The U.S. economy today has been in recovery since 2009. But nearly everyone agrees that the recovery is anemic--too slow to reduce the high level of unemployment. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)--the total value of all the goods and services produced in the United States--increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010.…

The recent financial crisis brought about dramatic changes in the way that the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, conducts monetary policy. One challenge for high school educators going forward will be to strike a balance between the teaching of traditional monetary policy and the teaching of the monetary policy used during these…

Four positive remarks about the essential components of career education are followed by criticism of the federally-sponsored pilot models. Three further reservations are directed toward the priorities given educational reform. (KM)

A. W. Smith gave testimony in answer to questions posed by Representative Henry S. Reuss, Chairman of the House Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Hearings were held in February 1970 to elicit views on programs necessary to attain a healthy environment. (Author/SD)