February 2, 2023

Rhode Island’s Social Studies Standards Fail Students, Report Finds

The Civics Alliance

A new report provides a detailed critique of Rhode Island's Social Studies Standards (2023), which fail to achieve the fundamental goals of American social studies education.

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February 1, 2023

Applause for the "Education Governor"

David Randall

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has announced new reforms to curb bloated bureaucracies of higher education and encourage intellectual diversity.

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January 31, 2023

DEI Takes the Old Dominion

Teresa R. Manning

A new report from the Virginia Association of Scholars details what DEI costs Virginia.

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January 27, 2023

Video: Standing Against Institutional Capture

National Association of Scholars

Listen in as Bradley Watson discusses how anti-intellectualism has overtaken and captured America's colleges and universities, and what professors might do to stand athwart such advances.

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January 26, 2023

Counterproductive Tenure Reform

David Randall

North Dakota House Bill 1446 proposes new reform to tenure in the state's public universities. While the sentiment is welcome, the bill is likely to decrease intellectual diversity on campus.

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January 25, 2023

Florida Scraps Advanced Placement Course for Activism

National Association of Scholars

Defunding programs founded on the "activist model" protects students from unwarranted political influence.  

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January 25, 2023

Letter: The New Mexico Public Education Department Must Revise Its Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

We believe that NMPED should revise its social studies standards to ensure that they provide an adequate, uniform, and sufficient social studies education to all New Mexico students.

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January 24, 2023

Proposed Revisions to Strengthen the Resiliency of the Center for American Exceptionalism

National Association of Scholars

House Bill 1070 is a wonderful initiative—but South Dakota policymakers should not waste taxpayer dollars on a Center that will be captured by activists.

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January 24, 2023

Diminishing Returns of Grant-Based Science

David Randall

Disruptive science is on the decline, are flush coffers to blame?

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A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....