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January 28, 2014

Carving Out the Core: A Former Homeschooler’s Perspective on the CCSS

Marilee Turscak

How will the inclusion of Core material in standardized tests affect the nation's homeschool population? 

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January 28, 2014

Have MOOCs Replaced the Classroom?

Rachelle Peterson

Now, Massive Open Online Courses serve as a supplement to classroom learning, and it seems that colleges are more eager to produce them than to use them. But what happens when colleges embrace......

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January 23, 2014

Full Online Access to Academic Questions

Ashley Thorne

NAS members can read Academic Questions online by creating a user account at the website of the journal's publisher.

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January 22, 2014

Permission to Speak: College Presidents, the Israeli Boycott, and Climate Change

Rachelle Peterson

Examples of the ASA and ACUPCC show that college presidents, in addressing controversies, are at times compelled to reiterate politically correct views on issues such as the Israeli boycott and climat......

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January 21, 2014

Introducing 2014 Intern Joshua Bridges

National Association of Scholars

Joshua Bridges begins an internship as assistant to the president at NAS. 

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