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Here's How Hurricane Katrina Changed Schools in New Orleans

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 10:30am
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Aug. 25, 2015

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Here's How Hurricane Katrina Changed Schools in New Orleans

 

Before Hurricane Katrina, just over half of students in public schools in New Orleans graduated from high school. Now, the graduation rate for public and charter schools is 73 percent.

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Commentary

How US Should Respond to China's Stock Market Collapse

For the first time in 35 years, the world has finally come to the conclusion that state-led capitalism in China is no longer a valid model.

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Commentary

The Hypocrisy of Denver's War on Chick-fil-A

Denver is weighing whether Chick-fil-A's morality makes it unfit to occupy a space at the airport. But right now, the airport includes two businesses that have donated to Planned Parenthood.

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Why China's Economy Is Scaring the World, Explained in 90 Seconds

Stock markets in the United States plunged over the past week, and many are blaming a place far away from home: China.

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Commentary

North and South Korea Step Back From Precipice of War

After marathon talks, North and South Korea have reached an agreement to defuse the rising tensions, which had created the potential for a military clash along the Demilitarized Zone, Heritage's Bruce Klinger writes from South Korea.

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The IRS Is Looking to Tax Employer-Provided Meals

Employees would have to file the combined costs of their free meals on their W-2 forms in tax season.

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