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Americans Don't Do the First Thanksgiving Story Any Justice Nov. 22, 2024
We've all heard the story of the first Thanksgiving. The plight of pilgrims traveling from England t... Read More
The Dope on Dope in Government-Run Schools Nov. 13, 2024
The National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education, r... Read More
Why, In Our Free Country, Do We Lack Education Freedom? Oct. 16, 2024
What issue could be more important to a nation's future than education? A country is about people. H... Read More
The Chicago DNC Theme Is 'Hope' -- What About Chicagoans? Aug. 22, 2024
President Joe Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, said, "Donald Trump and the Republican f... Read More
Native Truths Aug. 14, 2024
American kids are now taught that before Christopher Columbus wrecked things, peaceful Native Americ... Read More
Why Louisiana's Kids Won't Listen to Their Pious Governor Jul. 03, 2024
For us Texans, there's nothing new about Bible-thumping politicians bedeviling us with the foolishne... Read More
AI Has a Place in the Classroom Despite Its Challenges Jun. 21, 2024
Within the past week, I have been reading some interesting Chronicle of Higher Education articles th... Read More
Educators Must Embrace AI as a Supplemental Learning Tool May. 17, 2024
When the 2024 spring semester ended earlier this month, I found myself thinking more about how techn... Read More
America Needs More Schools Like De La Salle Academy May. 14, 2024
Here we are in Times Square. Maniac lights flash across all horizons. Minnie Mouse and Spider-Man ar... Read More
They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of 8th Graders Were Proficient in Math May. 08, 2024
The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in "current expenditures" in... Read More
The Transitional State of Women Apr. 28, 2024
I can't remember how I got suckered into going to Girls State. I didn't run for student council and ... Read More
Supreme Court Signals That Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs To Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling Apr. 08, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Since the Supreme Court struck down longstanding affirmative action admissions policies this past su... Read More
Why Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools Harms Students Mar. 18, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
A 2023 Texas law allowing public schools to hire chaplains, or accept them as volunteers, to provide... Read More
A Professor's Lessons on Democracy Feb. 28, 2024
My ancient history professor, Martin Ostwald, taught me all about Athens in the golden age, the fift... Read More
Where Public Schools Never Beat Catholic Schools Feb. 28, 2024
There is one area of competition where Catholic schools always beat public schools. It is not in tra... Read More
Pathways to Progress: Navigating America's Educational Reform Feb. 22, 2024
In the realm of education, crises are not merely disruptions but illuminations of systemic failures ... Read More
Did Judges, Legislators and Presidential Candidates Play Hooky During History Class? Feb. 21, 2024
The late Sam Cooke sang, "Don't know much about history" in his classic "Wonderful World." He was a ... Read More
Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech Feb. 19, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
First, Donald Trump and right-wing extremists attacked government trainings on racism and sexism. Th... Read More
Guilt-Tripping Our Way to Self-Destruction Feb. 08, 2024
Everywhere we turn, the country looks like it is falling apart. Crime is out of control. Millions of... Read More
Death to the Credentialocracy Jan. 19, 2024
The summer after junior year, my college expelled me. Six years later, I returned and graduated with... Read More
