Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to show for it? A policy paper by the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin James points out…
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Questioning Common Core
Michael Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has nine question for Common Core opponents, which I would like to answer with eight questions of my own. First, Mr. Petrilli: Do you mean that you…
Left Losing Wisconsin’s Teacher’s Unions
It’s getting harder and harder to find left-wing activists, even in public school unions in progressive Wisconsin. “In 2011, in the wake of the largest workers uprising in recent U. S. history, I was elected…
Marquette Suppresses Academic Freedom
As we have reported, a professor at Marquette, John McAdams, was suspended after criticizing a graduate student who said she would not tolerate criticism of gay marriage in her classroom His suspension is drawing criticism…
Common Core on the Ropes
The Common Core education standards are not advancing as supporters had hoped and the Obama Administration that promoted them bears much of the blame, according to a journal of the education establishment. “Common Core has…
White House Targeted College Savings
While the Obama Administration hatched a plan to make community college free, the White House plotted a change in the tax treatment of savings accounts parents use to pay for their children’s college education. “During…
Academic Freedom under Fire at Marquette
To its undying credit, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has questioned whether the academic freedom of a Catholic professor at a Jesuit university was violated. “Dr. John McAdams, associate professor of political science…
Liberals Support Citizens United
Liberals do not understand that the Citizens United v FEC Supreme Court decision is actually a good for free speech and the First Amendment, visiting liberals at the Cato Institute said. Citizens United allowed a…
Progressive Calls for Immigration Control
Yes you read that right, and an academic one, no less, much to the consternation of the circles he travels in. “I’m a philosophy professor specializing in ethics and political philosophy, and like many of…
Al Jazeera Makes an Appearance at the MLA
Haidar Eid, an associate professor at al-Aqsa University in the Gaza Strip, who also has a blog with Al Jazeera, pre-recorded his remarks to the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Vancouver, Canada. Eid apologized…
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Activists at American University want Stronger Condemnation of Flyers on Immigration
Latino activists at American University in Washington, D.C. want the administration to be more vocal about strongly-worded flyers on immigration, which offended them.
Gen. Kelly to HS Teacher: Go to Hell!
Perhaps that’s the appeal of the president and his appointees: They say what the rest of us are thinking.
Poor Little Rich Universities
Universities that cry poor while entertaining themselves lavishly are finding it harder to keep up their public service facade, even in publications that would normally be sympathetic to them.
MSU Students Protest New President
Because he’s a Republican.
Art Prof Uses Flag For Door Mat
Apparently, taking a knee during the National Anthem is too respectful of Old Glory for at least one academic.
Pomona College has Statistics Course that Integrates Social Justice Topics
Social justice apparently mixes well with a college statistics course, at least at Pomona College.
Social Justice and Engineering at University of San Diego Conference Means a Trip to the Border
Social justice at an engineering conference at the University of San Diego means a field trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. Huh?!
Hollywood Doc With Matt Damon Disses Charter Schools
Perhaps they should have talked to some people who work with them.
Oberlin Descending
And the education establishment hastens to shift blame from the college’s left leaning ambience.
Are College Applications Biased Against Homeschoolers?
This homeschooling dad claims they are.
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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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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