“We put way too much emphasis on how many years of school students have rather than what they’re learning.”
— Isabel V. Sawhill, Brookings Institution economist in remarks there on September 12, 2013.
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Where Supervisors Outnumber Staff
At the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, there are “380 unique departments and almost 200 supervisors who managed a single employee.”— Tulane University economist Douglas Harris.
Academically Happy Marriages
“Although the outcome was a happy one, there is much to dislike about the process by which it was achieved.”—Stanford Law professor Deborah L. Rhode on the U. S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision.
Building on the Bad
I cannot, however, teach them grammar and proofreading in the course of a semester when their high-school educations have been shoddy—Aaron Barlow, New York City College of Technology, English, Faculty Member
Celebrate Life, Liberty, the pursuit of happiness and free pizza on Constitution Day
Celebrate Life, Liberty, the pursuit of happiness and free pizza on Constitution Day with Accuracy in Academia along with special guests.
Time Out
Just in time for football season, a defense of the game in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Cold War On Terror
Find out what the War on Terror and the Cold War have in common in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
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M. Stanton Evans uncovers Stalin’s Secret Agents in New Deal
Journalist M. Stanton Evans uncovers Stalin’s Secret Agents in New Deal at Accuracy in Academia author’s night on June 18, 2013.
Out On The Fringe
“One of the reasons that we’re losing the culture war right now is that indoctrination begins in pre-school and by the time you get to college you’re way out on the fringe.” —Dr. Ben Carson
Dancing With The Candidates
“You got to know at least as much about the candidates you’re voting for as you do about the candidates on Dancing With the Stars.”—Dr. Ben Carson