Education

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Homeschool Freedom Is Good for Children

By James R. Mason 6:30 AM

Ignore the critics: Homeschooling is a blessing.

Another Bit of Academic Foolishness

By George Leef 7:59 PM

The perceived need among academics to pander to ‘underrepresented’ groups is insatiable. Consider the invented term ‘Latinx.’

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A Princeton Classics Professor Gets Railroaded

By Charles C. W. Cooke 3:52 PM

Joshua Katz ran afoul of the woke pieties that now dominate American campuses, and his enemies have used a despicable pretext to try to get him fired for it.

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Racial Discrimination in College Admissions Is Unacceptable

By Michelle Steel & Ted Cruz May 20, 2022

We should be working together to end the kind of blatant discrimination Harvard is practicing. The Supreme Court has a chance to start the process.

Virginia School District Considers Bringing Back Confederate School Names after 2020 Changes

By Brittany Bernstein May 19, 2022

Stonewall Jackson High School became Mountain View High School, and Ashby-Lee Elementary School was renamed Honey Run Elementary School.

Virginia Education Secretary Blames Equity Push for Lowering Expectations in Schools

By Brittany Bernstein May 19, 2022

Guidera made the comments while presenting a report that shows that just 33 percent of Virginia eighth graders were proficient in reading.

The Dumbest Generation Grows Up Is One Smart Book

By Stanley Kurtz May 19, 2022

In his new book, Mark Bauerlein explains the left-utopianism of young Americans more by what they are not learning than by what they’re actually taught.

Public Schools Now Shrinking

By Michael Brendan Dougherty May 18, 2022

The pandemic-era school closures and political fights about curricula have accelerated trends that were already in motion.

Why Not Take It Back, Then?

By Charles C. W. Cooke May 18, 2022

If America’s schools can’t work out what to do with the pandemic-driven emergency money they were sent, the federal government should take it back.