June 7, 2022

Video: "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather

National Association of Scholars

Listen as Jon Schaff and Robert Thacker discuss what makes Willa Cather's "My Ántonia"  a great American novel.

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June 7, 2022

IDEAAs Have Consequences

Marina Ziemnick

Ilya Shapiro's letter resigning from his position at Georgetown University is a lesson in self-respect and the value of standing firm in what one believes.

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June 2, 2022

Video: Civics Education Reform in the States

National Association of Scholars

The charge for civics education reform is being led in campaigns throughout the states. Listen as we talk with citizens leading reform efforts in Missouri, Minnesota, and Idaho.

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June 2, 2022

NAS Urges States to Abandon the Common Core

National Association of Scholars

After twelve years, it is clear that the Common Core is a failed experiment. The time has come to call this venture to a close.

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June 2, 2022

What Good Is Tenure?

Peter W. Wood

NAS President Peter Wood discusses the history of tenure and considers what may be done to reform this embattled institution for the sake of academic freedom.

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May 31, 2022

Arizona: A Civics Education Desert

Marina Ziemnick

"Educating for Citizenship: The Arizona Case Study" serves as a word of caution to reformers who seek to appease both sides in the battle over American education.

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May 31, 2022

Can America’s Colleges and Universities Be Saved?

David Randall

We urge American citizens and policymakers to reform our higher education system while there is still time.

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May 27, 2022

NAS Offers Recommendations to Further Improve Colorado's Social Studies Standards

National Association of Scholars

While better than the first draft, Colorado's latest draft social studies standards can still be substantially improved. 

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May 26, 2022

Press Release: Report Finds Arizona Universities Ignore Board of Regents' Intent, Grow DEI Bureaucracy

National Association of Scholars

Instead of ensuring a robust civic education, Arizona’s universities prioritize an ever-growing number of classes rooted in critical theory.

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May 25, 2022

NAS Statement on Princeton's Firing of Professor Joshua Katz

National Association of Scholars

The unceremonious firing of Professor Katz reveals the level to which university administrators will stoop to enforce ideological conformity on campus.

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

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Hamilton: An American Musical - Its National Influence as Art

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