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Inner City Squalor as Home Entertainment

A popular series of DVDs compiles footage of actual, violent street fights.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-19-2007  |  Race & Class

Education Reform Programs Come in One-Size-Fits-Allnew

The Kansas City, Mo., School District has spent millions on a reform effort that forces teachers to read dumbed-down literature, like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, to their students -- and be timed by stopwatches while they're doing it.
The Pitch  |  Bryan Noonan  |  03-09-2005  |  Education

Thieves Pillage HUD-Owned Homesnew

By putting the same lock on every home it repossesses in Ohio, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development seems to invite break-ins. In Cleveland, every house owned by HUD gets looted.
Cleveland Scene  |  Chris Maag  |  11-08-2004  |  Policy Issues

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