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opinion
Cornell’s University Reform Report Sidesteps the Real Reason Americans Have Lost Trust in Higher Education
Higher education is suffering through a self-inflicted crisis of declining public confidence. Only now are its faculty members and administrators starting to recognize that fact, but they collectively remain incapable of acknowledging the heart of the issue. That’s my take from a recently released report from Cornell University titled “Report of the Committee on the… -
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The Democrat Plan to Redistribute Wealth to the Wealthier
Two hypothetical college graduates who are married now have a combined annual income of $240,000; they each earn $120,000 per year. Should an American who graduated from high school but never went to college—and who now works as a delivery truck driver, earning $43,950 per year (the median annual earnings for that job) be forced… -
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University Takes Down LGBTQ Archive Webpage After Pushback From Texas Lawmaker
Following pushback from a Texas legislator, the University of North Texas has taken down its public-facing LGBTQ Archive page from the university library’s website. Last week, Republican state Rep. Brian Harrison highlighted that the university had an archival collection documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history on its library website. According to the now-removed… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Tribalism Is Tearing America Apart
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. I think we should entitle our short video today “Tribalism: Tribalism Doesn’t Work.” And what do I… -
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DOJ Ends ‘Onerous’ Racial Mandates on School Districts
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division dismissed more than 50 desegregation cases that sat on court dockets for more than half a century. “In this administration, we are ending prolonged federal oversight of these school districts because the effort does not reflect the reality of those classrooms today,” said Assistant… -
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Democrats Boycott Protecting Women’s Sports—Again
Not a single Democrat actively participated in Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting women’s sports. Democrats did not show up, did not fill their two witness seats, or question the witnesses who were impacted by males competing in women’s sports. Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking member of the committee, claimed that America does… -
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These Supreme Court Cases Could Reshape Gun Rights, Elections, and Parental Rights
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall in cases involving the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, parental rights, and election integrity. Here are five key cases to watch. 1. Another Test for the Second Amendment On Dec. 2, justices will consider whether state and local governments can ban semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15… -
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Activist Challenges School Library Books: ‘What in the World Are We Doing?’
Conservative activist Bonnie Wallace, who has been vocal about sexually explicit books in Texas public schools, is now calling attention to books in school libraries that contain extreme violent content. Wallace has attended multiple school board meetings to show trustees that books containing sexually explicit material are available in their school libraries and should be… -
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‘WICKED PRESUMPTION’: Social Worker Sues Over School Transgender Policy Requiring ‘a Conspiracy to Lie to Parents’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An Albuquerque social worker is speaking out after suing to block a school district policy, alleging that it violates her First Amendment rights by forcing her to lie to parents about their students’ gender identities. “I’m a social worker. My job is to support … emotional development, mental health, decision-making processes… -
opinion
Putting Law Schools Back on Track
The U.S. Department of Education says the country’s largest legal association shouldn’t be allowed to accredit law schools. A long track record of ideological bias and a cozy relationship between an accrediting committee and the American Bar Association proves that public officials are correct in their judgment. Even with major changes to the ABA, law… -
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What’s Behind Leftist Opposition to Cost-Cutting Education Reform?
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Health and Human Services has received 13,000 comments on its rule to deregulate the federal low-income childcare program, Head Start, many of which bemoan the move to no longer set student-to-teacher ratios. Early childhood education nonprofits have also criticized the decision to remove “evidenced-based student-teacher ratios.” However, there… -
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Florida Is No. 1 in Academic Freedom, Says Heritage Education Report Card
Florida, for the fifth consecutive year, ranks No. 1 in overall academic freedom, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card. The report ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on five criteria: school choice programs, teacher freedom, academic transparency, return on investment of the state’s education spending, and civics… -
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Is ‘Neurodiversity’ the New DEI in Education?
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A parental rights group is accusing the nation’s largest school counselors association of repackaging critical race theory and queer theory under the banner of “neurodiversity” and “neuro-affirming counseling.” The parental rights group Courage Is a Habit warns in a new report that the American School Counselor Association‘s neurodiversity framework effectively turns… -
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Vermont Teachers Union Pushes Gender Identity in Sports, Raises Alarms About ‘White Privilege’
The Vermont teachers union formally recognizes students’ right to play sports based on “gender identity,” rather than biological sex. The National Education Association Vermont chapter also asserts that the state’s public school teachers must acknowledge the nation’s “white supremacy culture” as responsible for “white privilege” that is “conferred irrespective of wealth, gender, and other factors.”… -
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The New York Times Accidentally Revealed Why Higher Ed Won’t Get Rid of DEI
America’s top universities can’t quit and won’t quit DEI no matter how unpopular it is with the American people. A recent editorial in the New York Times titled “This California Educational Juggernaut Doesn’t Need the SAT,” highlighted the mentality that has led to the erosion of merit in our nation’s top schools and the flagging… -
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3 Different Mechanisms Left-Wing Groups Use to Influence AI
Left-leaning labor unions and activist groups are seeking to influence artificial intelligence, not just in how it is deployed in schools and the federal government, but also in how technology companies build the AI models themselves. The American Federation of Teachers, the U.S.’ second-largest teachers union and a major Democrat ally, has teamed up with… -
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Frisco ISD High School in Texas Faces Questions Over Room Student Group Says Is for ‘Only Muslims’
A Frisco ISD high school is facing scrutiny after a classroom was reportedly being used as a prayer room exclusively for Muslim students. Earlier this month, RAIR Foundation USA reported that Liberty High School in Frisco ISD was using a classroom for Muslim students to pray for two hours a day. “Frisco ISD taxpayers are… -
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Watchdog Exposes Hidden Academic Pipeline Behind Left-Wing Election Litigation
Left-leaning law schools are directly affecting elections, according to a new study by a legal watchdog group. The Public Interest Legal Foundation released a new report Thursday titled “Dangerous Imbalance: Why Law Schools Graduate an Army of Activist Election Lawyers.” The report focuses on the disparity in election law course offerings and the overwhelming number… -
opinion
Make Education Roman Again
Today’s universities are increasingly self-destructive, hell-bent not only on deconstructing the Western canon in the classroom but on dissolving the American nation itself. Conservative reformers can’t be satisfied with turning the clock back to the 2010s—or even the 1950s. The classical education tradition that formed the American Founders was repudiated long ago. But there is… -
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Parents Give NC School District 15 Days to Protect Religious Freedom or Face Lawsuit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A group of parents has given a North Carolina school district 15 days to provide religious accommodations related to a transgender teacher or face a lawsuit, according to a demand letter obtained by the Daily Signal. Thomas More Society attorneys argue that recent Supreme Court precedents require the Wake County Public…