As a public service, we try to track the progress, or lack thereof, of the latest top-down education reform concocted by elites and insiders—Common Core. We are aided immeasurably by the Heartland Institute which publishes…
Topic: U.S.
FAA Hiring Scandal Barely Registers with the Media
Editor’s note: See what happens when we get rid of tests. The Fox Business Network (FBN) should be congratulated for launching a six-month investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration’s hiring practices, an investigation revealing complicity between…
Happy Memorial Day!
We at Accuracy in Academia remember all the sacrifices of American servicemen and servicewomen of years past and present. God bless you and your families and loved ones, and God bless America.
Lesson from Freddie Gray: It’s Not About the Money
Good take from Marc Tucker: “David Brooks wrote a column that ran in the New York Times on May 1 that got me thinking. In it, he points out that the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood that Freddie…
Walter Williams: Failed Economic Policies, not Racism, Defines Baltimore
Noted black economist at George Mason University, Walter E. Williams, gives his take on why Baltimore is an example of failed economic policies. First part of his two-part interview:
North Dakota High Schools Finally Approve Pro-Life Groups
As the College Fix reported: “Two high schools in Fargo, North Dakota, have officially approved student-run pro-life clubs after months of roadblocks that seemed to be related to worries about religion in school.”
David Petraeus said Boycott Israel Movement (BDS) a Strategic Threat to Israel
Petraeus’ issues aside, he may be right about how the BDS movement and how it threatens Israel’s security. The BDS movement, which pushes for boycotting Israeli assets from American universities, is very anti-Israel and possibly…
Michelle Malkin: Obama’s Hoax-Spreading Bitter Half
Michelle Malkin with a great column yet again, this time on Michelle Obama’s constant whining about social justice and other matters similar to it.
Happy Mother’s Day
Let’s remember our mothers this special day, and we at AIA hope you spend the time among friends and family. As one woman once said: “Be a Mother who is committed to loving her children…
University Postpones Mexican-American Studies Program after 2 Students Enrolled
But, students protest the postponement of the program even when only TWO students actually enrolled in it.