Antisocial Science: Some Liberal Academics Don't Want Conservatives in Their Herds
A third would choose hiring a liberal candidate over a conservative, given equal qualifications.
Education
Feds Docking Social Security Checks For Unpaid Student Loans
Most of the loans were taken for children and grandchildren. Where are they now?
300 D.C. Kids Get School Vouchers
Federal program is a ticket out of the city's floundering government schools
Louisiana Vouchers Attacked by Religious Group
Progressive-oriented Interfaith Alliance says Louisiana program threatens religious freedom and church-state separation
ACLU May Sue School Over Mandatory Pregnancy Tests
A Louisiana charter school currently requires pregnancy tests be conducted and kicks out pregnant students.
Most Americans Favor More Education Spending…Until They Are Told the Price Tag
13 percent believe government spending on education is at the right amount.
DC Public School Still Fail Special Ed. Kids
Six years running, public schools in the nation's capital have fallen short of federal special education goals
Louisiana Private Schools Get Help in Voucher Battle
Two school choice groups promise assistance to schools sued by the teachers union for accepting vouchers
Subsidies Feed College Bureaucrats
Virginia's colleges have seen soaring administrative costs, and education experts say government subsidies fueled the boom
Too Many Privately Educated Athletes?
The head of Britain's Olympic team says dominance by athletes educated at private schools is "wholly unacceptable"
Papers Please, Kid
Public school students in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be required to wear ID badges
UC Davis Chief Defied Panel to Fire Pepper Spray Cop
Investigators had suggested demotion or suspension instead.
No School Transfers for White Kids
A 1960s court ruling limits transfers from failing Rayville Elementary School to minority students only
The New and Improved Siri To Teach Code
Kids will get the chance to learn code through puzzles and games.
Not On My Dime
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation that would have allowed disabled children to be educated at private schools on taxpayers' money.
School Choice Waived
Because of a federal waiver, failing schools in Augusta County, Virginia, will no longer have to offer options to students and their families
Bittersweet Celebration for New Charter Schools
While mourning the defeat of a bill that would have further expanded school choice in Maine, fans of expanded options welcome two new charter schools
For-Profit Colleges Keep Access to Federal Money
Federal judge axes new Obama administration regulations punishing money-making schools.
Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
