS Crosshairs
Threat depicting Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey
ISIS supporters are issuing death threats to Twitter employees after the social media site began blocking all accounts associated with the terrorist group.
My Yardstick
“The will of God is the measure
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Pope: Judge Yourself, Not Others
Learning how to judge ourselves for who we really are is not just a Christian virtue, says Pope Francis, but it’s a necessary step for anyone who wants to be a Christian.
Furious Parents Accuse School of Data Mining
Should schools ask students to report on the kind of arguments that take place within the privacy of their homes? Parents of middle school students in Noblesville, Indiana don’t think so and are accusing local educators of invading their privacy.
Homeless Man Receives Vatican Burial
Teutonic Cemetery located behind St. Peter’s
A homeless man who attended daily Mass sometimes twice a day at the Church of St. Anna in Rome for 25 years was buried in the Vatican Cemetery when it was learned that he had died and no one had claimed his body.
True Joy
“The accomplishment of the divine
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