A new study from the Pioneer Institute in Boston shows that in Massachusetts, Common Core, like the world, is with us late and soon. Unfortunately, it’s got all the world’s drawbacks and none of its benefits.
Topic: history
Reinserting History in AP Courses
Complaining works.
University’s History Department Signs Petition to Condemn Trump Immigration Executive Order
From the New University, the official campus newspaper at the University of California-Irvine: Nearly 60 faculty, staff, and graduate students of the History Department at UCI signed a statement on change.org condemning the executive order…
No History Majors at Historical Black University Founded by Black American Civil War Veterans
The history major is no more at a historically black college that was founded by black American Civil War veterans.
Harvard Professor: Papyrus Fragment that Claimed Jesus Christ was Married is Probably a Forgery
A Harvard Divinity professor has stated that a papyrus fragment, which she unveiled it in 2012, is a forgery.
Adieu to Two Scholars
Here at Accuracy in Academia, we mostly get to cover only ersatz intellectuals. Actual scholars, we too frequently find, are far fewer in number. Their ranks just got thinner this month with the passing of…
Dr. Paul Kengor discusses his book “Dupes: How the Communist Left Has Manipulated the Progressive Left for a Century”
On Monday June 29, The Institute of World Politics welcomed Dr. Paul G. Kengor to discuss the topic of his recent book, Dupes: How the Communist Left Has Manipulated the Progressive Left for a Century….
Professors are Not Happy with AP US History Course Curriculum
The College Fix reports: “Fifty-five college professors have signed an open letter in opposition to the College Board’s controversial new framework for Advanced Placement U.S. history classes, expressing frustration with what they call an “arid,…
Sacramento State University Approves History Course that Ignores the World Wars
Wait, this is a history course? And it doesn’t mention the two history-altering world wars?
Roots of Revisionism
At Accuracy in Academia, we have long complained of academic historians who ignore primary sources in favor of secondary ones. What gets lost in that process from the former approach to the latter one is,…
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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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