Despite what Americans have been hearing about the nation’s poor civics literacy, renowned education reformer Diane Ravitch suggests that, on historical subjects at least, civics education may have made “some headway.”
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How much do American high-schoolers know about their literary heritage? Not much, apparently.
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A New Report Exposes Endemic Campus Jew Hatred
Palestinian activism morphs into an attack on Jewish identity, not just on Israel The campus war against Israel, now some decades old, has been unrelenting in its vicious assault against the Jewish state, led by…
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West Virginia teachers’ union holds focus groups to pressure lawmakers
Education reform is allegedly on the minds of teachers’ unions in West Virginia, which is a politically-red state. The West Virginia Federation of Teachers and West Virginia Education Association announced five listening sessions, or public…
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‘Administrative Bloat’ and Biden’s College Loan Forgiveness
In a nod to his progressive base and what seems to be a naked tactic to buy the votes of young, educated future Democrats, President Biden seems to have made good on at least one…
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Tennessee teachers upset over conservative’s remarks about teachers
It is no secret that left-wing teachers’ unions and activists harbor ill will toward conservative, free-market and pro-charter school figures. The Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) blasted Republican Gov. Bill Lee for…
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School district’s “anti-racist” audit focuses on race, not education
An “anti-racism” audit, currently underway in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system, earned the applause of liberal parents, students, and the mainstream media. The Washington Post’s glowing article portrayed the audit as a noble…
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BYU sociology professor assigns Critical Race Theory activity to students
A Utah education activist named Natalie Cline posted a concerning document, sent to her from an anonymous source, which detailed how a Brigham Young University sociology professor had her students conduct a “Revealing Whiteness Activity.”…
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Fauci: America’s unelected dictator
Unfortunately for college students, their college administrations have chosen to follow the oft-wrong public health advice of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Although much of his advice has been proven wrong and he himself has flip-flopped on…
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Anti-Semites Should Not Define Anti-Semitism
Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. As the 2016…