Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz managed to insert an amendment that would prohibit universities from funding Confucius Institutes, which have ties to the Communist Party in China.
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How Silent Cal Quietly Pursued Immigration Reform
Their policies allegedly bolstered European immigration at the expense of all others but how would they work with today’s population mix?
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Prof Blames Charter Schools For Chicago Crime
See if you can make sense out of this.
Davidson College Professor Allows Students to Pick Their Own Grades
A literature class professor at Davidson College is allowing her students to pick their own grades.
Oberlin College’s Program to Pay Students as Advocates was Ended
A program at Oberlin College to pay students to advocate for ‘social justice’ has folded and disappeared from the college’s website.
Custer’s Other Last Stand
It turns out that American Indians can learn something from him.
Good News On Student Loans
Some students actually pay them back.
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Petition Wants to Replace Betsy DeVos with LeBron James at Department of Education
A petition circulated online wants President Trump to replace his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with NBA athlete LeBron James.
Atlanta Charter School Replaced Pledge of Allegiance with Mascot Chant
A charter school in Atlanta, Georgia replaced the reciting of the pledge of allegiance with a ‘wolf pack chant,’ which was met with outcry from the public.
UNC Students to Rally to Support Vandal of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue
Students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are planning to rally to show solidarity with a fellow student, who was arrested for vandalizing the Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam” that resides on-campus.