On a panel promoting pre-Kindergarten programs at a conference recently in Austin, Texas, a pair of government officials–one local, one federal–made their case. Representing the City of New York, Richard Buery suggested that employing universal…
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Creativity and Common Core
This SXSWedu session’s description sums up the matter: “What if job performance was measured by a year-end test aiming to boil all of our work down to a single score? As meaningless as that would…
UT-Austin Unrepentant on Affirmative Action
For higher education administrators, affirmative action remains a topic of concern. In Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race can be a determining factor regarding student admission….
School Choice: The Milwaukee Magnet
When it becomes successful in their own backyards, even die-hard liberals support school choice. “I support [means-tested, not universal] vouchers, I support homeschooling, I support charter schools, I support changes in the traditional system, [and]…
The Clintons’ Pornographer
An aspect of the Clinton Years that most academic historians might miss: When Larry Flynt is feeling righteous, he describes himself as a crusader: for civil liberties in general and free speech in particular.” So…
Soviet Peace Studies
In 1981, the Soviet-front U.S. Peace Council held its second national conference. Endorsers included Democratic Rep. Danny K. Davis, one of Obama’s associates in Chicago, and David Cortright of a group known as SANE, for…
Why The Left Must Destroy Ben Carson
Black conservative Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is everything Barack Obama is not. That’s why he has to be destroyed. In a desperate move, The Washington Post ran a more than 2,500-word article on Sunday…
Remaking of Alexander Hamilton
With their gift for ruining everything they touch, American progressives have done incalculable damage to the reputation of Alexander Hamilton. Yet and still, the first Secretary of the Treasury remains perhaps the most problematic of…
Teachable Moment In Baltimore
Before professors everywhere seize upon the Baltimore riots as a “teachable moment,” we’d like to offer a few simple pieces of recent history to cogitate over. Expect your local professor to echo the president’s claim…
NY Times Public Editor Gives Journalism Students Advice—Fairness Over Objectivity
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan gave her students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism some advice last week based on what she’s learned in the last three decades, since she entered the…
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New Buzzword: ‘Transmisic Microaggressions’, Courtesy of Librarians at Simmons College
Librarians at Simmons College came up with a new buzzword: “Transmisic microaggressions.”
Local Ohio University Offers Full-Ride Scholarships to Slain Police Officers’ Daughters
Otterbein University, located in the state of Ohio, recently announced that it is offering full-ride scholarships for the four daughters of slain police officer Eric Joering, who was killed with his partner responding to a domestic violence 911 call.
Bronx Principal Sparks Protest
Public officials and protesters are calling for a black history curriculum largely as a response to the actions of a principal in the Bronx.
College Democrats at DC University Promote Fundraiser for Pro-Abortion Organization Planned Parenthood
College Democrats at George Washington University fundraised for Planned Parenthood, a pro-abortion organization, and raised about $4,000.
‘Black History Month’ Food Controversy at New York University
New York University was the subject of a food vendor controversy, where several employees created a ‘Black History Month’ themed menu that sparked outrage due to the menu featuring watermelon-flavored water and other allegedly stereotypical foods associated with African-Americans.
Gym Space at Stanford University Bars Men for Four Hours a Week for Women-Only Workouts
Stanford University bars male students from working out for four hours a week at one of its gym facilities because some female students complained about working out in a large gym space with other students, male and female.
Man’s Race to Go to Mars is an Example of ‘Male Entitlement’
The race to Mars is apparently an example of ‘male entitlement,’ claimed a Stanford professor at the university’s gender research institute.
Are Liberal Arts Majors Working?
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is trying to prove that liberal arts majors are gainfully employed but they’re not doing so all that clearly.
DC PS Officials Secretly Support School Choice
At least on a personal level.
Undocumented Students Thwart Immigration Law at Rutgers
Not by resisting arrest but by chasing ICE out of a career fair where agency representatives were going to recruit the next generation of agents to enforce immigration law.
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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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