Scores in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina have jumped considerably at a time when the majority of the city’s public schools have become charter schools.
Monthly Archives For October 2011
Herman Cain Academically Appraised
Republican presidential contender Herman Cain may catch more than the Washington establishment by surprise.
Gun Rights for Women
The second amendment has been getting a surprising boost on campuses lately—from college women—much to the consternation of university administrators.
Coreless Nebraska Colleges
Are Nebraska college students receiving a well-rounded education?
Accuracy in History
Listen to a bona fide historian give some surprising history lessons. Originally broadcast on April 7, 2011.
Columbia University’s Israeli Fall
A Mid East Studies professor who we have covered is in the news again, and once again the subject of investigations surrounding claims that his attitudes towards Israel could be labeled discriminatory.
AIM & The TEA Party
Read about what the founder of AIM and AIA had in common with the TEA Party.
Regional Jokes Get Pass
“We live in a society where you can lose your job for making a racist joke but where there are usually no consequences for making regional slurs.”—Althea Webb, assistant professor of education, Berea College, in The Chronicle Review, October 7, 2011.
Middle East Studies Breakthrough
We’ve actually found a Middle East studies professor who provides valuable information and insights.
Academic Wellth
An academic veteran is concerned with the degree to which student debt affects academic performance. Now if only university VIPs would notice the extent to which college costs lead to student debt.