Berkeley prof bemoans phantom budget cuts.
Monthly Archives For October 2010
Generally & Particularly Irate
“Americans are not only against government spending in the abstract but against each particular instance of it in the last two years.”—Claremont McKenna scholar William Voegeli at Hillsdale College Capitol Hill lunch on October 1, 2010
Academic Amnesia on the 1990s
In even-numbered years, political science professors are frequently called upon by the media to offer their thoughts on national elections, although they may not be as well-versed as they should be on history, of even the more recent variety.
Education Department Grows By Fiat
The president just expanded the U. S. Department of Education by executive order.
CAPping Teacher Quality
The president’s favorite think tank wants to improve teacher quality but is less clear about how its proposals differ from policies already in place.
Education Empire Strikes Back
Stung by a spate of recent documentaries on public schools, the education establishment is trying to rebut the filmmakers’ charges.
Not Your Mother’s Girl Scouts
Americans may still see the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) as an apolitical group but the group’s leader has acknowledged a marked change in the GSA.
Pro-Life Students Defended
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are offering free legal assistance to students who participate in the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity if the students’ First Amendment rights on public school campuses are violated.
Castro on Campus
An education blogger you may never have expected.
Campus Obmamania Over?
While the White House might argue the point, it appears that the epidemic of Obamamania that swept across the nation’s college campuses a couple of years ago ended before the midterm elections.