How Title IX Is Holding Us Back In Athens
The Olympic games are in full swing with the finest athletes in the world. The sine qua non of the Olympics is unlimited competition that yields record-breaking feats. Should the gold medals be divided equally among the participating countries? Of … [Read more...] about How Title IX Is Holding Us Back In Athens
Education Reporter — August 2004
Taxpayer Subsidies For Illegal College Students
It's not often that a state attorney general declines to defend a state law. Kansas passed a law allowing its illegal aliens to attend its state universities at discount tuition rates, and some out-of-state citizens who have to pay higher tuition … [Read more...] about Taxpayer Subsidies For Illegal College Students
The NEA’s Lobbying Agenda — August 2004
The NEA's Lobbying Agenda The 2004 national convention of the National Education Association adopted its usual leftwing legislative goals, giving the green light to the NEA's highly paid staff to lobby the Congress that will … [Read more...] about The NEA’s Lobbying Agenda — August 2004
Political Activism Takes Center Stage With The NEA
To no one's surprise, the annual National Education Association convention voted six-to-one (7,390 to 1,153), to endorse John Kerry for President. The head of the NEA, Reg Weaver, opened the annual convention in July in Washington, DC with a … [Read more...] about Political Activism Takes Center Stage With The NEA
Education Reporter — July 2004
Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
The supervisors of the great Los Angeles County decided to turn tail and run rather than fight a lawsuit threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Why such weak-kneed response? Lawyers for the county ominously warned that the county … [Read more...] about Pots of Gold Behind Crosses and Ten Commandments
Education Reporter — June 2004
The Problems With Dropouts
Poor Bill Cosby. He doesn't deserve the negative fallout that followed his remarks about the dropout rate of some poor students. Even Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, said that most of the uproar in the press and on the internet is not about … [Read more...] about The Problems With Dropouts
