The disastrous teaching model of Zoom school is being revived in the post-COVID era — with a twist. Rural or poor school districts struggling to attract talent are hiring teachers to appear virtually in front of a physical classroom of…
If recent reports are to be believed, academic crimes are on the rise. In a world with shrinking enrollments and many underemployed professionals with PhDs, the temptations to cheat and lie to get published are intense. We are in an…
Florida is looking to become the first state to add a classical exam option alongside the ACT and SAT to university admissions. On Aug. 30, the Florida Board of Governors will vote on accepting the Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores…
With growing speculation that some Republicans are clamoring for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to jump in the presidential race — or at least start “warming up in the 2024 bullpen” — everyone should be prepared for a steady stream of…
Two years after a boy identifying as a girl raped a girl in a school bathroom, the Virginia Board of Education released a new set of policies concerning transgender students. “The new policies released on Tuesday bar schools from accommodating…
This can’t be a happy time at the Wall Street Journal, what with its Russia-based reporter Evan Gershkovich being held hostage in a Stalinist prison. His reporting made the WSJ proud. Certainly it outpaced the New York Times, which is…
It is no secret that American colleges and universities are increasingly becoming Orwellian dystopias. Those who dissent from the prevailing orthodoxies often survive by keeping their mouths shut and their heads down. Concerns about the transformation of much of higher…
WASHINGTON — Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? Actually, Ulysses S. Grant is buried in Grant’s tomb, which comes as a bit of a surprise to young Americans educated in our modern educational factories — all air-conditioned, with counselors on…
This article is adapted from Paul Kengor’s book Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century. Google the phrase “founding father of public education,” and you’ll likely land on Horace Mann (1796–1859). But many of us would submit…
