Although civic education is as important today as ever, the median number of high school civics courses has declined by two-thirds over the past 30 years, one scholar reports.
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Brown Decision at 50
“The promise of Brown will never be fulfilled,” a civil rights leader argues, “if the educational establishment, its enablers, [and] its cheerleaders resist reforms proven to elevate black educational achievement.”
Don’t Spare the Rod
An enormous problem in itself, student misbehavior is exacerbated by teachers’ and schools’ fear of lawsuits, a recent study indicates.
Conservative University & CNN’s Crossfire
The first 50 students who sign up for Conservative University this year will have the chance to sit in the audience at CNN’s “Crossfire.”
Columbia: Weak Link in the War on Terror
A Columbia University professor places the blame for terrorism on U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
Conservative University 2004
Announcing Conservative University 2004, the cure for the common campus.
Bucknell Speech Code Follies
Administrators at Bucknell argue with a civil libertarian over whether the university’s policy on “bias-related harassment” constitutes a speech code.
Jihad Math
When the United States government subsidizes Islamic schools abroad, it may be feeding with a hand that gets bitten.
Academic Hate Crime Hoax
A California professor who claimed to have been the victim of a “hate crime” was placed on paid leave last month after police determined that she herself had been the perpetrator.
Tutu Castigates U.S. and Israel in AU Speech
In a speech at American University, Archbishop Desmond Tutu likens the current Israeli government to his country’s former apartheid regime.