Should the grade be pass or fail as far as education policies are concerned? Here are some facts, so you can make an educated decision.

Since NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg took control of the Public School System back in 2002, New York City has closed down over one hundred schools and has decided to open smaller schools in their place. However, of the 18 schools the city has just decided to close, 9 of them were opened by the Bloomberg administration.

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NRC APPROVES NEW REACTORS. Safe or Disaster?

PAYROLL TAX CUT GRIDLOCK. Allowed to Expire?

WHITE HOUSE COMPROMISE. Contraceptives.

GOP CANDIDATES. CPAC Conservative Event.

INSIDER TRADING. House Passes New Bill.

The rap star Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, was able to see first-hand the food crisis in the Horn of Africa region during a field visit to Somalia and Kenya this week that was hosted by the United Nations food relief agency.

Mr. Jackson, who last year made a public commitment to provide one billion meals for the hungry, has been visiting various sites with the World Food Programme (WFP) such as a refugee camp in southern Somalia where thousands of women and children fleeing from drought and conflict have taken shelter.

BILLIONS OF US DOLLARS. Homeowner Assistance Mortgage Relief.

THE POLITICS OF BIRTH CONTROL. Government Out Of Religion.

LINE ITEM VETO BILL PASSES SENATE. Meets Most Standards.

LA SCHOOL TEACHERS REMOVED. Entire Staff Replaced.

OUR ECONOMIC WOES. Young Adults Hurting Most.

The United Nations and the League of Arab States are considering sending a joint observer mission to Syria to try to end the crisis engulfing the Middle East country, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning today that recent attacks against civilians in the city of Homs were “a grim harbinger of worse to come.”

Mr. Ban briefed the Security Council this afternoon on the latest developments in Syria, where well over 5,000 people have been killed as a result of a Government crackdown since a pro-democracy uprising began in March last year.