College Made Me a Conservative
A video from Prager University: Jay Stephens went into her elite liberal arts college a social justice warrior….and graduated as a get-off-my-lawn conservative. How did that happen?
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Why Did Google Freak Out and Fire an Employee for Spurring ‘Honest Discussion’?
By Genevieve Wood: If you’re not white or Asian, that means there is only a 5 percent chance you’re part of Google’s leadership team.
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Chicago Trib Demagogue Who “Identifies” as Reporter, Goes After State Rep. Ives
A demagogue at the Chicago Tribune? I’m shocked! Not. Here is Laurie Higgins writing at the Illinois Family Institute: *WARNING: obscene language and graphic sex* (excerpts from play taught at two North Shore high schools)…
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The Truth About the History of the Democratic Party
It’s a bad habit of a lot of Leftists these days to reveal their ignorance of history A few days ago, the Illinois Family Institute’s Laurie Higgins penned “District U-46 Board Member’s Dishonest FB…
Read MoreMore money doesn’t guarantee better education, expert testifies
By Robert Nott: A national authority on school funding testified Thursday he’s seen no proof that putting more money into public education will lead to better outcomes.
Read MoreDo Schools Teach Kids to Hate Reading?
By Annie Holmquist: Nearly two out of three students leave the school system without proficient literacy skills.
Read MoreWalter Williams on Bastiat
By Walter E. Williams: Like others, Bastiat recognized the greatest single threat to liberty is government.
Read MorePassing Out Copies of Constitution Could Get You in Trouble at This College
By Christine Roe: Kellogg Community College isn’t the only school to restrict student speech on campus recently, and it isn’t the only one to punish students for passing out copies of the Constitution.
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Steve Jobs Wanted to Break Up the Education Monopoly
Here is another reason why the death of Steve Jobs is such a great loss — he was so right about education and wasn’t afraid to speak up. Here is Joe Kent writing at the Foundation…
Read MoreWhat Skateboarders Can Teach Us about Education
By Kerry McDonald: We can learn without being taught. We can be educated without being schooled.
Read MoreNYT Op-Ed: Parents Who Don’t Send Their Kids To Public Schools Are Racist Theocrats
By Andrew Walker: Katherine Stewart’s argument is lazy. It’s generalized, misinformed, and reads much like a carnival barker shouting down the looming threat of theocracy, theocracy, theocracy.
Read MoreDunkirk movie will come as a shock to many youngsters
By Chris McGovern: Teaching World War II is ‘optional.’
Read MoreThe Revolt against Homework Is Spreading
By Annie Holmquist: Schools are realizing that homework is educationally worthless.
Read MorePragerU Video: School Choice Saved My Life
By Aaron Bandler: Giving parents the ability to choose which schools their children attend can turn lives around.
Read MoreHow Low Will the Teachers’ Unions Go?
By Elliot Kaufman: There’s no depth to which they won’t sink in defense of the public-school monopoly.
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