Education
Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action and Legacy Admissions, Doesn't Realize Those Things Are Awful
Sotomayor thinks legacy admissions are somehow helping the disadvantaged, when in reality they do the opposite.
Just What Indebted Students Needed: Hideously Expensive Luxury Dorms
Can students afford a night at the Ritz Carlton University?
Obama's Deficient Student Loan Plan
But thinking that more federal aid will make college affordable is like believing that a dog can catch its tail if it goes faster.
California's Absurd Intervention Over Dorm Room Sex
Legislators and activists just don't trust adults to navigate issues of consent without them.
Bobby Jindal Pulls Louisiana Out of Common Core, Is Obviously Running for President
Was Jindal's move a sincere change of heart or cynical political calculation?
Can Someone Just Invent an 'I Consent to Sex' iPhone App Already?
Consensual sex? There's an app for that. One day soon. Hopefully.
In Brown University Rape Case, Did the Media Have Any Interest in What Really Happened?
Did media outlets reporting the sexual assault allegations against Daniel Kopin properly scrutinize his accuser's claims?
Expect Soaring College Costs From the President's Price-Subsidizing Student Loan Scheme
Students who resist the temptation of "help" with college costs will be in a much better position when the higher education bubble bursts.
School District Made Kids Clean the Restrooms If Caught 'Bullying'
'He was compromised. He was touching pee pee for a week,' she said. "And now he's sick!'
Did Republicans Kill Warren's Loan Bill Because They Hate Poor Kids?
Expect to see Democrats campaigning on that.
Get This: A Judge Puts Kids Above Teachers Unions
Should job security for teachers continue to trump the educational rights of students, especially poor ones?
Steven Greenhut on Kids Triumphing Over Teachers Unions
If the ruling is upheld, the legislature will need to defy the CTA and revisit teacher dismissal laws.
Bill Lets Underage Brewers Taste Wine, But They Have To Spit It Out
It may be gross, and it may be slight, but progress is progress.
Inequality Thrives at Public Universities, Where Execs Live Like Kings
Meet the most 'unequal' public university in America.
An Epidemic of Rape, Or Safer Schools? What the Latest Data Say
Are things really getting so much worse at U.S. educational institutions?
The Slow and Glorious Death of America's Worst School System
Per-pupil spending of $27,500 hasn't helped Camden's schools.
Universities Void Freedom of Religious Association in the Name of Tolerance
Could the Squirrel Lover's Club be forced to recognize a club president who hates squirrels?
Obama: We Have to Do Something About Student Debt and This Is Something
Something is always better than nothing, right?
Obama Announces Executive Order Extending Student Loan Cap, Other "Action"
Wants to extend a 2010 law to older borrowers.
Dan Savage Stands Up to the Speech Police, Defends His Use of 'Tranny'
Savage: "False accusations of engaging in hate speech are themselves a form of hate speech..."
First-Grader Finds Toy Gun, Turns It In, Gets Suspension
I sure hope he learned his lesson.
Little Girl Gets Burned by School's Absolutist Sunscreen Ban
"Sunscreen is a toxic substance, and we can't allow toxic things in to be in our schools."
