EducationCommentary
We’re All Homeschoolers Now
In the fight against coronavirus, 33 states have closed some 64,000 schools, affecting more than 32.5 million students, Education Week reports. Texas is waiving state… Read More
EducationCommentary
Coronavirus Could Open Doors to More Use of Online College Classes
Harvard University recently announced it has asked students not to return to campus after spring break and that all classes will take place online starting… Read More
PoliticsFeature
8 From Gen Z Share Why They Went to the Nation’s Biggest Annual Conservative Gathering
Why do young people flock to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference just outside the nation’s capital? Here’s what eight young Americans in Generation Z… Read More
EducationCommentary
Unserious Objections to Bolstering Free Speech on Campus
Wisconsin lawmakers are taking the issue of free speech on campus seriously again—and, inexplicably, that has some people upset. Legislators recently advanced a proposal based… Read More
EducationCommentary
Study Shows the Result of Left-Wing Conformity on College Campuses
Are our institutions of higher education little more than left-wing indoctrination centers? A recently released study found that, whether that’s generally true or not, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Political Bias and Anti-Americanism on College Campuses
A recent Pew Research Center survey finds that only half of American adults think colleges and universities are having a positive effect on our nation…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed
>>> Note: This live blog no longer is being updated by Heritage Foundation policy experts. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 would… Read More
EducationCommentary
Study Reveals the Absurd Conformity of Higher Education
A recently released study confirms the suspicion that American higher education has become absurdly and ruthlessly monolithic in terms of political ideology. The study found… Read More
EducationNews
These 10 Colleges Are Ranked ‘Worst of the Worst’ for Curbing Free Speech
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a group dedicated to standing up for free-speech rights on U.S. college and university campuses, this week released its… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Diversity Makes Us Stronger as a Nation, Army Lieutenant General Says
Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College, and Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, retired chief of staff for installation management at the U.S. Department of the Army,… Read More
LawCommentary
2 Gay Students Are Suing a Seminary. Here’s Why It Matters.
A man and a woman, both in same-sex marriages, have sued Fuller Theological Seminary for discrimination after it expelled them over their same-sex marriages. Fuller,… Read More
EducationNews
How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Aid Military Preparedness
Historically black colleges and universities have been an integral part of the U.S. military’s competitive edge, according to participants in a panel discussion Thursday at… Read More
EducationAnalysis
What the Trump Administration Is Doing to Boost Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Leonard Haynes, an official at the Education Department, has years of experience in the education field. “President [Donald] Trump has done an outstanding job in… Read More
EducationNews
DeVos Hails Trump’s ‘Partnership’ With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave a pep talk Thursday to representatives and supporters of historically black colleges and universities gathered to discuss how to ensure… Read More
EducationNews
Forum on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Opens With a Personal Story
Welcoming participants in a daylong forum on the future of historically black colleges and universities, Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James spoke Thursday of her… Read More
EducationCommentary
We Hear You: Sex Ed, Student Loans, and Government Spending
Editor’s note: Here’s some of what’s on the minds of The Daily Signal’s audience, straight out of the ol’ inbox. Please don’t neglect to write… Read More
EducationCommentary
Europe Has Free College. Here’s How It’s Working Out.
Free college sounds great! Who doesn’t like free stuff? To make the idea sound even more appealing, advocates continuously cite Europe as an example of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Top 4 Issues America Will Face in 2020
As we head into the new year and the kickoff to the Roaring Twenties 2.0 (and they will roar), policymakers will be faced with some incredibly… Read More
EducationCommentary
How Colleges Dupe Parents and Taxpayers
Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today’s students have needs that were… Read More
EducationCommentary
Trump’s Executive Order Against Anti-Semitism Will Protect US Jews
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order reiterating that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act protects Jews—just as every other race,… Read More
EducationCommentary
For Taxpayers, College Football Remains a Guilty Pleasure at Christmastime
With Christmastime comes college football’s bowl season, with games all day, nearly every day. Starting last Friday with Buffalo against Charlotte in the Bahamas (1,235… Read More
EducationCommentary
More Evidence Emerges That Federal Government Is Funding Worthless College Degrees
Americans have long suspected that, for many, a college degree simply isn’t worth the price. American taxpayers—two-thirds of whom do not have a college degree—are… Read More
EducationCommentary
Fraud in Higher Education
This year’s education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Males Don’t Belong in Women’s Sports—Even If They Don’t Always Win
Fair competition in women’s sports remains under attack as male athletes continue to join and compete on women’s teams and against women. Male athletes Cece… Read More
Education Analysis
New Program Aims to Help Young Adults Grow in Faith, Maturity Before College
Should students go straight to college after high school? Tommy Nelson, senior pastor of Denton Bible Church, would argue no. “If they are Christian kids… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Oberlin College’s ‘Lawsuit Mess’ With a Local Bakery
Editor’s note: Welcome back to some of the intriguing missives from The Daily Signal’s mailbag. Don’t forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why I Resigned in Protest When a Conservative Professor Was Punished
In 2018, I resigned as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and an overseer of its law school to protest the shameful treatment of… Read More
SocietyNews
College Newspaper That Apologized for Covering News Won’t Print Another Point of View
A student newspaper that apologized to readers for “retraumatizing” them through its coverage of a disrupted campus appearance by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions also declined… Read More
Law Analysis
Conservative Law Professor Challenges Campus Left on Free Speech (and Wins Them Over)
The family who runs a 130-year-old bakery in Ohio was accused of racism after having an Oberlin College student arrested for shoplifting. Hostilities and boycotts… Read More
EducationFeature
Socialism All About Inclusivity and Kindness, These Students Say
The word “socialism” has left behind its past of breadlines and beatings and has come to mean something like “kindness” for some students at Georgetown… Read More
