Obama on America, Islam, and Progress
by In Cairo, Barack Obama said something that’s both singularly offensive and utterly fallacious when he stated that “one of the points I want to make …
Category: Education
Infiltrating Liberty University
Unlike many incoming students at Liberty University, Kevin Roose didn’t start school merely to learn from his instructors. Instead the Brown student went prepared to dig up material for a book deal he’d already signed to write about his experiences at Jerry Falwell’s Christian school.
More Illegal Immigrants’ Children U.S. Citizens
The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 73% of illegal immigrants’ children are U.S. citizens, an increase of 10% in the last 5 years and a jump of 1.3 million in absolute numbers over the same period. Conversely, the number of juvenile illegal immigrants actually declined by 100,000. All told, there are at least 16 million illegal immigrants and their children living in the U.S.
Texas School Board Rejects Scientific Method
The Texas State Board of Education has overturned its own requirement that public schools teach the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories presented in the …
Darwinists Weigh in on Texas Education
Lisa Falkenberg’s commentary at the Houston Chronicle leaves no doubt that she’s in favor of teaching Texas children that Darwin’s theory about the origins of …
Making Sense of Education Spending
Chris Darkins knows something that the rest of us don’t about the public education system. Or perhaps we recognize that there is a problem but …
American Students’ Mistaken Feeling of Entitlement
Ellen Greenberger’s study entitled "Self-Entitled College Students: Contributions of Personality, Parenting, and Motivational Factors" reveals a fatal flaw in the American university system – the …
HISD Teacher Bonus Plan Flawed
HISD is considering a new bonus plan that could make some teachers’ earning jump into 6 figures, a figure that, if it’s disbursed correctly, could …
Iraq Partnering with U.S. Universities
Iraq and the United States recently announced a cooperative education agreement that will allow Iraqi students to study at universities here in the U.S. The …
Liberals’ Take on Texas Science Ed Misses Wide Left
Writing about the controversy the Texas Board of Education sparked by removing a requirement to teach evolution on its merits, Steven Benen neatly summed up …