#Education
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Everything Is Politics: Why Johnny Doesn't Know Squat About Civics
American education is in crisis. Almost everyone agrees on that but no one agrees on why. "It's those damn liberals," say some. "It's white privilege!" say others.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021 Scientists used to think that there were only 4 elements – earth, air, fire and water. Israeli scientists fighting cancer and Covid show in this week’s newsletter that it’s much
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
How to keep your kids educated at home during lockdown | WIRED UK
We've collected together the best products and resources to keep your children educated and exercised without having to leave the house
News | News
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive
UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive Why has Judaism survived for thousands of years? Along with rituals and communities, a major factor in the endurance of Judaism is the central role of education. In fact, teaching and learning has pr
News | NEWS
Universities Compromise Values for Arab Money
MIT Building 10 and the Great Dome, Cambridge Massachusetts. Photo: John Phelan via Wikicommons. Universities have largely escaped government scrutiny …
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 3, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 3, 2021 The new calendar year opens with Israelis constantly renewing. The vaccination of over a million Israelis in just two weeks brings renewed hope of an eventual return to normal life. Israeli medical
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
The Morning Briefing: Biden's Education Plan: Dumb, Woke and Indoctrinated Kids
Biden’s Public Education Nightmare Is Taking Form
Happy Thursday and (Christmas Eve!), my dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Candy canes are the Peeps of Christmas....
News | News
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall. Almost immediately, it...
Politics | Politics
Betsy DeVos Warns That Biden Will Pick Education Secretary with Background in Education
“For the past four years, I have worked tirelessly to keep our schools free from education,” she said.
Politics | Politics
Jill Biden’s Doctorate Is Garbage Because Her Dissertation Is Garbage
You can tell someone is smarting from an inferiority complex when he insists on being addressed as “Dr.” on the basis of holding an academic doctorate rather than being a physician. Ph.D. holders who have genuine accomplishments don’t make you call them “
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020 This week’s Israeli news was ablaze with the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines, peace with Morocco, and new Israeli medical treatments for MS, stroke and dementia. The future is bright thanks to I
Politics | Politics
San Diego schools compelling teachers to attend ‘white privilege’ training, beginning with ‘land acknowledgment’ – twitc
Teachers begin by acknowledging that they're meeting on land stolen from indigenous peoples.
Family & Parenting | Kids
School Supplies from the '80s & '90s That You'll Totally Remember
From card catalogs to Trapper Keepers, here are some of the memorable school supplies that will make your kids go, "huh?”
Family & Parenting | Parenting
5 ways parents can help kids thrive amid remote learning
Here are five strategies and recommendations from experts that can help parents ensure their children are thriving in school this fall, even if they are not in the classroom every day.
Politics | Politics
Remote learning increases failing grades by 83 percent in Fairfax County, study finds
Many students across the country and the DMV have participated in remote learning for all or most of their coursework, some since the pandemic began in March. Now, a new study focused on Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is suggesting online schoo
News | News
With DeVos out, Biden plans series of reversals on education
The first task will be addressing schools’ needs in the pandemic.
Politics | Politics
Teachers’ Unions Gleeful: 'Bye Betsy,' End to School Choice
The national teachers’ unions are gleeful that some media outlets have called the presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Business & Finance | Business
10 Of The Best Online Business Courses To Elevate Your Business Skills
Nine online business courses that will help you boost your business knowledge. Explore branding, marketing, negotiating, public speaking, and more.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust
Holocaust knowledge particularly low in New York, despite state having the largest population of Jews in the US
News | NEWS
Nearly 20 percent of millennials, Gen Z in NY believe Jews caused the Holocaust: survey
Nearly 20 percent of Millennials and Gen Z in New York believe the Jews caused the Holocaust, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.
Politics | The China Threat
Report: College Board Became 'Key Partner' With Chinese Regime
College Board, the academic giant that administers the SAT, served as a "key partner" for the Chinese government for more than two decades, helping them establish controversial Confucius Institute programs across the U.S. K-12 system, according to a new r
News | News
Scammed student sues Navient, asking for cancellation of debt he took on to attend for-profit college
The plaintiff and his mother, who co-signed on his private student loans, are still facing collection activity on what has grown to $69,000 in private...
