Education
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New bill touted as repealing Common Core actually just calls it by another name
What’s in a name? For a newly minted bill passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives, the answer is the…
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Frat chapter suspended for allegedly abusing veterans during alcohol-fueled bender
A fraternity at the University of Florida was suspended Friday after some of its members carried out a drunken attack on…
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HS students in West Virginia being suspended for opting out of Common Core tests
Parents of students at Liberty High School in West Virginia are receiving phone calls from the school indicating that their…
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Liberal dilemma: Duke must choose between Muslims and feminist assailing Islam’s abuses of women
It’s another of those unhappy moments for liberals, when they are forced to choose between the rights of competing –isms…
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Education Secretary: Opting out of Common Core is a ‘white’ thing and, therefore, racist
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said at Q&A in Chicago Tuesday that if the high rate of parents and students opting…
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College faculty warned not only of multiplicity of genders but that a person’s gender may change over time
If you are a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh and have not received the latest “Gender-Inclusive/Non-Sexist…
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DEVELOPING: Three people shot at fraternity-sorority cookout at Delaware State U. (Video)
The Delaware State University Police Department and Dover Police are looking for the perpetrators of a shooting last night at a school-sanctioned…
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You’ll never guess why a California college apologized for serving Mexican food
Surviving hate themes.
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Why are so many black college students fat and sick? One-word answer: Racism
In the very memorable Mexican stand-off scene at the end of “Pulp Fiction,” a rank-amateur stick-up duo (played by Tim…
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Tenn. school board moves to silence conservative member who criticized efforts at brainwashing children
A school board in Tennessee brought up a resolution Thursday to censure an outspoken member who has criticized local officials…
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Shakedown: School official demands names of teachers who suppotred Common Core opt out
An email sent from a high-ranking official in the Rochester (N.Y.) Central School District has rattled some teachers who believe…
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School gives 12-year-old girl contraceptive implant without parental consent
It’s interesting to reflect on which issues schools consider worthy of a note home to parents and which they don’t. In…
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U. of Chicago will spend $25K teaching students to ‘hang out’ (Video)
The University of Chicago (UChicago) has contributed $25,000 to help a student hold a “National Symposium on Hanging Out,” the…
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Student discount? Businesses should give a taxpayer discount instead
All across the globe, students with an ID from an accredited college or university receive a discount on purchases. If I were running…
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Another O’Keefe video shows California universities are hot beds for terrorism support (Video)
Over the years I have written extensively about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel propaganda and events in California’s colleges. The latest video by James O’Keefe’a Project…
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Coach Jim Harbaugh brings the guts after U. Michigan declines to screen ‘American Sniper’
Three yards. A cloud of dust.
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Hugs are now ‘sexual assault’ at the University of Virginia
If you hug your boyfriend and as a result your clothed body (including your breasts) touches him, you could be…
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University suspends student who helped Project Veritas expose Islamic State-friendly leanings
Maybe “Laura,” a student journalist at Barry University, should have looked more deeply into the meaning of the university’s motto, emblazoned…
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Teachers suspended after making students walk all day with backpacks as punishment
Spare the rod and all that. A New Jersey principal has been placed on leave and could lose his job…
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11 Atlanta teachers convicted in epic cheating scandal, face up to 20 years in prison
Eleven former teachers in Atlanta’s public school system each face up to 20 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday…
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Lawmaker dares NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take Common Core standardized test (Video)
Is New York Governor Andrew Cuomo smarter than a fifth grader? Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R) aims to find out. The lawmaker,…
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Aftershock: Undercover footage of another university sympathetic to Islamic State (Video)
Last week, Jeff Dunetz reported on an undercover video by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, which showed a dean at Cornell University counseling…
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Campus Christian group deactivated at CA college, but wait till you hear why (Video)
Think if it as a variation on the Groucho Marx quip about not wanting to belong to a club that…
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Animal house: Frat accused of branding new members with hot iron
The hits just keep on coming for fraternities around the county. Now, the Dartmouth College fraternity that inspired the film…
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Shock video: Cornell U. dean explains how to start Islamic State club on campus (Video)
Move over, chess club, French club, and all your other useless western organizations. Make room for a club that pays…
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Fallout from racist Oklahoma frat may harm free speech and even private colleges
Recently, members of the Oklahoma chapter of the SAE fraternity were caught on video chanting a mind-bogglingly racist song that…
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LA teacher sued after allegedly telling class Michael Brown ‘got what he deserved’
A teacher at a Los Angeles charter school has been removed from the classroom and hit with a lawsuit from…
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Fans at NCAA game greet spectator Barack Obama with ‘4 more years’ chant (Video)
An item at the Blaze notes that Barack Obama was greeted by a chant Saturday by the crowd at an NCAA basketball…
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