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January 15, 2015

Harry V. Jaffa, 1918-2015

Allen C. Guelzo

A remembrance of political philosophy scholar Harry Jaffa.

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January 14, 2015

Stanley Fish's New Book on Academic Freedom

George Leef

George Leef reviews Versions of Academic Freedom and argues that there does not have to be a single, one-size-fits-all approach to academic freedom.

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January 14, 2015

APUSH Post-Civil War Coverage: History Lite

John C. Chalberg

John C. Chalberg finds the APUSH standards for the Post-Civil War era deceptively simple.

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January 13, 2015

Opposing Common Core, State by State

National Association of Scholars

Across the country, parents and citizens who are opposed to the Common Core State Standards have used Facebook to organize by state.

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January 12, 2015

College Un-Ready

National Association of Scholars

NAS board member Sandra Stotsky writes about the failures of the Common Core State Standards to prepare students for truly college-level reading and thinking.

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