The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that left liberals and progressives fuming when it determined that affirmative action practices should not be used in college admissions. By a 6-3 ruling, it is no longer…
Monthly Archives For June 2023
DEI offices at University of Arkansas to close
In what is considered to be a pre-emptive move, the University of Arkansas told its staff in an email that the university will close its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office as of August 1,…
Thank Biden? Faculty struggle with inflation, too
The U.S. economy still suffers from persistent, nagging inflation despite the reassurances from the Biden administration that inflation was supposed to be “transitory.” A recent report highlighted how faculty members are struggling with inflation, too….
ProPublica’s attacks on the Supreme Court exposes liberal hypocrisy
ProPublica, which is a left-wing reporting outfit, has made a living on reporting on issues important to liberal and left-wing readers, such as environmental and social justice topics. It has turned its attention to the…
CNN’s Cloudy Future
A little over a year ago, Warner Bros. Discovery took control of CNN and newly installed Chief Executive Chris Licht vowed to remake the cable news network to better compete against its top rivals Fox…
Over 1,900 colleges no longer require SAT or ACT
An organization that advocates for limited application of standardized assessments announced that over 1,900 colleges are no longer mandating SAT or ACT scores to be admitted to college in the Fall 2023 semester. FairTest claimed…
Illinois passes law that bans ‘book bans’
Illinois recently passed a law that banned the potential removal of books, which Illinois lawmakers called “book bans.” Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2789 into law last week and will take effect on…
Texas bans DEI offices in state’s universities
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently upset the consultant class of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activists because he signed into law a bill that outlaws diversity offices at public universities. State-funded public colleges and universities…
Iowa gets more school choice applicants than anticipated
In a surprising bit of news, Iowa said that there were more applications for education savings accounts than anticipated. The Des Moines Register reported that the state initially budgeted $107.4 million to fund 14,068 students…
Teachers’ union AFT endorses Biden for president
In news that surprises no one, one of the powerful teachers’ unions officially endorsed President Joe Biden for a second term as president. The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, made…