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It's that time of year again. Public companies have sent out their financial statements ahead of their spring annual general meetings. Reporters are reading them, gasping at the continued enormity of CEO pay—as they have been doing for 40 years—then reporting them in tones of outrage.
Jan Weir is a professor at the University of Toronto and writes regularly in various publications on issues including shadow banking, political economy, and finance.
Virginia has scrapped a proposed initiative many critics said would have limited student access to advance math courses in the name of improving "equity."
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: : The Virginia Department of Education said it would not be eliminating advanced math courses for 11th graders, despite media reports saying otherwise. A curriculum change is coming but it’s only in the early stages. (Photo via Pixabay by Elchinator) The Virginia Department of Education Tuesday responded to confusion around media reports that they were eliminating advanced math courses, as part of its Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative. A curriculum change is coming but it’s only in the early stages. Fox News reported last week that Virginia will “elimina...