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Editorial: End State Standardized Testing

Maya Yashinsky, Reporter May 23, 2019

In 2012, according to Andrew Ujifusa, it was estimated that $1.7 billion was spent towards standardized testing. This amounts to a quarter of one percent of total spending on K-12 spending in the US. State...

Editorial: Criminals Should be Given Education

Riley Manjerovic, Reporter May 23, 2019

Teaching an inmate while they are in prison increases the chances of them not getting sent back to prison by 43%, according to the Prison Studies Project. Education should be provided to all people...

Editorial: Colleges Should Not Require SAT Test Scores

Karen Liu, Reporter May 23, 2019

Over 1,000 colleges have stopped requiring SAT test scores for admission according to HuffPost, an American news source. The SATs were originally created to standardize college admission procedures; however,...

Editorial: Ivy League Schools Are Not Worth It

Samantha Andrews, Reporter May 23, 2019

Ivy league school are for “the elite” and only around 7% of applicants actually get in. These colleges are also incredibly more expensive than regular state schools. Nonetheless the title of graduating...

Editorial: Euthanasia Should Be Banned

Kailee Long, Reporter May 23, 2019

“2006 my father decided he wanted to die...though my dad wouldn’t have been eligible for euthanasia, was then I realized many doctors don’t like the idea of assisted dying,” Ann Littlewood, Portland,...

Editorial: The Price Of College Is Too High

Eva Baker, Reporter May 23, 2019

Since 2017, the cost has increased by 2.9 percent, and it is expected to increase. In 2018, a private college on average cost $42,380 for a master’s degree annually in the United states according to...

Editorial: The Importance of Rationality

Mason Weaber, Reporter May 22, 2019

Imagine a world where people form beliefs, views, and lifestyles not on reason, but instead based on what those are doing around them. One wouldn’t have to imagine this world, as this is the case for...

Editorial: Schools Should Teach More About the Environment

Emma Taylor, Reporter May 22, 2019

Cars, factories, and farms. Most people see these things around all of the time and don’t think about it. However they should because it is hurting our environment. All of those things are causing pollution...

Editorial: Some high school sports are too intense

Anika Hosenfeld, Reporter May 21, 2019

12 year old Tyler Kopp was hit in the chest by a lacrosse ball.  He then collapsed and stopped breathing. Kopp never regained his consciousness and passed away five days later due to his injuries. Some...

Editorial: More Colleges Should be SAT/ACT Test Optional

Ashlyn Weidman, Reporter May 21, 2019

A big part of getting accepted into a college is determined by a student’s SAT and ACT scores. Many schools like Harvard, St. Francis, and Boston University require you to take the SAT, and many other...

Editorial: Participation Trophies Steal From Children

Mallory Gillespie, Reporter May 21, 2019

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my...

Editorial: Plastic Straws are Not Safe for the Environment

Lauren Cribbs, Reporter May 17, 2019

Over 500,000,000 plastic straws are used each day in the United States and it is predicted that 8.3 billion straws are covering the beaches around the world. Straws are causing deaths to many sea life...

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