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Getting the vaccine shows that we value scientific data and the production of knowledge, both of which are central aspects of any academic... Read More
Colleges like the University of Notre Dame are issuing vaccine mandates for faculty and students. This ignores both the science and... Read More
Much ink has been spilled over the illiberal education that college students receive these days, and how ivory tower-incubated ideas are now... Read More
State and national governments try to suppress critical race theory, social justice, and related concepts. Read More
Michelle Goldberg complains in the pages of The New York Times about how it is the left-wing that is currently a victim of cancel... Read More
In a proposed rule April 19, the Biden administration's Education Department laid out plans to strongly encourage, if not require, federally... Read More
Global survey of higher education finds the trend everywhere but at U.S. two-year institutions. Read More
Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a... Read More
Essential Reading
The Progressive Era was the first major...
"You know who was into Karl Marx?” asked...
Student Journalism
Benedictine College has implemented a successful program to combat pornography use by students. Read More
Imagine an election where only incumbents or their hand-picked designates can run, where every candidate is gagged, where all legitimate... Read More
Through its response to the “act of God” that leveled us, we've seen what Harvard is capable of — and willing to do —... Read More
Campus faculty and instructors have created ways to tackle and address academic dishonesty during fall and spring 2020's remote learning. Read More
An anonymous student is suing Northwestern University for unlawfully collecting students' biometric data through online test proctoring tools... Read More
Research and Reports
A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day... Read More
A new study finds that autism may develop in different regions of the brain in girls than boys, offering a clue as to why the condition is... Read More
Historically, public education spending in the United States has risen at a steady rate. In 2017-2018 alone, policymakers spent over $780... Read More
Researchers in Hungary say children who start using digital devices at a young age pay more attention to tiny details and less to the whole... Read More
The new classification system considers both relative net prices and repayment outcomes to identify (1) low-price, high-quality institutions,... Read More
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While progressives often claim that higher education is underfunded, many conservatives are increasingly skeptical of its value to students... Read More
Here are 5 reasons why you should think twice before taking on debt to send your kid to college. Read More
The decline is seven times worse than that of the year before, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read More
By limiting discussion of the infamous Supreme Court decision, law-school professors risk minimizing the role of racism in American history. Read More
Two decades ago, free speech battles erupted on college campuses. The ACLU, an organization that has defended the First Amendment rights of... Read More
A cyberattack is disrupting classes at the Des Moines Area Community College, where the school has cancelled in-person classes for four days... Read More
Why are our conservative friends deriding and denouncing the Educating for American Democracy proposal for the enhancement of civics teaching... Read More
It's unfortunate that some students are being forced to go virtual for their education, with some public school districts refusing to reopen... Read More
New data shows Bureau of Indian Education schools do not teach kids fast enough to close an achievement gap that starts in early childhood. Read More
In his new book, Beyond Standards, USC associate professor Morgan Polikoff contends that the impact of  the standards movement in public education has been undermined by local educators' failure to deliver consistent, high-quality curriculum in the nation's classrooms. Read More
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