March 4, 2009
A new dictionary of educational lingo misses the latest fad: "21st century skills."
March 4, 2009
In the third of this four-part series, Tom Wood looks at the "Copernican revolution in the brain sciences."
March 3, 2009
Steve Balch calls for public vigilence against abuses of academic freedom. Here are his remarks on accepting the Jeane Jordon Kirkpatrick Academic Freedom Award from the American Conservative Union Fo......
March 3, 2009
In the second of this four-part series, Tom Wood compares two key exams, NAEP and CLA. Both show that education improves intelligence.
March 2, 2009
Formal education actually improves intelligence, and we have the data to prove it. Should anyone be surprised?
February 26, 2009
A participant in the University of Delaware's now infamous indoctrination program recollects some not-so-fond memories.
February 25, 2009
In the real world, environmental alarmism is on the downturn. In the universities, it's just gaining momentum.
February 25, 2009
Continuing discussion prompted by an NAS article on social justice and education.
January 24, 2024
The idea has caught on that the radical left overplayed its hand in DEI and is now vulnerable to those of us who seek major reforms. This is not, however, the first time that the a......
February 13, 2024
All signs show that American education is beginning a long and painful divorce with the People’s Republic of China. But will academia go through with it?...
October 31, 2023
A faculty hiring committee at the University of Washington “inappropriately considered candidates’ races when determining the order of offers,” provided “disparate op......
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
October 12, 2010
What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...
July 8, 2011
Professor Jonathan Imber clarifies concepts of sociologocal theory....