Politics

Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Mandy Hoff As a teacher-training program for failing public schools, Teach for America (TFA) has become an increasingly prestigious non-profit for graduates from elite universities. However, criticism has plagued the … [Read more...] about Teach for America

Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Adeeb Khan It’s funny how one’s mind can pause and focus on something simplistic at a time of chaos. It happens everyday — to a young man who finds himself in love for the first time and can only hear the song of the birds, … [Read more...] about Issues with an AK-47

The U.S. is home to an estimated 11.9 million undocumented immigrants who have entered the country without legal permission (a valid visa, green card, U.S.citizenship, etc.). Approximately 1.6 million of those undocumented immigrants are students who are currently attending public K-12 schools and roughly 65,000 of these students graduate from high school every year (Pew … [Read more...] about Including the Excluded

In 1876, an American man stowed on board a Spanish ship under the guise of a common seaman. His name was William Macy “Boss” Tweed, and he was reigned as the “boss” of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine which held much sway over 19th century New York politics. During his regime, he tripled the city’s bond debt to almost $90 million dollars, paid hundreds of … [Read more...] about Illustrating the Issues