August 1, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Nonfiction Versus Fiction

William H. Young

Wiliam Young examines the controversy over CCSS proposals for K‒12 reading content.

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July 30, 2013

An Open Letter to Penn State Employees

Matthew Woessner

Professor Matthew Woessner of Penn State calls for civil resistance to the university's new health-care requirements.

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July 25, 2013

Napolitano Appointment in California: Everyone's Unhappy

Glenn Ricketts

Janet Napolitano takes the reins as UC president amid a storm of controversy.

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July 24, 2013

Civic Education Deficiencies Weaken Social Fabric

Glenn Ricketts

Christina Hoff Sommers places the immigration debate in the context of a national dearth of civic knowledge.

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July 24, 2013

How Academe Turned Zimmerman into a Racist

Peter Wood

Intense outrage over the George Zimmerman verdict does little actual good toward easing racial tension and saving future lives.

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July 24, 2013

The Trouble with Ed Schools

George Leef

Lifting licensing requirements is key to ending education schools' monopoly and ensuring teacher quality.

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July 19, 2013

Why Mitch Daniels Was Right

Peter Wood

Is Mitch Daniels against academic freedom? Dr. Wood doesn't think so.

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Losing the West

As Western civilization courses vanish from higher education, so too are history professors, to the detriment of our civilization....

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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Hamilton: An American Musical - Its National Influence as Art

William Young finds much to praise in the hit musical....