A week after President Obama said he planned to rollback No Child Left Behind requirements, a majority of states have indicated they’re on board with the plan, and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is encouraging others to do the same. In a recent appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Duncan said that he wants “to get ... read more »

While speaking in the White House Rose Garden on Monday, President Barack Obama said he thinks the tax burden is upside down, with people on the lower rung of the ladder paying more than the rich. Obama said, “Middle-class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires.” He added, “It’s hard to argue against ... read more »

A source with knowledge of the decision has reported that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his wife have decided to send their children  to the University of Chicago Lab School in Hyde Park this fall, rather than send them to public school in Chicago.  Emanuel’s children, Leah, Ilana and Zach will be going to the same school that Barack and Michelle Obama’s daughters Sasha ... read more »

Seven members of the ever-expanding Duggar family, whose lives are documented on the TLC show 19 Kids & Counting, are pitching in to help victims of a devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri. Duggar patriarch Jim Bob, along with his children Josh, 23, Jana, 21, John, 20, Jill, 20, Jessa, 18, and Joseph, 16, headed to ... read more »