September 28, 2012

John Silber, R.I.P.

Keith Whitaker

Whitaker offers his salute of farewell to Silber, former President of Boston University.

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September 28, 2012

John Silber, Intellectual Gunslinger

Peter Wood

Former president of Boston University and NAS board of advisors member dies.

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September 27, 2012

Improper CSU Electioneering?

Glenn Ricketts

Some California taxpayers charge the state system with campaining in favor of a November ballot initiative.

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September 27, 2012

Factions and Governance

William H. Young

William Young analyzes the impact of factions and special interests on public policy.

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September 26, 2012

Strange (But Not Necessarily Bad) Majors

George Leef

Some of the America's weirdest college majors include theme park engineering, bagpiping, and poultry science.

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September 26, 2012

Wasteful Productivity

Mark Bauerlein

The way humanities departments at research universities measure productivity – by counting publications – incentivizes unproductiveness in teaching.

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September 25, 2012

No Child Left Behind, Ten Years Later

Crystal Plum

Robert Maranto and Rod Paige review NCLB's effects on American public education.

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September 24, 2012

FIRE President Scores Suppression of Free Speech at Auburn

Glenn Ricketts

Auburn suppresses free speech but there's no outrage.  Greg Lukianoff is dismayed.

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September 24, 2012

Stotsky and Bauerlein on Common Core ELA Standards

Crystal Plum

Two scholars from the Pioneer Institute review the make-up and effectiveness of English, Language Arts Core Standards.

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