Democrat Judy Chu is the US House member from California’s 28th District. The other day she was quizzing Bessent and an exchange ensued about whether Trump cares about the American economy as opposed to the Iran War. As part of … Continue reading →
Here’s the first bit of news that at first glance sounds ever-so-slightly encouraging: The European Union passed several resolutions condemning Palestinian Authority educational materials containing antisemitism and glorification of jihad, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School … Continue reading →
Many long years ago – perhaps thirty-five? – I read an article describing what was being taught in schools in Palestine, and it made my blood run cold. I don’t recall what periodical it was in, but it certainly wasn’t … Continue reading →
Of course he does. Of course he does. This is a recurrent dream of the left, and de Blasio shared it. After all, one can’t have smart kids getting special treatment; they must be sacrificed to the average. It reminds … Continue reading →
I assume you’ve followed at least some of the story of Ian Andre Roberts, the Des Moines school superintendent who turns out to have been an illegal alien wanted for gun violations. The initial question was, why didn’t the people … Continue reading →
The left loves to distort language in order to mislead the public. You might say it’s one of their favorite tactics, and it’s very effective. One good example is the morphing of the term “illegal aliens” to “illegal immigrants” to … Continue reading →
Another 6-3 win for Trump, along the usual lines. Its significance: The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Education Department to fire hundreds of employees on Monday, a move that advances President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the department. … Continue reading →
Ace has a lengthy post on the ruling from the busy Supreme Court – including photos from some of the books in question – in which he quotes The New York Times. From the Times: Public schools in Maryland must … Continue reading →
Raise your hand if you knew Weingarten was on the DNC in the first place. I certainly didn’t. But she’s apparently been a member of that group for 23 years. That’s a while. Her stated reason for leaving: Among those … Continue reading →
That’s the premise of this article: For most of its history, America’s higher-education system, for all its flaws, operated around a hard but fair rule: Raw intellectual firepower mattered. Talent mattered. The ability to retain information and apply it correctly … Continue reading →
This is a problem – a big problem: For higher education, “AI’s takeover [is] a full-blown existential crisis.” “College is just how well I can use ChatGPT at this point.” “I think we are years — or months, probably — … Continue reading →
What could not be accomplished by armed conquest can be achieved by other means. And so we have this: According to newly released data from the City Council of Vienna for the 2024–2025 academic year, Muslim students now represent 41.2% … Continue reading →