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Harvard Professor Says School President’s Agenda Is Moving On From ‘Truth’ To ‘Change’

quoting Harvey C. Mansfieldvia The Daily Signal
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

A Harvard University professor asserted that the school president is abetting the “slow decline” of the university from an institution seeking “truth” to one pursuing “change” in statements published Tuesday.

Interviews

Eric Hanushek Discusses Charter Schools On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Eric Hanushekvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Hoover Institution fellow Eric Hanushek discusses the enmity from the teacher's union towards charter schools.

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False Conviction Rate Could Hit 33 Percent If Real Courts Mimicked Campus Courts

quoting John Villasenorvia The College Fix
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Imagine the howls from activists across the ideological spectrum, from Black Lives Matters to Blue Lives Matter, if research suggested the rate of false convictions was approaching one in three defendants.

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Why Does Randi Weingarten Think More Freedom Is Racism?

quoting Eric Hanushekvia Creators Syndicate
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Randi Weingarten, president of the nation's second-largest teachers union, the American Federation of Teachers, used a speech last week to brand the education choice movement as racist.

In the News

Tennessee Needs To Start Over With Tennessee Promise

quoting Eric Hanushekvia Tennessean
Friday, July 28, 2017

New York Times columnist David Leonhardt recently highlighted the current trend to focus on vocational training as a cure-all for job preparedness, student debt and poor matriculation.

In the News

New Fordham ESSA Report (Happily) Finds States Moving Beyond NCLB Limitations With New Education Plans

quoting Michael J. Petrillivia The 74 Million
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Reviewers with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute were “pleasantly surprised” by how many states are taking advantage of the Every Student Succeeds Act to depart from the drawbacks and rigidity of its federal K-12 law predecessor, No Child Left Behind.

Interviews

Richard Epstein Discusses Harvard’s Final Clubs On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The John Batchelor Show
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses his Defining Ideas article "Harvard’s Final Clubs Debacle."

Analysis and Commentary

Ten Steps To Increase Conservative Ideas On Campus

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Diversity has been and remains the watchword on America’s college and university campuses for half-a-century.  In practice, diversity means affirmative action to increase the number and percentage of women and minorities among undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and high-level administrators.

Analysis and Commentary

The First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans Correct Many NCLB-Era Errors

by Brandon L. Wright , Michael J. Petrillivia Flypaper (Fordham Education Blog)
Thursday, July 27, 2017

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) grants states more authority over their school accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind (NCLB)—meaning that states now have a greater opportunity to design improved school ratings. In Fordham’s new report, Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans, we examine whether states are making the most of the moment.

Analysis and Commentary

Colleges Should Change How They Handle Sexual Assault

by Lara Bazelon, John Villasenorvia The Washington Post
Thursday, July 27, 2017

This month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signaled that her department will likely revise an Obama administration policy on how colleges and universities handle campus sexual assaults.

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