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Articles By: Bethany Stotts
Ward Churchill Saga Continues
It looks like Ward Churchill’s lawsuit may cost him far more than it paid.
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Can You Say Brook(en)?
What type of degree prepares students for community organizing? The California-based Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center adds another clue as to the type of training received by community activists of a left-leaning demeanor.
College By… Subscription?
Is subscription-based online education a successful strategy for remedial education? One entrepreneur argues that “call center” style online courses would prove more affordable for both students and colleges.
Hopeless Higher Ed Change
This July, President Barack Obama called for America to “once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world” by 2020.
Student Loan Shakedown
On Constitution Day, September 17, the House of Representatives voted 374-75 on an amendment which would ban all federal funding for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Unsafe at D.C. Schools
Heritage Foundation scholars recently received data on the number of police-notified incidents at District of Columbia public schools.
Elusive PreK Successes
Some have offered up universal pre-kindgergarten as a solution for America’s educational woes, but CATO scholar Adam Schaeffer argues that the educational “benefits” of government-sponsored pre-k would be transitory at best.
TiZA is for Trouble
This August, Minnesota Department of Education [MDOE] officials said they will be investigating the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy’s use of state “lease aid” grants. The charter school has been paying rent to Muslim religious organizations.