Speaking for the Republican majority in the lower chamber of the state assembly, Virginia delegate Jeff Frederick earnestly defended their increase in education spending, even though there is precious little research showing that where schools are concerned, more is better.
Read the articleAt the 2008 CPAC, leaders of the conservative movement urged students and others to stand up for their principles and remain united.
Read the article“Safety” for these coalition members seems strikingly similar to silencing oppositional perspectives on sexuality and substituting sexually “unbiased” connotations for the traditional American conception of family.
Read the articleGiven the increasing negative perception of the world towards the United States, the Department of State has created a new Television Studio to improve America’s image as a tool in public diplomacy.
Read the articleMagree that America needs significant educational reform. For Center for American Progress (CAP) affiliates, at least, the front lines of that reform start with the AmeriCorps.
Read the articleIf you think that primary schools don’t spend enough time on education now, just wait. As a famous guy once said, “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet!”
Read the articleThe rise of Barack Obama on the national political scene has inevitably rejuvenated a debate as to who was the first black President.
Read the articleThe crowning irony of the endless push for diversity education in institutions of higher learning is that the places where you are most likely to hear racial epithets anymore are college campuses.
Read the articleModern Language Association (MLA) professors attempted to answer questions about style and meaning by drawing upon postmodern academics, one of whom belongs to the radical “naturalist” Brights movement.
Read the articleIn the wake of the departure of the president of the College of William and Mary over his scheduling of a sex workers’ art show, it is useful to know that the Flathats are not alone in their choice of extracurricular activities.
Read the articleShakespeare’s commentary on science and society was so profound that the famous author Aldous Huxley copied themes wholesale from the Tempest in order to construct the American dystopian classic A Brave World.
Read the articleIf all academic writing became infused with the “excitement” of Butler’s work, many outside the field would probably fail to recognize the change.
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