Politics | Trump Politics
Trump Bans 'Divisive, Un-American Propaganda Training' for Federal Workforce
Critical theory is an unremitting attack on all the norms, traditions, and institutions of American society. Thankfully, President Trump is taking action.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
REPORT: Public Schools ‘Revamping’ History Curriculum After Study Finds Vast Majority Of Teachers Support BLM
Some public schools are considering revamping their history curriculum after a study from the EdWeek Research Center found that more than 80% of teachers support the Black Lives Matter movement. The Daily Mail reports that educators are looking to institu
Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"
Iowa Professor’s Syllabus: You’ll Be Dismissed If You Oppose Pro-Choice Or Black Lives Matter Positions
A professor of English at Iowa State University issued a syllabus for her class asserting that any student who opposes the pro-choice perspective or the Black Lives Matter movement will have created “grounds for dismissal from the classroom.” Chloe Clark
News | News
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,...
Politics | Malfeasance
Inside California Democrats' Hard Work To Deny The Poor An Education
'If people want to talk about systemic racism and the marginalization of minorities,' a single mother in California told The Federalist, 'this is it.'
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Educator worries how conservative ‘helicopter’ parents affect virtual race discussions
Teachers should NEVER have a ‘what happens here stays here’ mindset…
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
California School Board Faces Ire of Parents After Teacher Reveals Shocking Union-Backed BLM Curriculum
A revolt is brewing in CA public schools...and not the communist kind
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Virginia Mandates Slavery Lessons for Kindergarteners
Virginia kindergarten students will learn about institutional racism alongside the alphabet, according to a new curriculum created for the upcoming school year. Loudoun County is adding "social justice" to the mission of teaching elementary school student
Politics | Malfeasance
LA Teachers Union Demands Defunding Of Police, Medicare-For-All And Ban On New Charter Schools As Conditions For Reopening
A major Los Angeles teachers union said in a research paper issued Thursday that the reopening of schools should be conditioned upon the passage of Medicare for All.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Study from the New England Journal of Medicine Shows the Only Reason for Keeping Children Home from School is Politics
The results from a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine show that the only reason children are being kept from school due to the China coronavirus is politics. The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study on the Chi
Family & Parenting | Kids
L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded - California Globe
In what appears to be a labor union power play, the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced Friday that Los Angeles Unified District schools
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel July 12,2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 12, 2020 Israel continues to develop tests and treatments to combat the Covid-19 virus that attacks the respiratory system and also restricts many of us from enjoying the fresh air outside. Other Israeli me
Family & Parenting | Kids
How to decide whether to send kids back to school during the pandemic - Insider
Emily Oster collected data from childcare centers that stayed open during the pandemic and found low rates of the coronavirus among staff and kids.
Family & Parenting | Kids
U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall
The dangers of social isolation outweigh the risks of in-person classes for most children, says the American Academy of Pediatrics.
News | News
My Kids' Public School Held A Workshop Teaching The Police Are Racists
The left has moved beyond indoctrination through biased textbooks and false narratives. Now, our kids are being taught to channel their anger in protest.
News | The News
UC System Discarded SAT Test As Hard On Minorities. They Ignored Study Saying It Actually Helped Minority Admissions.
In May, the Board of Regents of the University of California voted unanimously to jettison the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT over the next five years for use in judging admissions, with some members saying that the test itself was racist and ther
Politics | Op-Ed
How Our Anti-American Education System Made Riots Inevitable
Rioting social justice warriors are remaking the world as they see fit, consistent with what they’ve been taught from K-12 to higher ed.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
The Los Angeles County Office of Education Loses Its Damn Mind
he school-to-prison pipeline in Los Angeles County just got a whole lot shorter. In fact, for the coming school year, it will disappear entirely! Now they will waste no time. The schools themselves will become prisons. That, at least, is the gist of a rec
Politics | Academia
American Colleges Are Headed for a Meltdown
America's colleges have never seen anything like the financial meltdown the coronavirus is about to bring to their campuses.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How universities can help save the startup model | VentureBeat
Entrepreneurship doesn't have to go on hold during the current pandemic. Universities can offer funding, safety, and flexibility to young innovators.
