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The Education Reformation
With too many students lagging behind other countries and minority students trailing white students, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney decided to make some changes.
Bucknell Babylon
Waste and funding abuse at Bucknell University might go unreported if not for the staff of The Counterweight.
Higher Education Hypocrites
It is hypocritical for colleges and universities to accept government money while refusing to allow military recruiters on campus, and now it’s also illegal.
Osama bin Laden Academically
An academic take on the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks may be more insightful than it at first appears to be.
What price IB?
A veteran educator asks, what comes first in American education, United States citizenship or world citizenship?
School to Makework
Of all the attempts to reform education, the so-called school-to-work program, in many ways, looked like the most promising.
Community Service Protest
For once students who yell, curse and scream will be rewarded rather than be punished.
Educational Epiphany of Bill Gates
Educational experimenters rejoiced when multibillionaire Bill Gates’ foundation bankrolled some of their favorite education schemes, but these private sector philanthropists quickly learned what public officials are loathe to admit: social planning will not yield literacy.
Kindergarten Censorship
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide soon whether to hear a case involving a school district’s censorship of a kindergartner’s art poster that contained a picture of Jesus.
Recent Articles
Free Speech Codes at George Mason U aren’t Good
George Mason University, out in suburban northern Virginia, isn’t the only university to have speech code issues on campus. Check out this op-ed by Todd Zywicki on the issue of speech codes at universities.
Scott Walker’s Smart Higher Ed Proposal
The governor of Wisconsin has provoked the ire of the higher education establishment in the state by suggesting that professors on the state payroll spend less and work more. “In the future, by not having…
Pell Grants don’t help Career-Oriented Students
Pell grants are a lifeline for many American students, costing billions of taxpayer dollars, but what do we have to show for it? A policy paper by the American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin James points out…
Apparently, there is LGBT Mennonite Literature
There is a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to pay for the travel costs for a gay Mennonite literature panel in Fresno, California. Apparently, there is a demand for LGBT Mennonite literature?
Wisconsin Professors Upset at Gov. Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts
But, it could be beneficial as Walker believes it will make the University of Wisconsin system more efficient and cut down on wasteful spending.
California Democrats suggest Illegal Immigrant Work-Study Program
But, the lawmakers have not decided how to fund the work-study program. Also, the program will only benefit illegal immigrants.
D.C. Councilman wants to name City University after Marion Barry
This isn’t a joke. The effort is to rename the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) after deceased former D.C. mayor Marion Barry.
Concealed Carry on Texas College Campuses? Could be a Reality
In light of school shootings, this could help mitigate such tragedies with concealed carry permit holders possibly deterring potential perpetrators.
Scott Walker to Wisconsin Professors: Work More than 14 Hours a Week
And he’s not kidding about that, as he’s slicing $300 million from the University of Wisconsin budget to close a budget gap.
DePaul Students Fundraise for Convicted Palestinian Terrorist
Rasmea Odeh was convicted in Israel for her participation in bombings in 1970: one killed two students in a marketplace and an attempt to bomb the British consulate. She lied on her immigration papers saying…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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