Colleges across the country have realized the need to hire people tasked with making campuses more welcoming,...
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Education Without Competition – Doing More Harm Than Good?
[articlepoll align="left"] "Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders...
Chicago Adjusts Admissions Policies in Elite Schools
Chicago is considering adopting a new admissions policy for its selective enrollment schools. The changes would...
Do Colleges Prepare Students for Life After Graduation?
ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. ACADEMY, n. (from academe). A modern...
The Final Embers of COVID-19 Mandates Burn Out
For a long time, it felt like this pandemic would never end. Suddenly, however, SARS CoV-2 appears to be making...
New York City Mayor Decrees Vegan Fridays in the Public School System
“Where’s the beef?” might become a weekly lament in public school cafeterias across New York City. In a stated...
Oakland District Plans to Close Schools Due to Financial Problems
Select students, parents, and staff in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) are angry at the possibility of...
New York Charter Schools Thrive, Public School Enrollment Falls
Charters in the Big Apple are growing – at the expense of more traditional public school districts. About 62,000...
COVID-19 and CRT: Twin Pillars Threaten American Schools
Omicron, the latest variant of COVID-19, is wreaking havoc in American homes, once again bulldozing daily...