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Are Summer Reading Assignments Indoctrinating Freshmen?
Often, incoming freshmen receive their first university assignment before the school year even begins: the summer reading. Many institutions see the summer reading assignment...
Nine Big Public Finance Surprises of 2021
Americans entered this year with hopes that COVID-19 would be vanquished and life would return to normal, but that didn’t happen. Plenty of unexpected...
Return on Investment in a College Education in North Carolina Varies by Major
“Almost all students cite getting a better job as a primary reason for attending college,” writes Preston Cooper in the opening paragraph of his...
Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life
Editor’s note: this essay is adapted from a talk delivered by Jessica Hooten Wilson at Word on Fire’s Good News Conference on November 7,...
Judge Rules for University of North Carolina in Admissions Case
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed suit against the University of North Carolina. Its complaint argued that the university had engaged in intentional...
Three Ways to Teach Students How—Not What—to Think
How do we teach students how to think rather than what to think?
If the latest election cycle showed us anything, it’s that parents care deeply about what...
Net-Zero Gambit Depends on Green Subsidy Gusher
Companies are making big investments in green energy technologies in the expectation that government mandates, handouts, and incentives will flow into their coffers.
Are College Exit Exams a Valid Measure of Learning? It’s Complicated
Given the enormity of the public and private investment in US higher education, of course we should evaluate its effectiveness. But, how?
It is claimed...
Did You Know? NC Voters Reject Discrimination and Special Preferences
Discrimination is unpopular with voters. That’s good news. Last month, the John Locke Foundation released new polling data revealing that North Carolina voters would...
Woke Universities Are Rousseau’s Children
In early October, Bright Sheng, a professor of music at the University of Michigan, played the 1965 rendition of Shakespeare’s Othello for his undergraduate class. The film...
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New York School Spending Led All US by Record Margin in 2021-22
Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York hit a new record high of $29,873 per pupil in 2021-22, according to the Census Bureau’s...
Tennessee Gov. Says He’ll Sign Bill to Let Some Teachers and Staff Carry Guns...
Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday he will sign legislation to let some teachers and staff go armed in Tennessee public schools.
“Districts have the option...
Robert Genetski: Disappointing Inflation News
Robert Genetski: Disappointing inflation news, rise in interest rates, stocks decline this week, and Fed will likely keep buying $95 billion a month in...
