Education
DAVID HOROWITZ:: This Is Columbia University – NRO
By MB Snow at April 3, 2013 | 10:58 am
By David Horowitz April 2, 2013 10:17 P.M. -- People who ask how it is possible that a convicted killer — a participant in a failed plot to blow up a social dance attended by 18-year-old draftees and their dates; a murderess who abetted the cold-blooded massacre of three law-enforcement officers, including the first African-American on the Nyack police force; a ... Go To Article
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PETER BERKOWITZ:: The Sad State of Liberal Education at Bowdoin | RCP
By MB Snow at April 3, 2013 | 10:07 am
By Peter Berkowitz - April 3, 2013 -- The corruption of liberal education is nothing new. In 1951, in “God and Man at Yale,” brash young William F. Buckley Jr. showed that curriculum at his alma mater -- in particular the teaching and scholarship of the economic, political science, and religion departments -- promulgated a reflexive statism and ... Go To Article
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JONATHAN TOBIN:: Time to Redefine Public Education « Commentary Magazine
By MB Snow at April 1, 2013 | 10:41 am
Jonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary -- After decades of struggling to stifle any hope of giving children and their parents a chance to escape from failing schools, liberals are starting to fear their task is inevitably doomed to failure. The decision by the Indiana Supreme Court earlier this week to uphold the constitutionality of the state’s vouchers program that ... Go To Article
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JOHN STOSSEL:: The Blob That Ate Children | RCP
By MB Snow at March 20, 2013 | 12:50 am
By John Stossel - March 20, 2013 -- Shortly after I did my first TV special on education, "Stupid in America," hundreds of union teachers showed up outside my office to yell at me. They were angry because I said union rules were a big reason American kids don't learn. The union is a big reason kids don't like school and learn less. Union contracts limit flexibility, ... Go To Article
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GLENN HARLAN REYNOLDS:: Public school insanity: Column
By MB Snow at March 13, 2013 | 12:20 am
Glenn Harlan Reynolds6:46p.m. EDT March 11, 2013 -- In The K-12 Implosion, and also in these pages, I've noted that goverment-run public schools are facing a problem: There are more and more alternatives. It's not so much that the public schools are getting worse, I've argued, as that the alternatives are getting better and more attractive. But now I'm starting to ... Go To Article
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NYC EDUCATION:: 80% of NYC High School Graduates Can’t Read
By MB Snow at March 8, 2013 | 12:14 am
by BEN SHAPIRO 7 Mar 2013, 10:00 PM PDT -- In his last State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg bragged about his huge taxpayer investments in education. “Now, let me ask you: is there anyone who still believes that New York City can’t get big things done? Since we’re here in Brooklyn, I’ll say it again: Fuhgeddaboudit.” Bloomberg ... Go To Article
DOWNEY & BURNETT:: Why Public Schools Should Teach the Bible – WSJ
By MB Snow at March 2, 2013 | 12:42 am
By ROMA DOWNEY AND MARK BURNETT -- Have you ever sensed in your own life that "the handwriting was on the wall"? Or encouraged a loved one to walk "the straight and narrow"? Have you ever laughed at something that came "out of the mouths of babes"? Or gone "the extra mile" for an opportunity that might vanish "in the twinkling of an eye"? These phrases are just ... Go To Article
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JILLIAN KAY MELCHIOR:: Teachers as Armed Guards in Michigan – NRO
By MB Snow at March 2, 2013 | 12:40 am
By Jillian Kay Melchior -- Putting guns in schools has struck many as a radical suggestion since the Sandy Hook massacre. But in one rural Michigan township, the police chief has come up with a thoughtful, serious plan to do just that. During his 33-year-career in law enforcement, Victor Pierce has seen the bodies of murdered children, and he’s struggled to ... Go To Article
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HARVARD Crimson to scheming conservatives: Don’t apply to Harvard | The Daily Caller
By MB Snow at March 2, 2013 | 12:00 am
The Harvard Crimson published an editorial urging conservatives not to apply to Harvard if they intend to criticize the university down the line for political points. The editorial, titled “Warning: Do Not Enroll,” denigrates famous conservatives who graduated from Harvard and later sharply — and perhaps hypocritically — complained about the university’s ... Go To Article
PAUL: Why an education system to leave everyone behind? – Washington Times
By MB Snow at February 25, 2013 | 12:50 am
By Sen. Rand Paul-The Washington Times Friday, February 22, 2013 -- America’s educational system is leaving behind anyone who starts with disadvantages, and that is wrong. Those born in poverty already face significant challenges. For those striving to climb the ladder of success, we must fix our schools. The question then bears asking: What is the best way? ... Go To Article
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