Science & Technology | Science
The American Museum of Natural History Is Hosting a Virtual Field Trip to Mars
If you're looking for a change of scenery, join the American Museum of Natural History on May 8 to explore the surface of Mars without leaving home.
Science & Technology | Technology
When Schools Reopen, Don't Ditch Online Learning | WIRED
Blending classroom teaching and virtual education keeps students flexible and engaged.
Politics | Politics
School’s Out Forever? - American Greatness
ith just about every public school in the country closed at this time, the only way for kids to get an education is at home. Many see this as nothing less than tragic. Writing in Education Week, Stephen Sawchuk claims that schools are an “absolute necessi
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
With Schools Closed, Online Learning Startup Outschool Sees Surge in Demand for Its Classes | Inc.com
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in demand for education technology company Outschool.
News | In The News
Why people with student debt are refusing to repay it
People are going on strike against their student debt. Here's why.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How It Feels to Be the Mom of Kids That Are Being Bullied
"I want to tell you how it feels to stand by the door, waiting for the school bus, and praying, 'Please, God, let him have had a good day,' and knowing the answer two steps after he gets off the school bus."
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
America’s College Professors Are 95 Times More Likely To Donate To Democrats Than Republicans, Study Shows
College professors in America are vastly more likely to donate to Democrats than they are to Republicans, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Heterodox Academy Director of Research Sean Stevens and Brooklyn College Professor Mitchell Langber
News | News
Holocaust Anniversary Highlights Role of Education, Legislation to Stem Violent Antisemitism
Holocaust Anniversary Highlights Role of Education, Legislation to Stem Violent Antisemitism Focus Point: ” Please share these talking points with people in your network as passionate and knowledgeable about Jewish and Israeli affairs as you.”
News | News
Holy Land Uncovered An Interview with Dr Peri Sinclair
Holy Land Uncovered An Interview with Dr Peri Sinclair Dialogue and Identity, in partnership with the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, brings together Jewish and Arab schoolchildren and educators from all over Israel. Jewish and Arab schools are
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
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Politics | BDS
BDS Faculty Using Classrooms to Promote 'Politically-Motivated, Anti-Israel Perspective,' Study Suggests
An illustrative photo of a university classroom. Photo: Public domain. Academic instructors who back the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions …
Family & Parenting | Kid's
Want to Raise a High-Achieving Test Taker? Talk to Them Like This | Fatherly
The way you talk to toddlers can turn them into a high-achieving test taker. But quantity isn't the answer. Not just any conversation will do.
Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Push for Cursive in the Classroom
The anchor-esque Fs, loopy Js, and the rest of the cursive alphabet are staging a comeback in New Jersey.
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Nov 24, 2019
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov 24, 2019 The highlights include: Doctors can now repair knees using Israeli-developed artificial cartilage. Israel received a humanitarian award for its aid to Puerto Rica. An Israel-developed herbicide cont
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The Ramanujan Summation: 1 + 2 + 3 + ⋯ + ∞ = -1/12?
This is what my mom said to me when I told her about this little mathematical anomaly. And it is just that, an anomaly. After all, it defies basic logic. How could adding positive numbers equal not…
News | News
After Years of Common Core, Betsy DeVos Announces 'Devastating' Results
'We cannot abide these poor results any longer. We can neither excuse them away nor simply throw more money at the problem.'
Politics | Politics
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in High Schools
Woke History Is Making Big Inroads in High Schools | RealClearPolitics
News | Fun With Islam
In Whitewashing Islamism, Some K-12 Programs Advance Jihad : Middle East Forum
You may have read about the proposed ethnic studies curriculum developed for California public high schools, which caused an uproar because of its biased treatment of Jews and Israel, support for the BDS movement, and fear that it fomented anti-Semitism
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Right Age to Get a Family Pet
Experts weigh in on the signs your kid is ready for a family pet.
Health & Fitness | Sleep
Another Study Shows Teens Do Better with Later Start Times
Researchers discovered that middle and high school students slept longer and were less likely to be too drowsy to finish their homework if their schools started later in the morning.
