The California Association of Scholars (CAS) has issued an extensive report taking the Golden State’s university system to task for extensive bias and not-so-apparent academic achievement.
News
Occupation of the Mind
Howard Zinn and Saul Alinsky must be looking down and smiling now, or up.
College Board Pushes Education Spending
The College Board commissioned a poll that shows a majority favor increased federal spending on education.
Med School’s Brave New World
The face of medical education is changing and patients may not like it one bit.
Unsustainable Green Jobs
Apparently even college campuses aren’t providing green jobs anymore.
Anatomy of an Anachronism
According to Charles Murray, W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, there in not enough conclusive evidence that the federal government plays a positive role in American education.
Composed & Collected
Perhaps never is history has there been such a disconnect between what schools teach and what students need to know.
Education Reform in Idaho
According to Tom Luna, Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, his state “chose to act, instead of being acted upon” when it came to education.
Ed Chief Gets Reprieve
Although his is hardly a controversy-free federal agency, Obama Administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan got off fairly easily in a live interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS.
Constitution Law Epic Fail
There is an obvious teachable moment in the Supreme Court case this week which tests the constitutionality of the Obama Administration’s health care program but most law professors will probably miss it.