If You Want to Improve Student Performance, Pay Them Cash
By NICK CHILES There is a way to use rewards to improve student performance on standardized tests: Pay them cold cash! That was the conclusion...
Dwyane Wade’s Custody Battle Escalates Into Ex’s Arrest: What About the Kids?
Just hours before he took to the basketball court in Game 4 of the NBA Finals between his Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder,...
Dads Play Key Role in Determining Their Children’s Level of Persistence and Tenacity
By NICK CHILES A new study out of Brigham Young University gives scientific backing to something I have been noticing for years: Fathers have a...
George Zimmerman Jail Cell Phone Calls Show Just How Delusional and Disgusting He Really Is
A half-dozen jail cell phone calls between George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie Zimmerman, reveal the two were plotting and planning to have a nice...
I Heart My Friends: A Great Girls Night Out, Plus: A P&G Have You Tried This Yet Giveaway!
Watermelon Banana Martinis. Home made hummus, stuffed grape leaves and Baklava. Up-close-and-personal cooking instruction from a master chef. And my girls *waving at Selassie, Tina,...
With Catchy Music and Powerful Message, ‘Let It Shine’ Is Another Winner for Disney
Let It Shine premieres tonight on the Disney Channel at 8 pm. By MARI CHILES Let It Shine is an amazing movie, with a theme...
When It Comes to Dating and Hooking Up Sites, Leave the Kiddies Out of It!
By NICK CHILES Now we get word that an online social and dating site called Skout has shut down its teen section after reports surfaced...
Happy Hand Washing: High-Five A Rainbow With Method’s “Green” Hand Soap
Okay so, yeah: I’m a clean hand freak. On an almost-OCD-type level. I refuse to put food anywhere near my hands and mouth unless my...
Father’s Day Video From Trayvon Martin’s Dad, Tracy: Stand for Our Sons. Plus: Stop “Stop and Frisk.”
As news organizations obsess over the sordid details and bald-faced lies George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, told a judge about the blood money he...
Black Parents Want GOOD Teachers, Not Necessarily Black Ones
By NICK CHILES A widely reported study out of the University of Houston, claiming that there is no added academic benefit for black students when...
