An interesting study, indeed: The study, a working paper published by the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, specifically looks at the Louisiana Scholarship Program. The program gives tuition scholarships with an average value…
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North Texas Professor Takes Issue with Rio Olympics Coverage
Tracy Everbach, an associate professor at North Texas, took issue when Rio Olympics coverage appeared to be racist (to her). One example? A local newspaper column, which was referring to American gymnast Simone Biles’ performance,…
Houston Parents Upset at School District Spending $1.2 Million to Rename Schools
From the College Fix… over $1 million is being budgeted to rename and rebrand eight schools due to name ties to the Confederacy.
Washington D.C. Area has the Worst Student Loan Debt Situation in the Country
From the College Fix: Six of the 10 richest counties in America are clustered around Washington, D.C. But the city itself has a big problem when it comes to student debt loads and availability of…
Oregon State Introduces Pilot Program for Social Justice Training for Freshmen Students
Imposing social justice training sounds inclusive, doesn’t it? The course will debut as a pilot program during the fall term, which starts in late September, and the full roll-out will happen toward the beginning of…
George Washington University Student Group Boots Latino for Pointing Out Hypocrisy
Calling out inconsistencies means that you’ll be booted from a student group: This month, incoming George Washington University freshman Diego Rebollar was kicked out of an online “students of color” GroupMe created to offer support…
Vanderbilt Paid Confederate Group $1.2 Million to Remove Name from Memorial Hall
That’s a lot of money for a name, isn’t it? Vanderbilt is so incensed by the 83-year-old inscription on a campus building that it paid more than a million dollars to get rid of it….
Maryland County School System Bans Use of “Gifted and Talented”
We can’t reward those who work hard and are academically talented, at least that’s the proposal in Baltimore County public schools in the state of Maryland: Such is the proposal of Superintendent Dallas Dance who…
California Lawmaker Sees Controversial Part of Discrimination Bill Removed
Religious colleges are now temporarily spared in California from potential lawsuits, which could’ve been made possible had a specific provision of a proposed bill had been kept in the bill: Following heavy opposition from a…
Update on Wisconsin-Stout: Old Portrait Can Only Be Seen by Appointment
This isn’t a joke; now students can only see an eighty-year-old painting by appointment in a conference room at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.