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Artifact Eight: Romney Takes On Kennedy
Time was running out for Mitt Romney on Oct. 25, 1994. With Election Day fast approaching, a once-close Senate race seemed to be slipping away.
September 27, 2012
A Changing of the Guard at Houston's Disciplinary School
After 15 years of pioneering a private model of disciplining public school students -- and arousing persistent controversy from Florida to Texas -- Community Education Partners (CEP), one of the nation's largest private education firms, says it is closing its doors.
September 27, 2012
Artifact Seven: Obama's First Big Loss
He may be a skilled orator now, but Obama's performance in some of his early debates wasn't so impressive.
September 27, 2012
Apollo 20: One Man's Plan to Fix Failing Schools
Like many of the kids who wind up in failing public schools, Harvard economist Roland Fryer grew up amid violence and drugs, and with little hope for the future.
September 25, 2012
How "Private Schools" Help Lower Texas' Dropout Numbers
Students can get a high school diploma for a few hundred bucks and an online exam.
September 25, 2012
What Happened to Marcus?
When the school year began again, Marcus came back to Sharpstown. He had thrown away all of his school uniform polo shirts at the end of last school year, in a fit of frustration.
September 25, 2012
Adelson: My Casino Is Being Investigated Because I Oppose Obama
Sheldon Adelson told "Politico" his company, Las Vegas Sands, is being targeted because of his political activity.
September 25, 2012
Artifact Six: Mitt Romney on the "Businesses" of Life
In a 1978 talk at Harvard Business School, Mitt Romney aimed to teach young Mormon students how lessons from the business world can also apply to personal pursuits, and a path to self-improvement.
September 24, 2012
Artifact Five: In the Classroom with Professor Obama
Notes from a former student in Obama's constitutional law class at the University of Chicago reveal an energetic, nuanced thinker.
September 24, 2012