Learning To Live With Coronavirus
How the past two years of COVID-19 can better inform how we go about the next two
Education
Department of Education Will Launch Investigations Targeting States That Banned Schools From Mandating Masks
Not everything potentially beneficial should be mandatory and not everything potentially harmful should be banned. And not every dispute about costs and benefits should be decided by the federal government.
L.A. Teachers Union Leader: 'There's No Such Thing As Learning Loss'
"It’s OK that our babies may not have learned all their times tables," says Cecily Myart-Cruz. "They learned resilience."
COVID Money Funded Ankle Monitors for Student-Athletes in Washington
"You have no choice in the matter."
Families Are Fleeing Government-Run Schools
Brooklyn elementary loses one-third of its student population and eight teachers, as the first 2021–22 enrollment numbers straggle in.
Heckler's Veto at SUNY Binghamton May Have Violated First Amendment
The university shut down a speech by noted economist Arthur Laffer because of organized heckling by “progressives.”
Don't Let the Media Scare You With COVID Numbers From L.A. Schools
Eighteen months into the pandemic, news outlets are still selling sensationalism and burying context
The Biden Administration Seems To Think Every Public School Is Legally Obligated To Require That Students Wear Face Masks
The secretary of education argues that federal law makes the CDC's COVID-19 guidelines for schools mandatory.
The Evidence Supporting Mask Mandates in Schools Is Weaker Than Biden Pretends
The studies cited by the CDC do not show that preventing COVID-19 outbreaks requires forcing students to cover their faces.
2021 Study of Law Faculty Scholarly Impact Released
The latest edition of the Sisk, Catlin, Anderson, and Gunderson study of faculty scholarly impact is out. Download it while it's hot.
UConn Students Fighting for Broader Free Speech Protections Face Backlash on Campus
Despite the outraged response from his peers, student Isadore Johnson is still optimistic about the future of free speech at UConn.
The Chair Makes Comedy Out of College's Absurd Status Quo
Sandra Oh leads Netflix's satire on the state of academia today.
This Psychologist Thinks Mask Mandates in Schools 'Offer Distinctive Opportunities for Learning and Growth'
Writing in The New York Times, Judith Danovitch also argues that masks inhibit nail biting and nose picking.
If Class Outside Was Good Enough for Plato, It's Good Enough in a Pandemic
Virtual or masked classes are barriers to learning, not just disease.
Parents, Politicians, and School Administrators Battle Over Masks for Kids
Plus: Illinois schools prohibit hairstyle discrimination, Ann Arbor bans fur sales, and more....
3 Unvaccinated Florida Teachers Died, the Media Rushed To Blame Ron DeSantis' Mask Ban
DeSantis was wrong to restrict options for COVID control in Florida schools, but the push to blame mask bans is misdirection.
State Governments Didn't Need Coronavirus Bailouts. They Got Billions of Dollars Anyway.
As it turns out, state and local tax revenues hardly collapsed.
Are Mask Requirements in Schools Necessary to Control COVID-19?
The evidence that the benefits outweigh the costs is not nearly as impressive as mandate enthusiasts imply.
Can You Talk about the Mask Policy in the Classroom?
The University of Iowa minimizes academic freedom so the unvaccinated can feel more comfortable
Delta Is Making Americans Crazy About School Reopening, Again
The U.K. kept schools open and masks off, and now delta is in their rearview. Why can't Yanks learn?
No Qualified Immunity for University of Iowa Officials Who Violated Christian Students' First Amendment Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit provides a useful reminder that qualified immunity is not just for police officers.
Families Have a New Reason to Flee Public Schools
Private schools can stay open even when pandemic rules shut government institutions, court says.
Cuomo Warns, Hysterically, That New York Schools Will Become 'Superspreaders'
At a time when the student COVID positivity rate in NYC is 0.01%, the governor is spreading fear that school buildings are death traps.
CDC Sentences Kids to Another School Year of Irrational Masking
Because adults can't evaluate risk, kids continue to suffer the most from COVID policy, despite suffering the least from COVID.
A School District Asked To Survey Students About Private Matters. The Uproar Was Inevitable.
Government domination of education has bred distrust and conflict.
Biden Says CDC 'Probably' Will Recommend Kids Under 12 Wear Masks to School
Plus: Biden says killing the filibuster would throw Congress into chaos, AOC is wrong about Bezos in space, and more....
New Hampshire School Choice Program Opens to Religious Schools
A new law allows cash-strapped districts to send students to private religious schools.
School Choice Is the Answer to Education Disputes
Religious families aren’t the only ones seeking escape from endless curriculum wars.
Public Schools Still Can't Figure Out How To Reopen
Democrat-heavy districts remain most likely to stay partly closed.
The U.S. Has Strayed Far From Its Founding Ideals
Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
Is Critical Race Theory Taught in K-12 Schools? The NEA Says Yes, and That It Should Be.
"It is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks..."
Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's Most Conservative Justice, Trashes Qualified Immunity Again
The Court has "failed to justify our enacted policy," he wrote.
Justice Thomas Takes Another Shot at Qualified Immunity
He repeats his concern that QI doctrine rests on "shaky ground" and imposes a "one-size-fits-all doctrine" that is "an odd fit for many cases," including those involving university administrators.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Shows That Republicans Love Big Government Just as Much as Democrats
We don't have a gridlock problem. We have a spending problem.
Robin DiAngelo Is Very Disappointed in the White People Making Her Rich
Nice Racism—and the "anti-racism" consulting business—rakes in the bucks while losing hearts and minds.
