New York Creating Race-Based School 'Affinity Groups' To Combat Racism
A Manhattan public middle school is asking students to segregate themselves next week as part of a "two day celebration" against segregation.
A Manhattan public middle school is asking students to segregate themselves next week as part of a "two day celebration" against segregation.
As Democrats push back against more choice in schooling, the evidence in its favor keeps piling up.
From leading liberal constitutional law professor Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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The New York Times columnist and Columbia University linguist on the "new religion" he says has "betrayed Black America."
Officials would prefer to keep the university's presidential transition under wraps
Some professors at UM think Bright Sheng got what he deserved and would like to do it to others as well
The university relents but policy reform is needed to better protect academic freedom
Amar: The Yale Law School administration has been "dilatory, duplicitous, disingenuous, downright deplorable."
The National School Boards Association considers aggrieved parents essentially "domestic terrorists," and the FBI agreed to crack down on them.
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
Appalling that an American university, which had publicly committed itself to free expression, would thus censor criticism of a foreign government (whether China, Israel, or any other).
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Children are too important to be entrusted to unions or government monopolies.
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
So much for politicians, educators, and public health officials learning a damn thing from Tuesday's election.
Universities should not compel professors to affirm their belief of contested values
Panicked Americans surrendered a lot of authority during the pandemic. Now they want their country back.
"Outside activities that may pose a conflict of interest to the executive branch of the State of Florida create a conflict for the University of Florida," said the university in a statement.
Politicians continue to ignore—or insult—independents at their peril.
The Pennsbury School Board is not only chilling speech, but also editing out community members’ critiques of the school board from YouTube videos of their meetings.
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A requirement that professors serving as expert witnesses against the state do so pro bono is still unconstitutional
From COVID-19 closures to critical race theory, Republicans can fix schools by giving families more choice.
“Free” preschool will cost the government a lot of money.
Parents are at their wits' end and that might cost the Democrats the governor's race.
Calling voters racist is an odd closing argument, let alone an effective response to concerns over schools.
A conversation with a long-time leader of the American Association of University Professors about academic freedom
The university's effort to suppress expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state is contrary to academic freedom and the First Amendment
The perpetrator did not target a random student, and he did not choose the girls bathroom because of his gender identity.
The governor’s race could be an opening for the culture war, or an opportunity for school choice policies that offer just about everybody what they want.
A clear academic freedom violation, and likely a First Amendment violation as well: "A concept of loyalty that sweeps so broadly is not one that may legitimately trump compelling interests in speaking on matters of public concern."
"It's really important to remember why we are talking about school boards at all: because it's about white supremacy," says Jeffrey Toobin. That's how Youngkin wins.
The media mischaracterized the senator's back-and-forth with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
These schools are already extremely accessible to low-income students. Don’t mess with their flexibility.
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