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College, Coursework, and Covid
City Journal | Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D., Kathleen L. Hefferon, Justin R. St. Juliana
Even before the pandemic, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education was undergoing an overhaul. The modern university experience is being transformed, with the traditional lecture, where an instructor talks at students in a large hall, being replaced by students actively engaging with the course content, and each other, during lectures.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Steven Greenhut – On the Most Unpredictable California Legislative Session in Recent Memory
August 3, 2020
R Street Institute’s Steven Greenhut returns for his annual look at the year’s legislative session in Sacramento. We discuss how the Legislature and Governor have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising social unrest, a $54 billion budget deficit, and worsening homeless and housing crises. He also looks ahead to November at what he calls the “scary propositions” that voters will decide, and previews his soon-to-be released PRI book on California water policy, Winning the Water Wars.
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Xavier Becerra should stop undermining California’s democracy
The Orange County Register | Hon. Dan Kolkey
August 4, 2020
But in recent years, the Attorney General’s ballot label and title & summary have not been impartial, but an argument designed to influence the voter. This year’s ballot labels for the November election are particularly outrageous. And many will be challenged in court this week. But before I discuss how to reform the process, let’s look at how far the Department of Justice has strayed from its obligations.
Damon Dunn Talks UBI, Entrepreneurship on The Roth Effect Podcast
The Roth Effect | Carol Roth
August 5, 2020
PRI’s Business and Economic Fellow Damon Dunn joined Carol Roth on the Roth Effect Podcast to discuss his new book, Punting Poverty, and universal basic income, poverty, and capitalism. Dunn is a former Stanford and NFL football player turned successful entrepreneur. Damon and Carol also discuss welfare, what Damon calls the “Paradox of Poverty,” and solutions to building wealth and success.
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Dems use coronavirus to push ‘Medicare-for-all,’ but their ploy is based on bad information
Featured in Real Clear Health and Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
August 3, 2020
For starters, it’s far from clear that the turmoil in the labor market has led to droves of people ending up uninsured. According to an analysis by the Galen Institute, nearly 98 percent of Americans who had employer-based coverage before the pandemic have maintained employer coverage.
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