Economic theory works on the premise that there are two types of employment: basic and non-basic. Economic base theory claims that basic employment is the engine of a local economy largely because its ...

Going “back to basics” used to be a respectable, more simplistic approach to living — but in 2015, ‘basic’ took on a meaning the world had never known before. Suddenly, the five-letter word became a ...

In a time where it isn’t easy to achieve one’s educational goals, another obstacle is put in the way of excelling even in grade school. Although most of California’s students received higher ratings ...