Our correspondent went to an education seminar and ran into yet another scandal involving the Obama Administration.
Recent Articles
Out On The Fringe
“One of the reasons that we’re losing the culture war right now is that indoctrination begins in pre-school and by the time you get to college you’re way out on the fringe.” —Dr. Ben Carson
Dancing With The Candidates
“You got to know at least as much about the candidates you’re voting for as you do about the candidates on Dancing With the Stars.”—Dr. Ben Carson
Fighting The Power
An academic may find happiness in government work but what will she leave in her wake?
The Education Bubble & Poverty
A major problem with the student loan bubble is that federal financial aid goes to some students that are not in dire need.
ESPNw & Title IX
Two new documentaries celebrate Title IX and get it wrong.
Spring Break Never Ends
The college students who supported him might not be able to afford many trips but President Obama is under no such constraints.
Being & Common Core
The federal government tries to replace questionable education policies with a question mark.
Union… What Is It Good For?
“Some will rejoice in today’s decision, and some will despair at it; that is the nature of a controversy that matters so much to so many. But the Court has cheated both sides, robbing the winners of an honest victory, and the losers of the peace that comes from a fair defeat. We owed both of them better.”
Big College Soaks Taxpayers
Whereas people complain about Big Oil or Big Business you don’t hear much about “Big College,” yet college tuition rates continue to rise at an exorbitant rate.
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Melania Trump’s Books Rejected by Cat in the Hat
A controversy made waves when a librarian named Liz Phipps Soeiro rejected Dr. Seuss-written books donated to the library where she works from First Lady Melania Trump.
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Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Secretary, Called a ‘White Supremacist’ by Protesters at Harvard
Protesters at Harvard University called President Trump’s Department of Education Secretary Betsy Devos a “white supremacist,” without providing proof except for her Caucasian heritage.
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Study Claimed Conservative Economic Views are Linked to Anger
Say what? Anger can be linked to conservative views on economics, claimed a study done by the University of Cincinnati.
Free Speech Crisis @ the other UN
When professors join in the fun, as happened recently at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, it may well tip the balance, for better or for worse.
Marquette University, a Catholic Institution, to Hold ‘Pride Prom’
Marquette University is going to hold a “Pride Prom” on its college campus, which as a Catholic institution, offended alumni and donors for allegedly pushing LGBTQIA agenda on its campus.
‘Free Palestine’ Chant Led by Cornell Professor at Colin Kaepernick-Inspired ‘Take a Knee’ Protest
At a ‘Take a Knee’ rally at Cornell University, which was to protest racial injustice in America (and was inspired by football athlete Colin Kaepernick), a professor led a chant of “Free Palestine.”
Princeton University Controversy over Campus Paper Editorials
The Princetonian, a campus newspaper at Princeton, decided to no longer publish editorials by students from a diverse political background and will go the unsigned editorial route.
At UNC-Charlotte, 345 Courses Offered on Diversity
University of North Carolina-Charlotte offers 345 courses related to the subject of diversity. Does that seem excessive?
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Sports Broadcasters Could be Racist in Describing Black Quarterbacks, Journal Article says
The way that black quarterbacks are described could be racist, professors allege in a journal article.
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Gender Neutral Declaration of Independence Read in Arizona School
A gender neutral reading of the Declaration of Independence took place at an Arizona elementary school, shocking at least one parent.