News | News
Steve Kramer - How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be ... Very
Steve Kramer – How Ignorant Can a College Freshman Be … Very The British “Independent” (independent.co.uk) internet newspaper recently printed an article by a very ignorant young American who had just finished her freshman year in college.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
California bans schools from suspending students solely for disruptive behavior | TheHill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed off on legislation banning schools in the state from suspending students for disruptive behavior.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How do you find water bears (tardigrades) in the wild? | The Kid Should See This
Tardigrades (also called water bears or moss piglets) refer to over 1,150 species of microscopic aquatic animals that can be found in moss, ferns,
Family & Parenting | Kids
11 Reasons Why Chores Make Kids More Successful (According to Studies)
You’ve been there before: dinner is over, you’ve got a pile of dishes to clear and the kids are—surprisingly—nowhere to be found. It’s a rare kid who clamors to scrub the kitchen, but studies show that assigning chores helps children build life skills and grow into well-adjusted young adults.
History | History
U.S. History Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Reframed’ Around Identity Politics; It Already Has Been
The myth that students and readers are getting some rose-colored version of American history is nonsense. So what is the 1619 Project really trying to do?
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Children’s Museums in Los Angeles
Looking for the best kids museums? These family-favorite museums are some of the best in the world and luckily, in Los Angeles.
Politics | Politics
Opinion: Signs of anti-Semitism in state ethnic studies plan - Los Angeles Times
Public high schools in California should teach ethnic studies. But a draft of the model curriculum the state is developing carries more than a whiff of anti-Jewish bias.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Principal Who Tried to Stay ‘Politically Neutral’ About Holocaust Is Removed
“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” said the principal of a high school in Boca Raton, Fla.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
'Educated' Democrats Most Likely To Vilify, Attack Political Opponents: Study
New research has found that staunch Republicans and Democrats have inaccurate and exaggerated views of how each side views the world.
News | Education News
Kindergarten Teacher Talks Quitting Job in Controversial Post: My Mental 'Health Was in Jeopardy'
Jessica Gentry says she loves children, but had to leave the profession for the sake of her mental and physical health
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum
About half of the student body at one Ohio elementary school has witnessed drug use at home. Educators spend time every day teaching the children how to cope.
Advice & Self-Help | Education
The 10 Smartest Online Courses You Can Sign Up For in June 2019
Thanks to online education providers like edX, Udemy, and Coursera, you can take interesting classes at home with just a computer and an internet connection.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Award-Winning Kids Books Every Kid Should Read
These award-winning children's books are the best kids books for anyone looking for the perfect summer reading list.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
America Has Become a Place Where Spoiled Children Paying $60,000 Tuition Consider Themselves 'Victims'
"I don't feel safe," says a Harvard student in a video. What threatens her? The dean of her Harvard dormitory, law professor Ronald Sullivan, agreed to be part of accused sexual harasser Harvey Weinstein's legal defense team. Sullivan and his wife were de
News | News
These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt
Some student loan borrowers are packing their bags and fleeing to other countries, where the cost of living is lower and debt collectors wield less power.
Politics | PC Culture
Karol Markowicz dismantles the College Board’s addition of an ‘adversity score’ to the SAT – twitchy.com
Your adversity score has helped you get into an academically competitive university … now what?
Family & Parenting | Kids
This Utah Elementary School Has a Book Vending Machine to Foster a Love of Reading
Granger Elementary in West Valley City, Utah, just installed a vending machine that dispenses books instead of potato chips.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
How one couple worked charter school regulations to make millions
California’s charter law — passed in 1992 — allowed for charter schools to be authorized and overseen by hundreds of school districts. It also allowed for multiple appeals if schools were denied. Clark and Jeanette Parker were charter operators who
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Education Level Predicts Depression Rates and Access to Care
As rates of depression rise, access to care drops, at least for some
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Homeless mother Tanya McDowell who sent son, 6, to better school in wrong town jailed for five years | Daily Mail Online
Tonya McDowell sent her son to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, instead of her home city of Bridgeport. She said she wanted the best education possible for the boy.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How to Get the Kids Out the Door on Time in the Morning
“Either you have a pleasant morning or everyone gets to school on time.”
News | Fun With Islam
Intersectionality showdown: Muslim parents prevail over elementary school's LGBT-friendly curriculum
So the homophobes won out over the Islamophobes this time?
