Academic Freedom Alliance Letter on the University of Florida Situation
The university's effort to suppress expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state is contrary to academic freedom and the First Amendment
Education
Conservatives Wrongly Portrayed the Loudoun County Sexual Assault as a Transgender Bathroom Issue
The perpetrator did not target a random student, and he did not choose the girls bathroom because of his gender identity.
McAuliffe vs. Youngkin Is a Glimpse at Education Battles To Come
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.
Univ. of Florida Blocks Professors' Expert Witness Work in Case Against Florida Government
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."
Journalist Butchery of School Board Protests Upending Politics in Virginia and Elsewhere
"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.
Sen. Ted Cruz Was Defending the First Amendment, Not Nazi Salutes
The media mischaracterized the senator's back-and-forth with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Biden Dumps Free Community College From Spending Bill
These schools are already extremely accessible to low-income students. Don’t mess with their flexibility.
Virginia's Gubernatorial Election Has Become a Referendum on Public Schools
Plus: The Facebook revelations that weren't, plans for the world's first commercial space station, and more....
Michigan's Legislature Passed a School Choice Initiative, but Supporters Fear Governor's Veto
The bill could provide much-needed assistance to students who would otherwise fall through the cracks.
What Did Public Schools Do With COVID Relief Money? Whatever They Wanted.
Track and field equipment and salaries for custodians are among the goods and services school districts purchased with COVID-19 relief money. Figuring out what they did with the rest of it remains difficult.
When Will Positive COVID-19 Trends Be Reflected in the CDC's Advice?
Because the agency ties mask recommendations to virus transmission rather than serious cases, its guidance is unlikely to change anytime soon.
MIT Canceled a Professor's Guest Lecture Because He Opposes Race-Based Admissions
"This idea of intellectual debate and rigor as the pinnacle of intellectualism comes from a world in which white men dominated," says one of the cancellation's defenders.
The ACLU Says Hawaii Police Handcuffed and Arrested a 10-Year-Old Girl for Drawing a Picture
The civil liberties group says there's a clear pattern of police misconduct involving schoolchildren.
You Can't Fight Campus Illiberalism With More Illiberalism
Free speech on campus is in jeopardy. But many people on the left and the right are rising to fight for our liberal democratic values.
The Academic Freedom Podcast #6 on Tenure in Georgia
A conversation with the AAUP and FIRE about changes in the tenure system at state universities in Georgia
Coastal Carolina University Is Trying To Fire a Professor for Saying Hurt Feelings Were Not 'a Big Deal'
Steven Earnest thought the most trivial of incidents did not merit the university's concern.
CDC Wants Your Vaccinated 5-Year-Old Masked Indefinitely
Director Rochelle Walensky characterizes the potential unmasking of even vaccinated children as being "complacent."
New Research Says Police in Schools Don't Reduce Shootings but They Do Increase Expulsions and Arrests
While police in schools "do effectively reduce some forms of violence," they intensify the use of school discipline and arrests.
Lawyers, Law Students, Law School Administrators, and Language
Yale Law School's diversity miseducation.
Pandemic Disagreements Fuel Exodus From Public Schools
One-size-fits-some policies drive parents and students to seek better education options.
Academic Freedom Trouble at the University of Michigan
The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes Michigan for its handling of Bright Sheng case
"People Are Less Interested in Discussion Than Domination"
Wise words from the target of TrapPartyGate.
The Biden White House Is Lying About the Democrats' Spending Bill
For Biden, "build back better’" apparently means eyes on everything in the economy.
More on the MIT Disinvitation of Dorian Abbot
The Academic Freedom Alliance responds to the provost's public email
In Gavin Newsom's California, COVID-19 Rules Are for Those Without Political Power
Newsom's opposition to a judge's order requiring vaccinations for prison staffers lays bare the hypocrisy of the governor.
The Most Cited Law Faculty, 2016-2020 (Updated)
A few Volokh Conspirators are among the most cited legal scholars in their fields.
Don't Use the Term 'Trap House' in Your Party Invite at Yale Law School
Administrators attempted to force an apology out of a second-year law student whose Federalist Society affiliations and use of the term "trap house" were "triggering" to his peers.
Feds Undermine Themselves by Targeting Parents Who Criticize School Officials
Muzzling critics of government policy will just make them angrier.
The Varsity Blues Trial Is a Reminder of Our Corrupt Criminal Justice System
Plead guilty and get "punishments ranging from probation to nine months in prison." Insist on a trial and face decades in prison.
MIT "Could Not Tolerate That a Scientist Be Permitted to Speak About His Uncontroversial Research"
"after daring to express unrelated views that, although controversial, happen to be held by a majority of the American public."
Former Oklahoma U Volleyball Player's First Amendment Claim Can Go Forward
Kylee McLaughlin is claiming coaches engaged in "pressure and retaliation ... due to her political beliefs and her reactions to claims of racism," because of the coaches' "political or social justice beliefs, including support for critical race theory, opposition to President Trump, and a belief that white persons like plaintiff are privileged and racist."
NYC Scrapping Gifted and Talented Program Is a Triumph of Redefining Language
Branding disparate racial outcomes as "segregation" is an effective way in Democratic polities to tear down programs some progressives don't like.
The New York Times' Nikole Hannah-Jones Inadvertently Makes the Case for School Choice
What the author gets right—and wrong—about educational freedom
Michigan Students Accuse Celebrated Music Professor of Racism for Screening Othello
Bright Sheng survived the Cultural Revolution. Or so he thought.
New York City Is Hiding Its K-12 Enrollment Decline
How big is the defection from government schools in the country's largest district? That's for politicians to know, and you to find out.
The Family Firm
Context, tradeoffs, and preferences matter—both in parenting and outside of it.
