As this academic year comes to a close, teachers and administrators around the country are finding themselves in end-of-year meetings, discussing how to “finish the year off strong” and starting to ...

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When Shirley Yuen’s daughter Kristy was 12 years old, Kristy gave her mom an opportunity rarely granted to a mother of a preteen: a peek into her diary. What her mom read, however, was heartbreaking.

To begin with, “Confucius” was not the name of the celebrated Chinese philosopher. In China he is called “K’ung fu tzu” which means “Master of the K’ung Family” and some translators call him Master ...

Beijing — CONFUCIUS famously considered a good woman to be an illiterate woman. The ancient sage might want to eat his words: More than 2 1/2 millenniums after his death, he’s back in vogue, thanks in ...

Confucius, the venerable sage who lived in the 6th century BC, is enjoying a 21st century revival. His rehabilitators? The Chinese Communist Party. Yes, that party, the one celebrating the 61st ...

There are Christians, and there are Confucians. But according to Gregg Ten Elshof, there should also be "Confucian Christians." There are Christians, and there are Confucians. The first is rooted in ...

BEIJINGBEIJING — There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It ...