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R&D for Prepd: U.S. Education

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Logan Scisco

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D, U.S. Extemp | Tagged charter schools, COVID-19, education, education reform, R&D, teacher pay, teachers, teachers unions | Comments Off

American Education Reform (2015)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Domestic extempers can attest to the fact that questions about education reform never go away. From merit pay to vouchers to standardized testing, extempers must be able to handle topics pertaining to the American education system if they wish … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged charter schools, education reform, homeschooling, No Child Left Behind, premium content, school vouchers, Topic Brief, U.S. education | Comments Off

R&D: American Education Reform (2015)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on American education reform (2015). It\’s Time to Re-Think the U.S. Education System #harvardbusiness http://t.co/CGA5ihEyc2 — Harvard Business (@harvardbusi__dp) February 23, 2015 The skills gap: More than half of America’s … Continue reading →

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CFL R&D Part II: World Leaders, Domestic Economic Issues, and Health & Social Issues

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is the second part of a special CFL nationals R&D. World Leaders Putin decides to retake presidency from the Australian Sunday Times According to sources within the Russian government, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged AIDS, Bashar al-Assad, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, Chinese-North Korean relations, debt ceiling, Democratic Alliance, Dmitry Medvedev, education, Federal Reserve, Georgia, healthcare, healthcare reform, HIV, housing market, inflation, Jacob Zuma, Kim Jong-Il, Medicare, Mikheil Saakashvili, monetary policy, North Korea, North Korean economy, Paul Ryan, R&D, Russia, Russian politics, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, state economies, Syria, U.S. economy, unemployment, Vermont, Vladimir Putin | Comments Off

R&D: Sarah Palin is Criticized by Conservative Pundits, Obama Calls for Rewriting NCLB, and Japan Tries to Ward Off a Nuclear Catastrophe

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 14th: ‘She’s becoming Al Sharpton, Alaska edition’ from Politico Conservative intellectuals are bashing Sarah Palin for representing a brand of identity politics that the Republican Party has long detested and some, like George Will, … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Arab protests, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, charter schools, China, education, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Japanese nuclear crisis, Libya, Libyan civil war, merit pay, Middle East protests, No Child Left Behind, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, President Obama, R&D, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, top five news stories, Uzbekistan | Comments Off

R&D: Why High Speed Rail is a Bad Idea, Americans Believe China is the World’s Economic Leader, and Gaddafi Tells the Palestinians to Peacefully Revolt

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 14th: The Enemies of Good Government from Newsweek (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) In this op-ed, Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson discusses why government investment in high speed rail is a poor choice. China Surges in Americans’ … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Aymun Nur, charter schools, China, Chinese economy, education, Egypt, global economy, high speed rail, infrastructure, Israel, Israeli-Egyptian relations, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, R&D, Robert Samuelson, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S.-Chinese relations | Comments Off