Politics | Op-Ed
AOC: The Perfect Graduate of Today's Biased Colleges
Reforming our educational system is the most important mission of our time.
Business & Finance | Business
15 Free Online Business Courses You Can Take From Harvard, Yale, MIT and Other Amazing Schools
Check out these free online courses from some of the most prestigious schools in the world.
Politics | Politics
LA teachers strike was a fight about charter schools, not students
Don't let myths perpetuate a massive, outdated system. The hope for students lies in charter schools. That's what public education should look like.
Politics | Op-Ed
Opinion | Teachers Unions Don’t Really Strike for ‘the Kids’
When the United Auto Workers walk off the job, no one pretends they care about car buyers.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Can't Afford an MBA? Read These 6 Books to Educate Yourself Instead
An MBA is an extended and expensive networking opportunity but not the only way to educate yourself about business.
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
Does it matter where you go to college? — The Atlantic
Research suggests that elite colleges don’t really help rich white guys. But they can have a big effect if you’re not rich, not white, or not a guy.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
Drawing something has a “massive” benefit for memory compared with writing it
By Emma Young. It didn't matter how good the drawings were for the memory benefits to manifest.
History | Women in history
The story of this Japanese woman changed her country forever
This powerful woman became Japan’s first college-educated female and changed the lives of Japanese women forever, sacrificing her own happiness. Read on to find out more about this inspiring story.
News | The News
Thomas Sowell: The Moral Bankruptcy Of Charter School Opponents | Investor's Business Daily
Among the consequences of Democrats' recent election victories, especially at the state and local levels, is the election of officials who have publicly announced their opposition to charter schools
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
UCLA Shamefully Condones Students for Justice in Palestine
Imagine if the KKK asked to hold a conference at UCLA. Does anyone seriously believe that the administration would allow...
Science & Technology | Social Media
Instagram might be working on school Stories
It would only contain content from a particular school’s student body.
News | News
Judge Orders Betsy DeVos To Begin Student Loan Forgiveness
Here's how it can impact your student loans.
News | Antisemitism Watch
How Terrorist Funders Get U.S. Schools To Teach Anti-Jew Propaganda
Indoctrinating U.S. children in Massachusetts shows just a sliver of the Arab theocracies’ larger influence operations within the American schools.
History | History
Americans Have Almost Entirely Forgotten Their History
History blindness, and a lack of basic civic knowledge, is unhealthy for a free country. Today, we are too busy tearing down our history than learning from it. That needs to change.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Video Games You Can Feel Good About Your Kid Playing After School
Check out these great games that you can "yes" to after school—or anytime.
Politics | PC Culture
Florida Teacher Fired After Not Giving Students Credit For Work Not Turned In
A Florida teacher says she was fired from her job at West Gate in Port Saint Lucie earlier this month for refusing to give students credit for a project that students did not turn in,
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Heather Heying: Free Speech on Campus
Heather Heying at the US Department of Justice forum on Free Speech on College Campuses - 9/17/2018. Help support Heather's work on patreon: https://www.patr...
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
At Hebrew University, all students will study entrepreneurship | The Times of Israel
Everyone in the workforce today needs to know how to be innovative, says the new managing director of the university's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Politics | Interesting Links
SURVEY: 52% Of Voters Cannot Name A Single Supreme Court Justice | Daily Wire
According to a C-SPAN/PBS survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted between August 13-15, a staggering 52% of Americans cannot name
History | History
VR Tech Is Playing A Key Role In Holocaust Education And Awareness | Social Awareness
Israeli initiatives are harnessing advanced technologies to capture the stories of survivors for Holocaust remembrance.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride updates
“I kept thinking of a little girl riding that boat right now. Is this a scene we want her to be seeing?”
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best Backpacks for Kids
School-aged kids need cool backpacks and we've found some of the cutest ones out there.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The best universities in the world, according to QS - Business Insider
Every year QS ranks universities around the world using a methodology that evaluates academic reputation, employer reputation, student-to-faculty ratio, as well as international reputation.
Psychology | Personality
New Study: The Genetics of Staying in School - The Atlantic
Researchers have found 1,271 gene variants associated with years of formal education. That’s important, but not for the obvious reasons.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
Scent Of Coffee Alone Can Help Improve Test Performance, Boosts Mental Alertness - Study Finds
A new study shows that simply the smell of a cup of coffee can boost your academic performance by helping you score better on tests.
