March 10, 2010
Do we really want to do to higher education what we have to K-12 education? We might achieve the hollow boast of the most college-credentialed citizenry in the world who also happen to be among the......
March 10, 2010
NAS responds to accusations leveled at our article on Al Gore and global warming science.
March 9, 2010
Dr. Derek Bruff takes issue with my satire on the use of clickers (“The Data-Driven Classroom,” March 3, 2010). His comments, professional and sincere, are also provocative at a ti......
March 9, 2010
So reports Robert Shibley at FIRE. He writes: [T]his serves as evidence that the emphasis of the modern university seems more and more to be on regulating students (not just their behavior, but th......
March 9, 2010
Check out our new Facebook Causes page to raise funds for an NAS intern! http://apps.facebook.com/causes/457667/13839634 Please consider joining the cause and donating as you are able. We'd love......
March 9, 2010
It's Women's History Month, and performances of Vagina Monologues seem to be ubiquitous, as we endeavor to advance the cause of women in the higher learning. Based on the content I've se......
March 9, 2010
At Oceana High, all students were to join in the March 4 activism, to the loss of an entire day of education.
March 8, 2010
I have attended two "Tea Party" meetings of the Kingston/Rhinebeck Tea Party. About forty people attended the first meeting and about 75 attended the second. Given that the m......
March 8, 2010
Journalist Michael Gerson gives the president an A+ for his efforts to reform education. But wait. What's the word about how these efforts are shaping up in New York State? Recently it was......
