If Colleges Are Skeptical of Common Core, It's Probably Because the Standards Are Awful
Universities may be hesitant to put blind faith in Core-certified students, since teachers played almost no role in the development of the standards.
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Drug War Refugees
Thousands of Central American children are fleeing prohibition-related violence.
U. Wisconsin Denies Plan to Distribute Grades According to Race
Clearly all people contribute to diversity in one way or another.
Is the US Abandoning Afghan Interpreters to Certain Death?
Afghan locals who helped the US were promised visas to America. They may be left behind to fight the Taliban on their own.
You Can't Blame Americans for Not Feeling Exceptional
John Kerry called it like it is, and neocons are throwing a tiresome fit.
Major Win For School Choice: Charter Students Smarter, Earn More
Market incentives and individual choice are the best tools for fixing American education.
Dodd-Frank and the Age of Endless Regulation
In this age of endless regulation, it's hard to imagine that the legal and regulatory details of the law will ever truly be settled.
Affirmative Action = Discrimination Against Asians, NYC Schools Edition
It's very difficult for low-income 13-year-olds to cobble together appealing resumes.
You're Paying for That War in Gaza
Don't ask whether the U.S. will get involved—ask how it's involved already.
Adult-Enticing E-Cigarette Flavors That Only Senators Could Hate
New data show that grownups prefer supposedly juvenile e-cigarette flavors.
The Truth About Violence in Chicago
Judged as a whole, Chicago is doing a lot of things right. Judged by the plight of its least fortunate, that's not nearly enough.
Let's Try a Libertarian Foreign Policy
Don't believe haters like Rick Perry and Chris Christie. A libertarian foreign policy is the only cure for what ails us abroad.
France's Absurd New 'Homemade' Law Handcuffs Restaurants
France's restaurants and French cooking are under attack. The enemy comes from within-and wears a white hat.
Elizabeth Warren, Hypocrite, Supports Ex-Im Bank
The woman best known for demonizing big businesses nevertheless wants to maintain an outlandishly generous subsidy package for them.
