A veteran public school teacher offers some observations that the National Education Association probably won’t like.
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Anti-Catholic Catholic Schools
There is no question that most academicians are liberal acolytes. There is no question that this is true even among so-called religious institutions.
Education By The Book, Unfortunately
If a public-school student gets to college without knowing when the Civil War was fought or how to do basic math, part of the problem may be with the student’s textbook.
Games Counselors Play
With so much school time given over to counseling rather than education, we thought that we would take a look at one of the games that counselors play, literally.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Multiculturally
Oregon State University celebrates Dr. King’s life with a film about gay rights and the Boy Scouts.
The Bias Of Special Education
School Administrators in inner cities have put troubled pupils in special education classes, whether those students are disabled or not.
Academics At War, With The Military
Many universities do not like America’s armed forces, especially on their own campuses, our correspondent concludes.
Studies Vouch For Private Schools
Students who can transfer out of inner city public schools and into private schools get better grades in a less segregated environment.
The Child-Care Crisis
Despite what you may have heard, Day Care is not for everyone.
The National Education Association vs. Teachers, Part II
Twenty-two years of teaching have convinced me that upwards of half of all teachers would not be members of the NEA if given a clear choice.
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Porcine Education Grants?
A government watchdog group has criticized at least one federal education scholarship program.
Getting Less For More
Academia has to be the one sector in American life over the past half century in which the portions have become diluted while the costs have gone through the roof.
Following Money: NYU Scandal
“The central but by no means sole figure in this scandal is Jacob J. Lew, the Obama administration’s new Treasury secretary, who worked at N.Y.U. in the early 2000s for a salary that eventually reached $900,000, larger even than Dr. Sexton’s at the time.”—NYU Sociologist Jeff Goodwin
Bad As It Gets
Author M. Stanton Evans got an early lesson in his law of inadequate paranoia: “No matter how bad you think things are, when you look into them you find that they are a lot worse.”
Academic Needs Conservative Education
When academics attempt to understand conservatism, they prove the wisdom of that old adage: Never let college interfere with your education. “Contemporary conservatism is based around one simple myth: those at the top deserve to…
Another Bubble: Law Schools
Apparently, we’re living in the age of bubbles—housing, financial, etc. The only thing they don’t have is their own reality show. The next one is about to burst all over the legal profession.
What We Can Learn
Perhaps today’s “thought leaders” would think more clearly if they spent more time studying the thinkers of the past.
Will’s Triumph Over Reason
“Every radical movement of the Twentieth Century was a triumph of the will over reason.”—Paul Rahe, professor of History, Hillsdale College.
Bias In Beholder’s Eye
Interestingly, when academia tries to rebut claims of bias, they wind up buttressing them.
The Real Roaring 20s
When you read history after you graduate, you invariably come away with a startling realization: Everything that you have been taught is wrong.
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…
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Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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