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January 11, 2010

High School Reform: What Smart Students Want (and Need)

Jonathan Bean

I received the following post from Concord Review editor Will Fitzhugh. This book excerpt drives home the need for high schools to emphasize more writing and research. As a college instructor of "hi......

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January 8, 2010

Marxist Education - Ho, Hum

Glenn Ricketts

Apparently it's it's not a big deal to note the influence of Marxist ideas in schools of education, as long as it's done by a member of the guild. Check out this recent piece by our frie......

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January 8, 2010

California Association of Scholars Upcoming Events

Ashley Thorne

Reposted from NAS.org Dear California members and readers (and anyone happening to visit California this spring), Don’t miss the following events hosted by the Califor......

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January 8, 2010

Don't Be Hatin'

Ashley Thorne

At NAS.org, Glenn Ricketts tells how Gonzaga University's Institute for Action Against Hate misses an opportunity to shed academic light on human hate, settling instead on politically correct an......

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January 8, 2010

Encyclopedia of Sustainability, 2nd Edition

Ashley Thorne

A 2nd edition of the NAS 'sustainapedia' of the key names, terms, books, colleges, and organizations in the campus sustainability movement.

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