EducationNews
Earlier this year, when the University of California, Santa Barbara, adopted a student-led resolution urging professors to include trigger warnings on class syllabi—statements which provide… Read More
EducationCommentary
The scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is principally about academic dishonesty. But it highlights an institutional failure at almost all American… Read More
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During the past decade, the Confucius Institute has established itself at nearly 500 universities and K-12 schools in the United States and about 500 others around… Read More
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At least one of Virginia’s 23 community colleges has some serious shaping up to do, a recent state audit revealed. Northern Virginia Community College paid… Read More
EducationCommentary
The University of Chicago recently dealt a blow to the Chinese government’s aggressive efforts to spread overseas propaganda by refusing to renew its Confucius Institute… Read More
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This week, Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., announced that its commencement address would be delivered by Mumia Abu-Jamal, an unrepentant cop killer serving a life… Read More
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Once again, university officials have shown how progressive and tolerant they are by forcing Young Americans for Freedom at Pennsylvania State University to remove its… Read More
EducationCommentary
College football is back, to the delight of students and alumni across the country. But between the touchdowns and the tailgating, student debt continues to… Read More
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Federal financial aid for higher education was supposed to grow the market, bring down costs and help families afford this critical step to financial security…. Read More
EducationCommentary
One of the most disheartening trends in America today is the steep and relentless increase in the cost of higher education. As almost everything else… Read More
EducationCommentary
Senators Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,and Mark Warner. D-Va., have introduced the Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014. The proposal would establish an income-contingent based repayment system that… Read More
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Several bills have advanced in Congress as part of a piecemeal approach that signifies the beginning of a process to reauthorize the Higher Education Act,… Read More
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against Abigail Fisher in her ongoing battle against the University of Texas at… Read More
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Federal lawmakers have been trying for decades to reduce the burden of paying for college. Congress has significantly expanded lending, lifted caps on borrowing, and… Read More
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MADISON, Wis. — Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department figured that the department would be more effective if officers are viewed as hipper and approachable…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Starbucks made news this week by announcing the College Achievement Plan, a partnership the coffee giant has entered into with Arizona State University in order for… Read More
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Congress has long tried to help students afford a college education. It has cut interest rates on federal student loans, vastly expanded federal lending and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Quick quiz: What two industries have seen the steepest rate of inflation in the economy over the past decade? If you said energy or housing,… Read More
The job market and student loan debt had lawmakers waxing philosophical at today’s Conversations with Conservatives event on Capitol Hill. “When I graduated from undergrad,… Read More
Hayley Waring, a student at Southern Methodist University, has an opinion piece in The College Conservative about former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s commencement address… Read More
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order today expanding “Pay-As-You-Earn,” the already generous repayment option available to students with federal loans that factors in their… Read More
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Some of Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s latest appointments to posts at Virginia’s prestigious public universities also have donated generously to his gubernatorial campaign — up… Read More
EducationCommentary
Looking for the biggest bargain in higher education? I think I found it in this rural Missouri town, 40 miles south of Springfield, nestled in… Read More
The budget presented by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–Wis.) provides a topline function 500 (spending on education, training, employment, and social services) budget… Read More
The current college accreditation system is broken – and it’s driving up college costs. Senator Mike Lee’s (R – UT)’s new legislation to reform the… Read More
“The Fame Monster: The Cultural Politics of Lady Gaga”; “Blame It on the Bossa Nova: The Historical Transnational Phenomenon”; “The Sociology of the Living Dead:… Read More
Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan to make “college more affordable, tackle rising costs, and improve value for students and their families.” But a big… Read More
New information on Common Core “alignment” by the ACT, SAT, and even GED exams raises questions about the impact Common Core will have on private… Read More
Governor Scott Walker (R-WI), already well known for his efforts to curb union power, has now set out to tackle an equally big task: busting… Read More
