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Jeb Bush Weighs In On Education
He may not be running for president lately but Jeb Bush is still devoting all of his oratorical skills to the subject of education.
Trump Anxiety Disorder
It’s what Harvard medical researchers call Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Is There Truth In Academia?
A Jesuit who taught in Georgetown, and is in a position to know, says the quest will be more difficult than in generations past.
University of Washington Psychologist Creates Geeky Barbie
Something tells me it won’t move as fast as the Sweet Magic Kitchen.
Pistol Packin’ Teachers?
A school district in southwestern Virginia is actually ready to let teachers keep and bear arms.
New California Textbooks: When Sally Met …
The next generation of California students may get to find out what happened.
New Common Core Or Common Core Classic?
One of the groups that has doubled down on pushing the Common Core Curriculum Standards (CCCS) in the English Language Arts (ELA) seems to be saying that Common Core hasn’t worked because it hasn’t been tried.
Chipotle U
Embattled California’s equally beleaguered Governor Jerry Brown thinks he knows how to save the public universities in the Golden State.
Another Head Start Failure
When you fine tune the studies on Head Start, the program’s shortcomings only become more readily apparent.
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Son Of South On Silent Sam
He doesn’t like it but he’s keeping his shoes on rather than taking them off to pummel the old boy with.
Petition Wants to Replace Betsy DeVos with LeBron James at Department of Education
A petition circulated online wants President Trump to replace his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with NBA athlete LeBron James.
Atlanta Charter School Replaced Pledge of Allegiance with Mascot Chant
A charter school in Atlanta, Georgia replaced the reciting of the pledge of allegiance with a ‘wolf pack chant,’ which was met with outcry from the public.
UNC Students to Rally to Support Vandal of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue
Students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are planning to rally to show solidarity with a fellow student, who was arrested for vandalizing the Confederate statue known as “Silent Sam” that resides on-campus.
University of Oregon Art Museum to Host Camp for Transgender Children
The art museum associated with the University of Oregon is going to host a camp for grade school aged children who are transgender.
Business Leaders In Christ Get Secular Reprieve
The University of Iowa revoked the official status of a Christian student club, the Business Leaders in Christ, after it declined to promote an openly gay member to its leadership. The student group said it…
First Amendment Failures At Columbia
Few at Columbia University would object if you called them the best and the brightest, yet they are no more incandescent than the rest of the public when it comes to enumerating their first amendment freedoms.
White Privilege Or Willful Ignorance?
An Oregon teacher takes issue with assertions made by her students but perhaps for the wrong reason.
University Health Plans Face Post-Obamacare Competition
The Trump administration recently introduced short-term health insurance plans into the health insurance market, which could potentially destabilize another part of Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act.
Toronto Professor: The Material ‘Felt’ is Linked to White Supremacy
The material known as felt is apparently linked to white supremacy and queer theory, per one professor in Canada.
Faculty Lounge
Albany Professor Predicts Trump Voters will Riot when Trump Finishes Presidency
Senator Ted Cruz’s Amendment in Recent Defense Bill would Prohibit Funding of Confucius Institutes
How Silent Cal Quietly Pursued Immigration Reform
Prof Blames Charter Schools For Chicago Crime
Davidson College Professor Allows Students to Pick Their Own Grades
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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