Jason Russell

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No, Baltimore schools are not under-funded

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No, Baltimore schools are not under-funded

Jason Russell · May 5, 2015 4:58 pm

School closures are often denounced as hurting public education. (Getty Images)

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Urban school closures help students academically

Jason Russell · May 4, 2015 7:26 pm

The exterior view of the south side of the White House is seen May 31, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Your guide to the 2016 presidential candidates

Jason Russell · May 4, 2015 4:47 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich moved swiftly with the plan after a Wednesday meeting with his Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations. (AP Photo)

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John Kasich’s Common Core lie

Jason Russell · May 2, 2015 9:00 am

Map: Does your state support digital learning?

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Map: Does your state support digital learning?

Jason Russell · May 1, 2015 4:45 pm

"I think the flat tax, that direction is the best way to go in my personal opinion," saidÂ Ryan.Â (AP Photo)

Paul Ryan talks flat tax, abolishing the IRS

Jason Russell · April 30, 2015 11:02 pm

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during an event at the Metropolitan University in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Jeb Bush: Parents should ‘rethink’ opting out of Common Core tests

Jason Russell · April 30, 2015 9:43 pm

You control the president, a congressman and a Supreme Court justice in the iCivics video game "Branches of Power."

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How video games can transform education

Jason Russell · April 30, 2015 5:45 pm

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez (C) talks with Shake Shack employee Jamelle Bland (R) while making a milkshake during a tour of the restaurant with Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti (L) March 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Bipartisan support for a pension alternative

Jason Russell · April 29, 2015 8:50 pm

Overall, the average scores for eighth-graders are not significantly better or worse than they were in 2010. (AP Photo)Â

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Eighth-graders struggling with basic U.S. history, civics

Jason Russell · April 29, 2015 9:00 am

As Roger Goodell noted, money generated from television deals, licensing agreements, sponsorships and ticket sales was already taxable through the 32 teams. (AP Photo)Â

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NFL giving up its tax-exempt status

Jason Russell · April 28, 2015 6:11 pm

The paper says every immigrant creates 1.2 local jobs for local workers and raises wages for native workers. (AP Photo)Â

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How immigrants boost your local economy

Jason Russell · April 28, 2015 9:00 am