Yet another widely held perception in academia is the idea that somehow universities contribute to economic growth although the exact cause and effect is hard to pin down.
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Extravagance without Accountability
Of all the myths that the higher education establishment has perpetuated, perhaps none is more pervasive, or contributes as much to the preservation of the status quo, as the notion that the blame for tuition hikes lay somewhere other than the central offices of universities
Save Our Summers
Educrats are trying to make compulsory education even more mandatory in the tar heel state.
Beer Pong U
Do college students need rehab as well as remediation?
In the Biblical Sense
The move to bring Bible Studies back to public schools has not come a moment too soon.
Affirmative Action Through Immigration?
A new study features a novel twist on an ongoing controversy; A head-to-head comparison of black Americans and black immigrants indicates that while affirmative action may not do much good for people of color, a private education does.
Academic Myths at a glance
Here are a half dozen myths that circulate in higher education as well as in primary schools that only seem to get healthier with the retelling no matter how much the factual record stacks up against them.
Conservative Bias In Academia?
Because we approach every story with an open mind, we are following the latest trail of such allegations in whatever direction it will take us.
Has Education Changed Society?
A recent survey indicates that the educational establishment may finally be making some headway in its oft-stated goal of changing society.
Feminist in the Classroom
“I am a feminist who does not like what feminism has become,” the author of Who Stole Feminism? explains. “The new gender feminism is badly in need of scrutiny.”