July 18, 2013

7 More Recommended Books for College Common Reading

Peter Wood

We've added seven more books to our list of recommendations for college common reading programs.

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July 18, 2013

Common Core State Standards: The Knowledge Curriculum

William H. Young

William Young discusses proposals to base K-12 education on knowledge, rather than "skills."

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July 17, 2013

Doubts, Deficits, Divestments, and Developments: A Higher Education Bubble Update

Ashley Thorne

CFOs lack confidence in their institutions' financial sustainability, Loyola University fails to enroll enough students to make budget, and the University of Wisconsin announces a "flexible option......

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July 17, 2013

Napolitano—A Disastrous Choice

Peter Wood

The University of California Regents' choice of president proves a preference for politics over pedagogy.

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July 17, 2013

Academic Scandal at WSSU

George Leef

Academic deceit under the guise of academic success.

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July 12, 2013

Bob Weissberg on the Higher Ed Establishment's "Diversity Statement"

George Leef

The higher education establishment has made a feeble and deceptive defense of racial preferences in college admissions.

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July 12, 2013

Ask a Scholar: Can the Hebrew Word Tirosh Sometimes Mean Fruit?

Nehama Bersohn

Nehama R. Bersohn explains the word's possible meanings.

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July 11, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Our Mathematics Problem

William H. Young

William Young discusses the steep decline in mathematics education during the last half-century.

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July 10, 2013

RES Revs 'Em Up

Glenn Ricketts

Race & Ethnicity Studies needn't lead to political activism—it just always seems to.

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