The steady influx of academics such as John Holdren into the Obama Administration make many wish that these scholars had stayed on campus.
Monthly Archives For July 2009
Court Allows Religious Material
On July 16 the Eighth Circuit Court of Appealsruled in favor of the South Iron School District and upheld the right of the district to establish an open forum for distribution of materials on school property.
Shariah Studies by Stealth
Under some pressure from parents, California’s Education Department is reviewing its guidelines for teaching Islamic Studies to seventh-graders in its public schools.
Baby Boomer Apology Tour
When faced with periods of gloom and doom, there are two ways to respond. Ignore it—or dwell on it.
The Jack Welch MBA
So how do you convince an American business legend that online education’s not so bad? In the case of former GE CEO Jack Welch, you name a degree after him
Glass Ceiling on Scholars
When Dr. Ward Connerly heard that the University of California (UC) Regents academics had spearheaded a system-wide rule change, he wasn’t surprised.
Advanced Placement for Dummies
Should AP classes be available for everyone, regardless of their skill sets?
Too Bureaucratic for Bureaucrats
It had to happen. Now even the teachers in the UK are having second thoughts about the nanny state.
Ward Churchill in Denial
A jury may have decided in April that University of Colorado at Boulder officials violated former professor Ward Churchill’s first amendment rights when firing him, but a Denver District Court Judge has ruled that Churchill will neither receive his job back nor receive front pay for his termination.
NeW Kind of Women
Young conservative women have an organization to call their own. The Network of Enlightened Women (NeW) held its fourth annual conference at the Heritage Foundation on June 26, 2009.