In the midst of the college ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal and billionaire Robert F. Smith’s pledge to wipe out $40 million in student loans at Morehouse College, the SAT board is grasping for relevance. It was decided that an ‘adversity score’ would make the SAT less discriminatory and level the playing field. Essentially a student will get points…or not…due to where he or she lives.
President-Elect Trump has wasted no time in shaking up the status quo in Washington DC AND the media. While the media scurries to its safe space after…
A former Marine and his wife have filed a lawsuit against their daughters Maryland high school over what they call “indoctrination”. John and Melissa Wood claim that…
Before ever having children, I can remember my mother reading articles and commenting on how it seemed like education had it in for boys. Now, seven into…
We’re just three weeks away from fundamentally transforming the Senate. Oh, never mind. That old, worn-out platitude is as empty as the suit who first professed it….
Definition of “racism”: ‘a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular…
Today came a welcome announcement that the state of Indiana has come to its senses and withdrawn its intention to implement the insidious Common Core standards in…
Earlier this week, when I was sipping coffee and applying my makeup one morning, I was horrified to hear that the governor of Oregon had joined a…
As those of you who are regular readers of this blog will know, many of us are mothers who are deeply disturbed by, and are dead set…
My mother was an English teacher for years in Catholic schools and so I suppose it was only natural that I would not only end up in…
A universal set of educational standards that challenges students to become better critical thinkers sounds great, right? As a college instructor I would frankly welcome just about…
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