The results are telling: “By a 40-21 percent margin, voters say Common Core standards have worsened, not improved, public education, with another 21 percent saying they have had little impact,” Greenberg said. “Looking forward, a…
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Wesleyan President Stands by Student Paper after Black Lives Matter Column
Yet his comments are a bit confusing, but he does still stand by the student paper, Argus, after it published a column on Black Lives Matter.
Common Core Failure in Massachusetts
Common Core State Standards is a big failure, as Massachusetts is seeing right now.
Study: 1 Professor from the Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges donated to a GOP Candidate
Out of 47 total professors, only 1 donated to a GOP candidate. Groupthink?
Professor in Trouble after Not Pushing Expensive Textbook in His Course
Not believing in pushing expensive college textbooks to college students has a price, apparently.
College Republicans Get Clever in Mocking Hillary Clinton
As the College Fix reported: This summer, as Clinton visited Los Angeles for a fundraising stop, College Republicans from across Southern California converged outside the Democratic headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard to protest Clinton’s hypocrisy, participants told The…
Ignoring Climate Change = Sin, says Religious Studies Professor
Someone is a bit over-the-top regarding the intersection of religion and climate change/global warming.
“Politically Correct” is Now a Microaggression, Wisconsin University says
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says that “political correctness” is an example of causing microaggressions.
Ole Miss Student Senator Faces Backlash after Voicing Support for State Flag
Political correctness strikes again, this time, over the Mississippi state flag.
USC may ask for $100 Million Scholarship Fund for Minority Students
But will this actually help stimulate reform in higher education, where the outrageously-high tuition discourages the poor and minorities from attending college? Nope.