This from the College Fix: The Harvard Crimson reports that Albert dubs such terms “legal talismans” — a “legal term of art, out of place, invoked to make or justify substantive decisions that do not…
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Poll: Public Support for Common Core has Fallen by 40%
From the School Reform News, published by the Heartland Institute: The survey, titled “Ten-Year Trends in Public Opinion from the EdNext Poll,” conducted by Education Next, a journal published by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program…
Hillary’s Abortion Doctor
A great piece by our friend Paul Kengor at the American Spectator: In the course of the research for that book, which was titled, God and Hillary Clinton, I stumbled upon a claim that blew…
Dear Colleges: You Have No Right to Limit Free Speech
The director of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) wrote an op-ed in TIME on the issue of colleges limiting free speech: University campuses are now home to a plethora of speech restrictions. From sidewalk-sized “free-speech…
Arkansas Launches First-Ever School Voucher Program
Our friend Cheryl Chumley noted how the state of Arkansas started a school voucher program specifically for special-needs children: Arkansas recently launched the Succeed Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities (SSPSD), a school voucher program…
School Choice Extension Bill Blocked by California Democratic Assemblywoman
California lawmakers are looking at whether to extend the school choice program an additional five years, but one lawmaker is taking a stand against it: California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has halted extension of…
Northwestern Football Players Can’t be Banned from Using Social Media
After a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Northwestern University’s football players cannot be banned from using social media, which could be considered ‘unfair labor practices.’
US Department of Education Sides with Accused Students and Against Delaware College on Sexual Misconduct Charges
This from the College Fix: In a news release today, the department said it reached an agreement with Delaware’s Wesley College intended to “equitably address” sexual misconduct for both accusers and accused. OCR chief Catherine Lhamon said…
On Columbus Day, Columbia University Unveils Plaque Describing the Colonization of Manhattan
On Columbus Day, Columbia University unveiled a plaque that is seemingly apologetic for colonization: The plaque, situated on a popular campus courtyard, reads: “The Lenape lived here before and during colonization of the Americas. This…
Students Now Pay for Title IX at the University of Maryland
More fees for college students, this time at the University of Maryland: Taking a page from the Democratic Party’s new platform language in favor of taxpayer-funded abortions, University of Maryland student leaders have decided that…