More Threats to Faculty Tenure on the Horizon
The lieutenant governor of Texas elevates the idea of ending tenure at public universities
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Students Strip Searched for Vaping Devices
Prosecutor says no criminal charges will be filed, because the girls could leave their undergarments on.
In Leaked Audio, CDC's Rochelle Walensky Privately Confirms She Won't Relax School Mask Guidance
Walensky acknowledged "limitations" of available studies but told a congressional committee "our guidance currently is that masking should happen in all schools."
Free, State-Run Preschool Worse for Poor Kids Than No Preschool, Study Finds
"If this study doesn't put the nail in the coffin of academic training to little children, it's hard to imagine what will," says psychologist Peter Gray.
Walter Dellinger, RIP
Dellinger was a famed constitutional law scholar at Duke University, and also held important positions in government during the Clinton Administration.
Voters Recall 3 Members of San Francisco School Board Who Prioritized Renaming Over Reopening
Frustrated parents had their revenge against Gabriela Lopez, Alison Collins and Faauuga Moliga.
San Francisco Voters Fire 3 School Board Members
"Progressive" school COVID policies no longer welcome in the capital of progressivism
SSRN Restores Academic Publication Despite Threat of Defamation Claim
Professor Lipton's article, "Capital Discrimination" is back up on SSRN, despite the efforts of Philip Shawe's attorneys.
Teacher Spying Is Instilling Surveillance Culture Into Students
“We totally stalked what they were doing on Google,” one teacher said.
Biden Calls Ending Mask Mandates 'Premature' but Can't Say When It Won't Be
The president is waiting until children, who have always faced an infinitesimal risk from COVID-19, are "more protected."
Rights and Wrongs of Replacing Traditional Affirmative Action with Preferences for Descendants of Slaves
This approach would avoid many of the flaws of traditional racial preferences. But it has some downsides of its own.
SSRN Removes Academic Paper Due to Defamation Claim
A paper by Professor Ann Lipton has been deplatformed because Philip R. Shawe does not like how it portrays his actions in a business dispute, and now a law review may refuse to publish the piece.
Florida's LGBT School Censorship Bill Is a Lawsuit Factory That Overrules Many Parents
Under H.B. 1557, only the most conservative parents will decide what everybody else’s kids will learn about sexual orientation or gender identity.
Chris Stewart Wants February To Be 'Uncomfortable History Month'
Nearly 90 gag-order bills would ban schools from teaching the grisly particulars of American history. This activist is fighting against the censorship and for school choice.
The CDC Stands Firm on 'Universal Masking' in Schools as Blue States Abandon That Policy
Rochelle Walensky says "now is not the moment" to stop forcing masks on children. Democratic politicians increasingly disagree.
Randi Weingarten Says Masks Can Come Off When There's 'No Transmission in Schools'
The teachers union leader thinks schools that have an 80 percent vaccination rate could maybe, possibly let students unmask.
George Washington University Backpedals After Agreeing To Investigate Critics of China
"Upon full understanding, I do not view these posters as racist; they are political statements," said university president Mark Wrighton.
Academic Freedom Podcast #11 on SUNY and Moral Philosophy
A conversation with Oxford University's Jeff McMahan on asking difficult questions in moral philosophy
Educators, Please Stop Teaching the Characteristics of 'White Supremacy Culture'
Everybody's least favorite chart made another appearance, this time in a Washington University in St. Louis training session.
Georgetown Law's actions against Ilya Shapiro lack credibility
Criticizing racial discrimination is protected by the university’s ‘Speech and Expression Policy’
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to SUNY Fredonia
The AFA calls on SUNY Fredonia to reaffirm the academic freedom of Professor Stephen Kershnar
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Collin College
The AFA calls on Collin College to reinstate Professor Michael Phillips
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Georgetown University Law Center
The AFA calls on GULC to end its investigation of Ilya Shapiro
Academic Freedom and Debate About Race-Based Appointments, Hiring, Admissions, Etc.
What do you think Georgetown faculty should be free to say in the public debate about such matters?
The CDC's Insistence on 'Universal Masking' in Schools Looks Less Scientific Every Day
That recommendation, which never had a firm basis, is even harder to justify in the current context.
Georgetown Suspends Ilya Shapiro, Student Protesters Demand Place to Cry
More than 100 law professors agree that "academic freedom protects Shapiro's views."
Colorado State University Sign Directs Students 'Affected By a Free Speech Event' To Seek Help
"If you (or someone you know) are affected by a free speech event on campus, here are some resources..."
State Lawmakers Can't Ban Critical Race Theory on College Campuses
State legislatures have leeway to regulate K-12 curriculum, but attempting the same on college campuses is a violation of academic freedom.
Hispanic Students Were Forced To Learn Critical Race Theory. They Hated It.
Kali Fontanilla discovered that not only was CRT being taught in the classroom—her minority students were failing it.
Maria Montessori's 'Libertarian View of Children'
The education pioneer’s authoritarian personality was at odds with her commitment to children’s independence.
How COVID-19 Supercharged School Choice: Corey DeAngelis
From school shutdowns to insane teachers union demands to frustrated parents, the pandemic has made radical education reform a reality.
Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support 'Universal Masking' in Schools?
Supporters of that policy assume it works, then desperately search for evidence to validate that conviction.
Georgetown Should Not Fire Ilya Shapiro for a Bad Tweet
“I regret my poor choice of words, which undermine my message that no one should be discriminated against for his or her gender or skin color,” Shapiro tells Reason.
An LGBT-Friendly Charter School in the Heart of Alabama Shows the Power and Flexibility of School Choice
But culture war political fights over race and sex education threaten their educational freedom.
Florida Parents Take Back the Classroom
But parental rights laws and anti–critical race theory bills can’t end the curriculum wars. Only school choice can.
Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?
The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's School Choice Declaration Draws Mixed Reactions
The governor's recognition of North Carolina School Choice Week is a welcome gesture, but school choice advocates say his words don't match his actions.
Hong Kong's Politicians and Cops Use Pandemic Justifications To Do Beijing's Bidding
What happens in places where the pandemic is a transparent guise for seizing more state power?
