Education

American Millennials Score Poorly Against Other Nations in Skills Assessment

A recently released report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) indicated that American “millennials” (those born after 1980 who were 16 to 34...

Warren Mass March 16, 2015

San Francisco Seeks to Punish Catholic Schools for Being Catholic

Selwyn Duke March 10, 2015

It's okay with the secular left that Catholic schools exist — as long as they teach a government-school curriculum and government-school values. ...

New York Public Schools to Close for Muslim Holidays

Sam Blumenfeld March 9, 2015

New York City Major Bill de Blasio announced that the city's public schools will be closed for two Muslim holy days, Eid al-Fitr...

Atheist Dawkins: Gov’t Must Protect Children From Religious Parents

Selwyn Duke March 6, 2015

Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, now wants to "save" children from what he sees as their parents' religious delusions. ...

Advanced Placement History Standards Create Controversy in Oklahoma

Steve Byas March 3, 2015

Conservative critics say these new standards have an overall theme that America's history is simply that of one oppression after another. ...

Common Core Testing Regime Ruled Unconstitutional

Alex Newman February 27, 2015

In a development with massive implications for the Obama administration’s ongoing attempt at nationalizing education with Common Core, a Missouri judge ruled this...

Conservative Centers Quietly Invading U.S. Universities

Sam Blumenfeld February 25, 2015

Today there are about 150 college centers or institutions devoted to promoting conservative or free market ideas to America’s undergraduates. ...

Citing Federal Control, Critics Slam Education Bill in Congress

Alex Newman February 25, 2015

Rather than abolishing harmful and unconstitutional federal involvement in education, Congress is considering passage of the “Student Success Act” that would, among other...

Arizona Education Chief Nullifies Federal Food Fundraising Rules

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 15, 2015

Arizona's superintendent of public instruction gives school districts the go ahead to ignore federal nutrition guidelines for fundraisers. ...

Orwell in the Classroom: University Spends Money to Stifle Speech

Selwyn Duke February 12, 2015

The University of Michigan is ratcheting up the political correctness on campus with a new speech code. But is controlling speech based on...

China in the Classroom: How the Reds Are Reaching American Students’ Minds

Selwyn Duke February 11, 2015

When the "communist" Chinese government can influence who American universities hire and what they teach, East meets West becomes more than just cultural...

Silicon Valley Girls: Do Women Need Affirmative Action in Tech Industries?

Selwyn Duke February 9, 2015

Women are still "underrepresented" in science, technology, engineering, and math, and the social engineers are none too happy about it. And they're bent...