Education
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Update: Disciplinary action taken following school lunch seizure
On January 30, LU carried news of a bureaucratic outrage in a Utah elementary school. According to the Salt Lake Tribune,…
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New Australian ‘Stay in School’ PSA has a dynamite ending
A new Australian public service announcement encouraging kids to stay in school has some shocked and appalled, while others claim…
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Obama to bypass Congress … again (and again)
It’s been a couple of weeks since President Obama remarked, “I’ve got a pen, and I’ve got a phone” and…
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Vermont: Taking the pesky public out of public education
For those who think school vouchers are a new idea, take a look at Vermont–a state that, for more than…
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Dartmouth libs use MLK Day to discriminate against independents, conservatives
It seems Martin Luther King’s vision of inclusion and tolerance isn’t welcome by liberals at Dartmouth College. Two non-liberal students…
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Houston school board bans ‘Warriors,’ ‘Rebels,’ ‘Indians’ as mascot names
It seems political correctness now rules Houston schools. On Thursday, the Houston School Board voted 7-0 to ban certain words…
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WH summit on educational opportunities: Obama fiddles, Rome burns
Action, according to the old saw, speaks louder than words. How ironic then that Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer would send out…
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Middle school sex-ed poster crosses line: Asks about anal, oral sex
When Mark Ellis’s 13-year-old daughter first showed him a cell phone picture of a poster at her middle school, he…
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Inspector General report reveals major abuses by Chicago public school officials
An Office of the Inspector General report found that certain officials in the Chicago Public School (CPS) system have been…
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Obama Administration pressures schools to adopt racial quotas in discipline
Crime rates are not the same for different racial groups, and student misconduct rates aren’t, either. The Supreme Court ruled…
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Modern Language Association tackles ‘violent ethics of whiteness,’ more at annual convention
What do holocaust eroticism and lesbian cowboys have in common? Both were on the menu, along with the “Violent Ethics…
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Study: Teens think being a parent is ‘easy’ after watching reality shows about teen moms
An Indiana University study revealed that teenagers are not discouraged about having children after watching reality shows featuring teen moms. In fact, Nicole Martins,…
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UNC counselor receives death threats after revealing athletes’ low reading levels
We all know how the system works. Colleges with competitive sports programs recruit top high school athletes, offering the cream…
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NJ bill mandates that middle schoolers be taught social media skills
In case you thought the only news coming out of the Garden State revolved around Chris Christie’s lousy bridge hand,…
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Teacher reportedly threatens student with fake gun
This column has taken a dim view on schools that take a dim view on the use of imaginary weapons…
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Planned Parenthood mobile app for pre-teens says, ‘Having sex feels good’
Warning: Some of what you are about to read may be graphic and offensive. Planned Parenthood’s corruption of our children…
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University production celebrates white self-loathing
From the description at the University of Oregon’s website, you might expect that “The Race Card Project” was the creation…
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Toddler removed by child services after police union posts video of him spewing obscenities
A story out of Omaha raises more questions than it answers. Here are two: What responsibility does society have toward…
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CA teacher confiscates candy canes, tells student ‘Jesus not allowed in school’
If you substitute poor Rudolph for “Jesus” and any reindeer games for “school,” the admonition of a first-grade teacher to one of her 6-year-old…
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NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio to fund ‘universal pre-kindergarten program’ by raising taxes on wealthy
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has been actively touting his plan to expand after-school programs and to provide universal pre-kindergarten to…
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Hawaii’s department of education won’t tell parents what it’s teaching their kids about sex
On the heels of yesterday’s report by Renee Nal that the Chicago Public School will not divulge the contents of its new…
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Chicago public schools won’t share new African studies curriculum
On Friday, the NAACP touted the decision by the Chicago Public School (CPS) to integrate “African American history in the…
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Liberal Ivy League grad student vents at Daily Kos over Obamacare’s ‘unintended consequences’
Michael Convente has had a taste of reality, and it is bitter. Convente, a liberal blogger and graduate student representative…
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Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ sanitized by PC police in New York elementary school
Why even bother singing “Silent Night” if you are going to change the lyrics? But that is exactly what school…
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Prof. Dan Kahan disputes Wastebook portrayal of ‘Tea Party’ study
Dan Kahan, Professor of Law/Psychology at Yale Law School has disputed the portrayal of his work in Sen. Tom Coburn‘s annual “Wastebook,” which lists…
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College diversity coordinator who moonlights as porn star placed on administrative leave
A cultural diversity coordinator at the University of Colorado Denver is being forced to take a break from her day…
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GA high school senior suspended one year for hugging teacher
A Duluth, Ga., high school senior was suspended an entire year for violating school sexual harassment rules. That means he…
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My true love gave to me a National Day of Action
Today is the union-sponsored National Day of Action, but you might be wondering what exactly that means. So I sifted…
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Do the math: Common Core math question ‘worst in human history’?
We’ve all heard lots about the Common Core educational standards as they pertain to social studies (“If you ask to speak with…
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