Education
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Portland State University rewards protesters who did $1.23 million in damage to its library
Violent and destructive protests on campus pay off, as colleges adopt the protesters’ demands, in the hope of avoiding future…
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Court rejects college’s demand for massive security fees for Riley Gaines event
A federal judge in New Mexico has ruled that the University of New Mexico violated the First Amendment by charging…
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Tim Walz’s education appointee backs ‘overthrow’ of the United States
The man tapped by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to write Minnesota’s ethnic studies standards recently called for the “overthrow” of…
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‘While your family members died alone, lockdowners had sex parties’
A progressive health official supported keeping kids out of school in the name of “social distancing”, but he didn’t engage…
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Columbia University Says Race ‘Neutral’ Policies ‘Constitutes Discrimination’
By Jaryn Crouson Campus policies that are “neutral” and do not consider race are considered “discriminatory,” Columbia University’s updated discrimination…
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Chicago School District In Shambles As Teachers Union Thwarts Major Change That Could Help Turn Fortunes Around
By Ireland Owens The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is attempting to block the closing of “empty” and “failing” public schools…
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‘Abolish the Family’ is the name of a writing class at the University of Pennsylvania
“The University of Pennsylvania is offering a writing course this semester called ‘Abolish the Family,’ touting a common feminist slogan,”…
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Librarians Discard Books They Think ‘Reflect Gender, Family, Ethnic, or Racial Bias’ or ‘Outdated’ Thinking
If a library board removes a communist book from a library, librarians will object, saying that’s viewpoint discrimination, and the…
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Columbia University president apologizes for arrests of campus hooligans who occupied building
At Columbia University, pro-Hamas protesters were arrested after they occupied and vandalized campus facilities, paralyzing the university, although few faced…
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Chicago teachers were ordered to give passing grades to migrant kids who actually failed
“Since 2022, nearly 50,000 migrants have been bused to Chicago from the Texas border. While not all of these new…
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Swing State’s School Choice Programs Are Helping Thousands Of Families — Dems Want To End Them
By Jennifer Nuelle and Ireland Owens Pennsylvania’s school choice programs have opened a door for thousands of low and middle…
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Ben Franklin statue at University of Pennsylvania defaced by pro-Hamas activists
“Pro-Hamas activists at the University of Pennsylvania tossed red paint onto a statue of Benjamin Franklin early Thursday, claiming the…
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Making A Fat Joke Could Land You In Hot Water At Northwestern University
By Robert Schmad Northwestern University, a prestigious college in Illinois, recently adopted a policy that would punish students for making…
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Risks On Gov’t Loans Issued Next Fiscal Year Will Cost Taxpayers More Than $65 Billion, CBO Says
By Owen Klinsky The lifetime costs of new loans and guarantees issued in Fiscal Year 2025 are expected to cost…
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Court strikes down school district’s ban on prejudiced comments at public meetings
Can a school board ban its own members and members of the public from expressing prejudice at public meetings? No,…
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University of Maryland president threatened Jewish parent with arrest after she politely complained about pro-Hamas event
The “University of Maryland’s president said a pro-Palestine group in favor of ‘armed struggle’ could reserve the campus quad on…
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Biden Administration Directed Servicers to Cancel Student Loans in Secret
The Biden administration plans to cancel student loans in secret because it knows that doing so is illegal, and would…
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Anti-Israel protesters vandalize buildings at Cornell University
Anti-Israel protesters vandalized Cornell University on Monday, breaking windows in several buildings, and writing graffiti such as “Blood is on…
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Court upholds exemption to Title IX for religious institutions
Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in schools, contains an exemption for religious schools whose tenets mandate sex discrimination (sex…
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Campus feminists: U.S. ‘hates women’, may have future of ‘cannibalism’, ‘forced breeding camps’
“Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future…
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Supreme Court Declines To Unblock Biden’s Student Loan Plan
By Katelynn Richardson The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to unblock President Joe Biden’s income-driven student loan repayment program. In a…
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Economist warns of ‘imminent student loan disaster’
A “student-loan disaster” is “imminent,” says an economist who studies higher education. “After the pandemic-induced student-loan payment pause ended last…
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Changing immigration patterns will place great burdens on our schools and social services
If immigrants speak a huge multitude of different languages, rather than just a few, it is harder for their host…
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Teacher fired over January 6 wins wrongful termination lawsuit
“A Pennsylvania teacher who was fired for allegedly attending the U.S. Capitol ‘insurrection’ on January 6, 2021, has won a…
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Harris And Walz Are A Devastating Combination For America And Her Kids
By Rebecca Friedrichs and Roger Ruvolo Savvy Americans well remember the immortal words of then-President Bill Clinton, squirming to avoid…
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Professors challenge Florida’s new post-tenure review law in state-court lawsuit
“Three Florida professors have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2023 state law subjecting public university faculty to…
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42 discriminatory scholarships at University of Illinois challenged by Legal Insurrection Foundation
Colleges often have a few race-based scholarships, as well as a few gender-based scholarships for women. These scholarships are generally…
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Penn State recruits pro-DEI students for taxpayer-funded voter registration job
“A work-study job advertised at Penn State University wants students committed to ‘anti-racism practices’ to help a left-leaning political organization…
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Whither the College-Educated Mind?
Rarely is the question asked – is our children learning? – President George W. Bush The overwhelming majority of today’s…
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California’s progressive math guru can’t do basic math, but Democratic officials let her design math instruction for California students
Jo Boaler is a progressive “Professor of Mathematics Education” who can’t do basic math, and has ruined math for many…
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Court says parents’ speech can’t be banned by a school merely because its message could be ‘disruptive’
The Supreme Court’s Tinker decision lets K-12 schools restrict students’ speech in or near school if it “materially disrupts classwork”…
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Tim Walz made Minnesota schools worse and more costly; student reading and math scores fell as a result
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made his state’s education system worse and more inefficient. Students’ performance on math and reading tests…
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Good reading instruction cuts special education enrollment, saving money, and improves learning
“Mississippi focuses on teaching reading well, spends less on special ed. That works better than labeling lots of kids as…
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Biden administration prods universities to restrict speech, in investigation of Drexel University
If a university is ordered by the government to investigate each instance of speech that is bigoted, to determine if…
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School District Fires Teachers For Wearing ‘Border Patrol’ Shirts To Cultural Event
By Dana Abizaid A school district in South Carolina has fired teachers at a local elementary school for what the…
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School system violated parental rights by forcing students to take ‘equity,’ ‘diversity,’ and ‘gender’ surveys with no ‘opt out’ option
After being threatened with a lawsuit by America First Legal for not acting, the U.S. Department of Education has ruled…
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