Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recently praised the Biden administration’s budget proposal, which will go before Congress for consideration. Although Biden’s budget will not likely pass with a Republican-majority House of Representatives, budget proposals are…
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Arizona unveils parent tip line to report ‘inappropriate’ teaching
Fulfilling a campaign promise, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, officially launched a tip line for parents to report “inappropriate” teaching in the classroom. The tip line, called the Empower Hotline, was lauded…
Community college accused of targeting ousted equity director
A former faculty director is accusing a California community college of targeting her for her viewpoints and not catering to the “woke” ideology of gender pronouns and other issues. Tabia Lee, who is black, said…
Virginia teachers’ union promoted Black Lives Matter propaganda
Despite Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order banning Critical Race Theory content in public schools, it appears that the Virginia Education Association (VEA) is circumventing or skirting Youngkin’s directive. The editorial board at the Wall…
North Dakota moves tenure reform forward
North Dakota, a state not often in the national headlines, is making waves due to state lawmakers advancing a bill couched as reforming tenure in colleges and universities. Bill sponsor Rep. Mike Lefor called the…
Protesters tried to disrupt conservative book event
Protesters and cancel culture mafia are not new for conservatives, but sometimes it gets too close to comfort. That is what two female conservative authors discovered when several screaming protesters crashed their book launch event…
Vermont colleges announces shift to all-digital library, other major changes
Colleges and universities under the banner of Vermont State College System will consolidate and make significant changes, such as shifting library resources to fully digital and leaving the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Associated…
Rutgers University union opens vote to authorize strike
After the university administration did not acquiesce to its demands met last month, unionized workers at Rutgers University began voting on whether to authorize a labor strike. According to the Daily Targum, voting began on…
Liz Cheney to teach at University of Virginia
The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA) announced last week that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has accepted an appointment to serve as a Professor of Practice with the Center for Politics….
Preserving Academic Freedom at the University of Chicago
Perhaps when literary critic C.S. Lewis despaired of “omnipotent moral busybodies . . . who torment us for our own good,” he was anticipating the tendentious rants of members of the University of Chicago’s Students…