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Rising College Costs

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] One of the biggest anxieties in American culture is the fear that the country is lacking a qualified workforce that will be economically competitive in the twenty-first century.  While politicians have primarily focused their efforts on fixing America’s elementary … Continue reading →

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R&D: Rising College Costs

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on rising college costs. The average cost of tuition, room and board at American private colleges now tops $42,000: http://t.co/Jh7wvotqVW — Forbes (@Forbes) August 31, 2015 Getting rid of … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: College Tuition Costs

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: President Obama’s Community College Plan

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D: U.S. Accuses Syria of Inciting Clashes on Israel’s Border, Ocampo Moves to Get an Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi, and Americans Say College is Too Pricey

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for May 16th: U.S. accuses Syria of inciting Israel border clashes from Haaretz The White House accused Syria of inciting a deadly border clash between Israeli troops and Palestinian demonstrators and claimed that the Syrian government … Continue reading →

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R&D: President Obama Compromises with the GOP, Interest in Foreign Languages Increases, and Different Outcomes for the Ivory Coast’s Political Crisis

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 8th: Obama charts his own course from the Washington Post President Obama’s decision to compromise with Republicans on the Bush tax cuts has earned him a tongue lashing from liberal activists, but he has … Continue reading →

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R&D: GOP Sets Its 2012 Calendar, Paul Kagame Plans a Party, and the First Gitmo Trial Under Obama Starts Today

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 10th: 2012 calendar moved back, for now from Politico The Republican Party has tentatively fixed its 2012 presidential primary calendar and placed the Iowa caucus on the first Tuesday in February. Rwandan president plans … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 8th-14th, 2009

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Has environmentalism overrun common sense in California? 2. Does China’s recent criticism of Myanmar show that it is taking the issue of human rights more seriously? 3. Should climate change denial be a crime? 4. Does the U.S. need more … Continue reading →

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