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Oct 14, 2017 ~ Katherine Timpf, 'The Disgusting Harvard Protest against Betsy DeVos'. Vile protesters held 'White Supremist' signs in front of her and shouted slogans over her speech. 'That's what white supremacy looks like!' Her policies have helped black people far more than democrats'. [Fake Racism, Education, College, Silencing, Kat Timpf]
Oct 9, 2017 ~ Wall Street Journal reports that more and more schools are eliminating Valedictorian Award saying it leads to unhealthy competition - we are living more and more in a participation trophy world. [Political Correctness, Education]
Sep 28, 2017 ~ John Stossel, 'Disabled by Government' - Universities have made vast amounts of courses available online but are having to take them down because they don't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and its too expensive to add captions to all. Unintended consequences. [John Stossel, Regulations, College, Education]
Sep 15, 2017 ~ Austin Community College Professor Rob Ranco tweets 'I'd be ok if #BetsyDevos was sexually assaulted. #SexualAssault #TitleIX' Was Sexually Assaulted' because Devos is restoring the due process rights guaranteed by the constitution. Due process is an essential protection. [Education, College, Crime, Due Process]
Aug 1, 2017 ~ Elliot Kaufman, 'How Low Will the Teachers' Unions Go?'. Teachers' Unions and the left make ridiculous false claims that those pro school choice are racists and then compares them to climate deniers. The reality is poor minorities would benefit the most from school choice. [Education, Fake Racism]
May 28, 2017 ~ Kay Hymowitz 'Unsayable Truths about a Failing High School' Videos show the level of violence, rudeness, disrespect, profanity etc. directed at teachers, students in failing black high schools. These problems are never permitted to be addressed so that kids who want to can learn. [Education, Race, Political Correctness]
Apr 10, 2017 ~ Daniel Pipes, 'A Return to the Academy'. Former academic laments how toxic higher education has become - race, sex, nationality and religion based political correctness is beyond out of control - avoid big issues to obsess about obscure micro issues. [Education, Identity Politics]
Apr 8, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Educational Sabotage' Obama restorative justice decrees requiring black students not be disciplined in school because it was out of proportion to other races have been proven failures. The result is that schools now are more dangerous and education is worse. [Education, Race, Walter Williams]
Mar 13, 2017 ~ Peter Hasson, 'New York To Scrap Literacy Test For Teachers In The Name Of Diversity'. Too many black, Hispanic teachers can't pass the test so as usual the standards are lowered or scrapped. More important for teachers skin to 'match our student body'. Students are the losers. [Identity Politics, Education, Race]
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Protesters initially physically block DeVos from entering a DC school she is trying to help - screaming 'shame shame shame' at her. She said 'No school door in America will be blocked from those seeking to help our nation's school children.' This is the modern left. [Violent Left, Education]
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Thomas Sowell, 'Education at a Crossroads' The great Dr. Sowell comes out of retirement to argue for once in a lifetime opportunity of confirming Betsy Devos so that inner city kids have a chance for a good education. Argues for why vouchers and school choice can work better. [Education]
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Michael S. Goldstein, 'A Brief and Appalling History of the Department of Education' - No constitutional basis for federal involvement in education - started small but as usual grew to $70 Billion, 5000 employee monstrosity. Suck tax dollars up, doles some back down. [Education]
Feb 4, 2017 ~ Rich Lowry. 'The Shameful War on Betsy DeVos'. Dems hate the idea of school choice even though it has benefited the poor. They smear her by saying she doesn't care about punishing sexual assault because she wants to restore due process which dems don't think is important. [College, Education, Rich Lowry, Due Process]
Dec 31, 2016 ~ David Solway, 'The End of the University?' - useless majors like Gender Studies, Peace Studies, Fat Studies, Black Studies, Aboriginal Studies, Queer Studies, etc. The dilution of the more respectable subjects, no longer recognizable in their purpose [Education, College]
Dec 17, 2016 ~ Teresa Mull, 'Teacher Pension Crisis Is Punishing Children and Taxpayers' - $500 Billion shortfall - further proof that public sector unions and pension systems in general are unsustainable [Education, Entitlements, Deficit, Debt]

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