Was it a meeting of the National Education Association or the Democratic National Committee? At times it was difficult to tell. The annual gathering of America’s largest teachers union featured everything from a lesbian proposal…
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Tragedy of U.S. History
On February 17th, an education bill was passed by the Oklahoma State House of Representatives Education Committee to “defund the current Advanced Placement U.S. History course framework and replace it with a curriculum deemed more…
Community Colleges Pay for the Tofu
President Barack Obama’s latest education initiative is #FreeCommunityCollege for American students, but it brings up the question, will it make a concrete impact on the higher education landscape? At the Brookings Institution, Maryland community college…
How Conservatives Teach
Liberal friends curious about how conservative professors actually teach might consider asking them. That’s what Jeisi Zhao of the Young America’s Foundation did in an interview with George Mason University economist Walter Williams. “I teach…
Detroit’s Choice
Something is actually growing in Detroit, a city that mostly has been in the news for its losses—charter schools, 66 of them. Their growth tracks with a statewide trend, and has the Detroit public schools…
Black Like Rachel
In a way, Rachel Dolezal is a living embodiment of racial progress. In the 1961 book, Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin pretended to be black in order to show the indignities blacks…
Dr. Paul Kengor discusses his book “Dupes: How the Communist Left Has Manipulated the Progressive Left for a Century”
On Monday June 29, The Institute of World Politics welcomed Dr. Paul G. Kengor to discuss the topic of his recent book, Dupes: How the Communist Left Has Manipulated the Progressive Left for a Century….
Polish Heroes Remembered on the 4th of July: “American Day” in an Historic Polish Town
TORONTO, ONTARIO — During June to August 2004, I spent three very memorable months in Poland. On July 3 (on the eve of the American holiday), I attended a large, informal celebration called “American Day”…
Is is the Fourth? An Excerpt
An excerpt from the Family Research Council’s daily e-mail newsletter: Those were the last words recorded of Thomas Jefferson. He had authored the Declaration of Independence exactly fifty years before he took his last breath….
Ronald Reagan: America “is always in the Act of Becoming”
As Ronald Reagan once said: “Some may try and tell us that this is the end of an era. But what they overlook is that in America, every day is a new beginning, and every…
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Student Suspended For Going to Class
It used to be that you got suspended for skipping school.
Walking Out On Responsibility
In this month’s Campus Report, we examine the walk out protests of high school students around the country after the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida.
‘Clock Boy’ Lawsuit Tossed by Judge
A judge ruled against a lawsuit brought on by the family of Ahmed Mohamed, known as “Clock Boy.” The boy became famous for an alleged Islamophobia incident in Texas.
College Presidents See No Evidence Of Bias
Although they realize that most people think their campuses are left-wing, most college presidents don’t think there is evidence to support that concern.
Protesting Guns Okay, Abortion not so much
That’s what a high school teacher learned in California when she tried to have a class discussion on the student walkouts to protest guns.
No White Privilege in Wisconsin
At least that’s what a high school principal found out after trying to hold a discussion on it timed to Martin Luther King Day.
University of Minnesota President Critical of Student Resolution Supporting BDS Movement
An anti-Israeli resolution narrowly passed at the University of Minnesota, but whose language led to strong comments by the university president on the flaws of the resolution itself.
University Administrator Resigns after Criticism of Her Affiliation to AR-15 Manufacturer
A chief financial officer at a Florida-based university resigned due to pressure from activists, who criticized her for being a board member of a manufacturer of AR-15 style rifles.
UPenn Professor Under Fire for Comments on Minority Graduation Rankings
Amy Wax, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is now the target of a petition calling for her termination due to comments on law school graduation demographics and African-American law students.
Are Colleges Finally Experiencing Supply & Demand?
And will it lead to an understanding of the economics the rest of us live with?