How many academics does it take to fix America’s criminal justice system? Twenty. That’s how many participated in a National Research Council (NRC) study of U.S. prisons and their effect on inner cities. The study…
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Common Core’s Slow Collapse
As a public service, we try to track the progress, or lack thereof, of the latest top-down education reform concocted by elites and insiders—Common Core. We are aided immeasurably by the Heartland Institute which publishes…
FAA Hiring Scandal Barely Registers with the Media
Editor’s note: See what happens when we get rid of tests. The Fox Business Network (FBN) should be congratulated for launching a six-month investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration’s hiring practices, an investigation revealing complicity between…
Universities’ Tax Exemption at Risk
There is much more at stake in the debate over same-sex marriage than wedding cakes. Namely, the tax-exempt status of universities is now at risk. “The most notable exchange during the argument last month in…
Anti-Semitism in Academe
Update on anti-Semitism in academe in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Courts Find Academics Unexceptional
They may be the big men and women on campus but off campus they are just men and women. “The claim of legal status depends on the prior claim that academics are special, even exceptional,…
In Epps Analysis of Executive Order
Editor’s Note: University of Baltimore Law Professor Garrett Epps Strikes Out Again Governor Jindal’s attempt to protect individual rights from government intrusion has received the now all-too-familiar slander and cranky response from those who don’t…
Happy Memorial Day!
We at Accuracy in Academia remember all the sacrifices of American servicemen and servicewomen of years past and present. God bless you and your families and loved ones, and God bless America.
School Bans “God” From Homework
Mackenzie Fraiser may be a sixth grader, but she knows more about her constitutional rights than Somerset Academy. The Las Vegas school took a big gamble when it told a 12-year-old girl to drop God…
Fraudulent Gay Marriage Study Dupes the Media
The mainstream media have some egg on their face today after being forced to retract their reports on a gay-marriage study that was found to have been based on fraudulent research. The study, which appeared…
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New Answer For Declining Test Scores: Ennui
A study from the University of Arkansas may have stumbled upon one reason for declining test scores–apathy.
History Professor Criticizes the NRA, Clamors for Repeal the Second Amendment
A history professor at a New York state university blamed the National Rifle Association for the recent mass shooting and is pushing to repeal the Second Amendment.
White House Prison Reform Efforts Supported by Initial Findings by a Florida State University Research Project
A Florida State University research project will research how certain prison reforms will reduce the amount of ex-inmates committing crimes and will help them adjust to civilian life, which aligns with the Trump administration’s recently-outlined principles.
Florida Initiative Partners Sheriff’s Department with College Staffers to have Armed Staffers On-Campus
Two Florida colleges have joined an anti-mass shooter initiative with a sheriff’s department, which arms volunteer college staffers and trains them in case of a mass shooter event.
After Outcry, San Diego State Anti-Trump Course Removes Mention of President Trump
San Diego State University offers a one-credit course that was originally critical of President Donald Trump, called “Trump: Impeachment, Removal, or Conviction?” But, after public outcry, the university removed “Trump” from the title of the course.
Taxpayers Subsidize Foreign Students
And wait until you see where it comes from.
Obama At MIT: No Embarrassing Scandals
Former President Barack Obama dropped in at a sports analytics conference at MIT and defended his administration as scandal-free even while offering a revealing codicil to the defense.
Millennial Group Critical of Amazon HQ2, Emphasizing Corporate Welfare’s Ills
Generation Opportunity, a pro-free market Millennial grassroots organization, published a digital ad that criticizes localities for pushing corporate handouts to land Amazon HQ2.
Teachers Union President: Betsy DeVos ‘doesn’t care about children’
American Federation of Teachers, known as AFT, is headed by longtime President Randi Weingarten. In recent comments to the media, she claimed that Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos “in her heart doesn’t care about children.”
Rutgers Student Op-Ed: Blames Florida Shooting on ‘Toxic Masculinity’
Apparently, ‘toxic masculinity’ is to blame for the tragic mass shooting at a Florida high school, per a Rutgers University student opinion editorial.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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