Kalyn Belsha / ChalkbeatMay 4, 2023
Middle school national history scores continue to fall, while civics scores drop for first time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jeff Bryant / Independent Media InstituteFeb 14, 2020
A growing number of parents, teachers and experts in academia sound the alarm about a dangerous new form of school privatization. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 13, 2016
The best remedy against cynicism in young students is a curriculum that teaches contemporary events while establishing parallels with history. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2006
Michael J Fox defends his advocacy against Rush Limbaugh's ignoble attack: "Because the thing about being symptomatic is that it's not comfortable No one wants to be symptomatic; it's like being hit with a hammer". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2006
An ad produced by an advocacy group features a small girl saying this about an anti-stem-cell congressman: "How come he thinks he gets to decide who lives and dies?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2006
Don't both Bush with new facts; his mind's made up.
Even though scientists have discovered a way to experiment on stem cells without killing viable embryos, Bush still opposes the research, for maddeningly opaque reasons. A spokesperson tried to say it's because the research wasn't peer-reviewed, but that's just false. (Above photo a satire) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 24, 2006
A U.S. research team has developed a method for creating stem cell lines without destroying human embryos by removing a single cell, leaving the embryo intact. If the technique proves to be effective, it should deflate the nonsense rhetoric of right-wing strategists who argue that the surplus embryos used by scientists?destined for disposal anyway?should not be used for lifesaving research. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2006
"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart seized upon Bush's stem cell veto to explore the president's "culture of life" inconsistencies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2006
It would be the first time the president has used his override power; but that's only because he has made unprecedented use of so-called signing statements to ignore the parts of new laws that he doesn't feel like obeying. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 6, 2006
Dutch scientists are working on growing artificial pork out of pig stem cells. Efforts to mass-produce it are underway.
This use of stem cells may have the unintended effect of uniting militant vegans and evangelical right-to-life'ers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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