According to Tom Luna, Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, his state “chose to act, instead of being acted upon” when it came to education.
Monthly Archives For March 2012
Requiem for Law School
After decades of steady growth, the legal profession is finding that it too is not recession-proof.
He Told You So
Obama Administration supporters watching in shock and awe as the government’s lawyers stumble their way through Supreme Court testimony on the Affordable Care Act might not have been so surprised if they had listened to some of the law’s opponents.
Ed Chief Gets Reprieve
Although his is hardly a controversy-free federal agency, Obama Administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan got off fairly easily in a live interview with Judy Woodruff of PBS.
Constitution Law Epic Fail
There is an obvious teachable moment in the Supreme Court case this week which tests the constitutionality of the Obama Administration’s health care program but most law professors will probably miss it.
Catholic Colleges Targeted
In the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter, read about how Catholic colleges and universities are affected by the newly created health care law and the surprising pushback on campus.
History on the Docket
All eyes are watching and ready for the Supreme Court to take up Obamacare in Florida vs. the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week. So much is at stake as this landmark case has the power to either bring things back to the drawing board or cast aside what lies at the very core of America.
Mediocrity for Dollars
The dramatic increase in college president salaries has not produced better leaders.—John K. Wilson of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Free Will & Academia
It’s Free Will Friday.
Alternative Education Establishment Online
If you want to avoid the bricks and mortar of the traditional college experience, as well as campus politics, you may find an increasing array of alternatives online.