October 10, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Above and Beyond

William H. Young

William Young concludes his series on CCSS by emphasizing why K-12 education is in need of a complete overhaul.

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October 9, 2013

Kudos: Amherst President Defends Free Speech

Glenn Ricketts

Amherst College president Carolyn Martin stands tall in defense of free expression.

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October 8, 2013

Fixing Gender @ Bates

Rachelle Peterson

Bates College celebrates sexual experimentation...and conformity to tradition. 

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October 7, 2013

National Association of Scholars Receives Grant to Study College-Level Civics Education

PRESS RELEASE: The Daniels Fund in Denver, Colorado, has awarded the NAS a $45,000 grant to conduct a study of civics teaching in four universities.

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October 2, 2013

Five (Mostly True) Myths About College

George Leef

A recent article in Money purports to bust myths about college costs - but the myths turn out to have a lot of truth.

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October 1, 2013

Sandra Stotsky Talks Common Core on Al Jazeera

Ashley Thorne

NAS board member Sandra Stotsky, who served on the National Validation Committee for the Common Core, discusses the State Standards on Al Jazeera.

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September 30, 2013

The Critical Question Involves “Critical Mass”

R. Lawrence Purdy

The Supreme Court fails to come to grips with "critical mass," an academic euphemism for unlawful quotas.

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September 26, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Schools of Education

William H. Young

William Young examines the serious inadequacy of education schools in preparing teachers for the K-12 classroom.

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September 25, 2013

Can Civility and Academic Freedom Coexist?

Ashley Thorne

Civility calls for restraint, and academic freedom, apparently, for lack of restraint. Colleges and universities strive for academic freedom and civil discourse; can they have both at the same time?

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