Professorial types are excited by a plan, courtesy of Michael L. Hays of New Mexico, to solve the college debt crisis. The irony is, it would put the onus of responsibility for college loans on some…
Topic: U.S.
Problems with the Finland Education Model
Good take on why the Finnish education model may not work in the U.S.
51% of Illegal Immigrants are on At Least One Welfare Program
As the Center for Immigration Studies reported: In 2012, 51 percent of households headed by an immigrant (legal or illegal) reported that they used at least one welfare program during the year, compared to 30…

Smells Like Common Core
Even when teachers don’t appear to be complaining about Common Core they actually are, because CC is so unpopular that bureaucrats and politicians try to camouflage it. Yet and still, like the spots on a…
Education Wonk Changes His Mind on Arne Duncan
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Michael Petrilli recently wrote an apologetic op-ed for Fordham’s e-mail newsletter entitled “The new ESEA will be ‘loose-loose’ because Arne Duncan went overboard with ‘tight-tight’.” A champion for Common Core,…
Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977
Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Fraternities Support Bill that would Limit Colleges’ Role in Sexual Assault Cases and Unilateral Judgment
Considering how colleges have not allowed for due process to play out for accused students, this is a positive step if the bill makes it into law: The North-American Interfraternity Conference and the National Panhellenic…
The Great Teen Sex Decline
Good take on the report that led to a lot of hoopla, but little detail in why there is a decline (on the surface of the report): What the numbers really say is that with…

INFOGRAPHIC: The Truth about Planned Parenthood
Were you ever curious how much American taxpayers subsidize an abortion provider like Planned Parenthood? Here are the numbers:
What Economic Recovery? America’s Children Suffer Post-Recession
Three universities contributed to a study that shows that children are faring badly in the Obama years, although they stop short of questioning the official unemployment rate. The 2015 Kids Count Data Book, published by…