http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/commentary-new-teaching-standards-need-include-democracy <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">New educational standards that take effect in 2014 promise to replace the much maligned approach of No Child Left Behind with a focus on comprehension and understanding. &nbsp;While the benchmarks have educators excited, Jacques </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Benninga</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;says the focus on reading and mathematics&nbsp;shouldn't eclipse teaching the fundamentals of American democracy.</span></p> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:11:44 +0000 Jacques Benninga 9506 at http://kvpr.org Commentary: New Teaching Standards Need to Include Democracy http://kvpr.org/post/commentary-treat-teens-teens-when-it-comes-drinking <p></p><p>The issue of teen binge drinking has been front of mind for many Valley residents since the tragic death of Fresno State freshman earlier this year. The 18 year-old Garces&nbsp;High graduate following a night of drinking at at off-campus fraternity house. On this week’s edition of the commentary series, The Moral Is, Fresno State professor Jacques Benninga&nbsp;says that the old saying that teens over 18 should be treated like adults is part of the problem.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:08:30 +0000 Jacques Benninga 6198 at http://kvpr.org Commentary: Treat Teens Like Teens When It Comes to Drinking