News, Perspectives Teachable Moment In Baltimore Spencer Irvine May 6, 2015 Before professors everywhere seize upon the Baltimore riots as a “teachable moment,” we’d like to offer a few simple pieces…
Perspectives Scott Walker Strikes Again Malcolm A. Kline May 1, 2015 For a quarter of a century, Republican presidential candidates have uttered variations of George H. W. Bush’s high pitched pledge:…
Faculty Lounge U.S. Eighth Graders Struggle in U.S. History Spencer Irvine April 30, 2015 As the Washington Examiner reported: “Less than one-in-five eighth graders have a proficient grasp of United States history, and less…
Faculty Lounge Canadian Bus Driver tells 8-Year-Old to Not Read on the Bus Spencer Irvine April 28, 2015 Yeah, sounds really odd that there’s a no-reading rule on a school bus.
Faculty Lounge When taxpayers subsidize ill-considered degree programs Spencer Irvine April 24, 2015 As the John William Pope Center wrote: “Each year, UNC officials pitch new degree programs to the system’s Board of…
Perspectives Delaying Common Core the Chicago Way Malcolm A. Kline April 21, 2015 Opposition to Common Core continues to spread well across party lines, no matter how much the educational establishment tires to…
Faculty Lounge Christina Hoff Sommers gets Trigger Warning Treatment at Georgetown Spencer Irvine April 20, 2015 Apparently, speaking the truth leads to Georgetown University students claiming Sommers’ remarks would trigger students with signs and posting them…
Faculty Lounge Adjunct Professors on Welfare Spencer Irvine April 19, 2015 Apparently, there are adjunct professors on welfare. More from the Washington Monthly: “This is not really true. It turns out,…
Faculty Lounge Speech Code of the Month: Florida A&M University Restricts 1st Amendment Spencer Irvine As FIRE reported: “According to FAMU’s Student Code of Conduct, “disorderly conduct” includes not only things like public drunkenness, but…
Faculty Lounge Law School Changed Tenure Policy to Fire Faculty, 2 Law Professors Allege Spencer Irvine April 18, 2015 As the Chronicle for Higher Education reported: “Two tenured professors at the William Mitchell College of Law have sued the…
Faculty Lounge Bill de Blasio’s Pre-K Program is Social Engineering Spencer Irvine April 17, 2015 A really good take by Joy Pullmann, writing for The Federalist. “So New York City social planners have decided they…
Faculty Lounge Michelle Malkin: Hillary Clinton’s Common Core-type Past Spencer Irvine April 15, 2015 As always, Michelle Malkin does her homework and digs up facts about Common Core and their supporters. Hillary Clinton, recently-announced…