Two congressmen are attempting to insert a provision in the National Defense Authorization act that would allow the Department of Defense to subject the US domestic public to propaganda. The bipartisan amendment was introduced by Rep. Mac Thornberry from TX and Rep. Adam Smith from WA State.

Propaganda that was supposed to target foreigners could now be aimed at Americans, reversing a longstanding policy. “Disconcerting and dangerous,” says Shank.

Congress should act quickly to keep student loan interest rates from doubling, Sen. Jon Tester said. Tester said in a conference call with Montana reporters that freezing interest rates should be a bipartisan effort, and it should be done in a way that doesn’t add to the national debt.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the release of more than $34.2 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) investing in educational, health services and communications facilities statewide.

The CDC announced a record low in the teen birth rate, it listed two possible causes: “The impact of strong pregnancy prevention messages” and “increased use of contraception.”

The Arizona government can now officially involve itself in your sex life. Whether it’s during sex, after sex or before you’ve ever met that special someone, state officials in Arizona have determined life to begin before conception.

Like any state legislature dealing with 8 percent unemployment and thousands of its residents facing disenfranchisement, the Tennessee Senate is targeting the menace of underage hand-holding.

Life now starts earlier in Arizona: In practice, the state has banned abortions after about 18 weeks.

Utah passes bill banning sex ed in schools, taking abstinence education to a whole new, ridiculous level. However, update shows that the Governor vetoed the bill.

Paul Krugman writes that while Mitt Romney and other Republicans talk about level playing fields, in reality America is actually a country based on privilege. And the Republicans want to keep it that way.

The GOP presidential candidate is against non-procreative sex -- even for married couples. Quoting Santorum: “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”

We shouldn’t bother reforming education for poor kids, Newt Gingrich says. Forget graduation rates — what these kids need is to spend more time scrubbing bathrooms. Yes, since thousands of children are stuck in failing schools, we might as well put them to work there as janitors.

Susan Searls Giroux writes about anti-intellectualism in American culture citing references from the past, all the way back to Jefferson, that are as revealing today as they were when written.

Matthew Yglesias reports that Bachmann's "positioning herself as the rightmost candidate in the field" is a part of her campaign to "practice incredibly savage generational warfare"...directed at Medicare, Social Security and axing whole departs including the Department of Education.

It seems like every time I turn over a charter school rock, some unpleasant fact crawls out. That's how I felt after watching "The Lottery," a new documentary about the Harlem Success Academy and its leader, Eva Moskowitz.

Ever since Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species was published in 1859, the theory of evolution by natural selection has been the dominant explanation for biodiversity. It fits the evidence better than any other theory, and is overwhelmingly accepted by biologists. It is impossible to understand genetics, microbiology, zoology, or any number of other biology subspecialties without a solid background in evolutionary theory.

A new national study says 75 percent of America's 17-to-24 year olds are unfit for military service. Maine military officials say that's a problem for our national security, and the time to address it is now. They suggest more head start programs.

What is unschooling?

Texas board has pushed through the new text book legislation.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today spoke out against Florida Senate Bill 2692, following a news conference held by TV personality Ben Stein.