Monday Matters #14

For Accomplished students, reaching a top college isn't that hard by:Kevin Carey

• Colleges tend to scare students with their low acceptance rates
• Ivy League schools on average accept 5.9 %
• Students enroll in many colleges so there is a higher chance of acceptance
• Question isn't if you will go to Harvard or Stanford, but if you will get accepted into college
• 4 out of 5 colleges you choose WILL except you!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/upshot/for-accomplished-students-reaching-a-top-college-isnt-actually-that-hard.html?ref=education&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1

Monday Matters #13

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/us/obama-high-speed-internet-access-schools-child-care.html?ref=education&_r=0


Obama makes a pitch to increase high-speed internet in school

• Obama is a bog advocate for technology use in schools
• Obama is having Superintendents of the countries districts to sign pledges
• Obama is setting up an amount of money form the Federal governement to give to schools

Monday Matters #12

During the Midterm Election, apparently there was quite a strong stalemate between the Republicans and Democrats! According to Fox News, the Senate was won by the Senate! States like Utah are one run by Republicans in the state legislature and Governor. Many Democrats bash on the heads of Republicans for being racist and sexist. However, Utah voted for the first black woman to become the Governor of Utah. And amazing win for the Republicans!!

Monday Matters #11

http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/elections-forecast-2014/

• It seems there is a true deadlock now between the Republicans and Democrats
• Democrats have slightly taken Senate, but with some tossup states
• Republicans need to step it up

It seems like in this cartoon, midterm elections were based upon Democrats(helpers of Obama), 

and Republicans, who want him out and tell the American people to vote for anyone else besides Obama's friends!

http://comicallyincorrect.com/2014/09/04/midterm-2014-election/

Monday Matters #10

2014 Midterm Elections:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-takes-blame-democrats-midterm-elections-losses-article-1.2004545

• Republicans win Senate
• Republicans win House of Representatives
• Republicans win Governor
• Obama  blames himself for Democrat losses

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/09/elections-bring-in-group-trailblazing-lawmakers-with-potential-to-reach-new/

• Mia Love, a Republican, won Utah for Governor. She is the first black woman as governor in the country!!

Monday matters #9

Today, is November 4, 2014!! It is the midterm elections to determine Congress's balance in Republican and Democrat issues.

Both republicans and democrats are predicting what could happen, and how they can cease power in the Senate and the House of Representatives

The first opinion, is of Fox News, a Republican news organization:

• it will be a stalemate
• Republicans need to take the House
• if republicans take these seats, Obama will be helpless
• http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/04/decision-day-voters-head-to-polls-to-determine-control-congress-state-capitals/

The second opinion is of CNN, a more democratic view on these elections:

• even democrats agree that the Republicans will win the Senate
• Republicans will elect a black Senator in the South'
• the elections will be a surprisehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/11/03/politics/7-things-will-happen-election-night/index.html?hpt=hp_t1