Politics | Op-Ed
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Generation Know-Nothing’s Perfect Representative
It’s not what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t know that gets her into trouble; it’s what she knows for sure that just ain’t so.
Miscellaneous | Fun Stuff
Curious Kids: If an insect is flying in a car while it is moving, does the insect have to move at the same speed?
If the insect wants to stay right in front of your nose, it must fly forwards just a little bit when the car is speeding up. But when the car is at constant speed, it only needs to hover.
Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices
What Knitting Can Teach You About Math
In this professor's class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting
Politics | Op-Ed
What’s Wrong with the Idea of ‘Free’ College? | National Review
Tennessee lures students into the state’s community colleges with free tuition — what’s wrong with that?
Politics | Trump Politics
LGBT videos shown at East Penn School District cause uproar
Controversy at the East Penn School District is getting national attention. Videos involving the LGBT community played at Emmaus High School, sparking concern and debate between some parents, students and national organizations.
Science & Technology | Technology
Roblox tricks kids into coding with 'Jurassic Park'
Roblox is something of a mix between a game and a development platform. It allows users to play games developed by other people, as well as create their own gam...
Advice & Self-Help | Education
5 Tricks for Learning a New Language as an Adult
Here are some tricks to help you learn a new language as an adult.
History | History
One-third of Americans don't believe 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust
Seventy percent of Americans believe people care less about the Holocaust than they used to.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
How Politically Biased Are Universities? New Study Finds It's Far Worse Than Anybody Thought.
It's no secret that the majority of the faculty at our colleges and universities lean heavily to the left and generally support the Democratic Party's agenda, and study after study over the last few decades has shown that ideological and politic
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Students petition to eliminate ‘offensive’ Colonial mascot
George Washington University students have launched a petition demanding that the school change its “offensive” mascot, the Colonial.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Steven Spielberg urges mandatory Holocaust education
Director, actors, recall filming ‘Schindler’s List’ at special 25th anniversary screening
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
These 25 Public Colleges Give Students the Biggest Return on Investment | Money
PayScale's annual College Return on Investment report shows graduates of schools with heavy STEM emphasis earn the most.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Nature Is Risky. That’s Why Students Need It.
Some hate the jungle, but most find hidden strength and unanticipated freedom.
Politics | Politics
How PragerU Is Winning The Right-Wing Culture War Without Donald Trump
A right-wing online "university" is on track for a billion views in 2018, its professors are some of the best-known conservatives in media, and its founder wants to put it in real schools. So how come you've never heard of it?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
Here are 300 free Ivy League university courses you can take online right now — Quartz
The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen
Politics | Immigration
Immigration and the Failures of Education
Immigration and the Failures of Education
News | The News
Students are being prepared for jobs that no longer exist. Here's how that could change.
As automation disrupts the labor market and good middle-class jobs disappear, schools are struggling to equip students with future-proof skills.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Math questions from the SATs that everyone gets wrong
The SAT doesn't just test how good you are at math, reading, and writing — it tests how good you are at taking the SAT. Can you solve these 8 common problems?
Science & Technology | Technology
David Pogue's Rated:App: Human Anatomy Atlas 2018
Yahoo Finance's David Pogue reviews Human Anatomy Atlas 2018, an app that gives you an interactive, incredibly detailed, medically accurate jaw-dropping 3-D view of the human body.
Science & Technology | Technology
Magic Leap opens up its ‘Creator Portal’ with SDK and design guidelines for devs | TechCrunch
After maintaining a quiet presence for quite a while, Magic Leap is finally feeling a bit more chatty, at least when it comes to what they’re sharing with developers. As the Game Developers Conference kicks off in San Francisco this week, Magic Leap is
Science & Technology | Technology
Repl.it lets you program in your browser
No matter whether you are a seasoned programmer or you simply want to take
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Student Booted From Christianity Class For Telling Professor There Are Only Two Genders | Daily Wire
In the current year, it's apparently permissible to ban a student from a class on Christianity for expressing inconvenient truths to a feminist professor.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Why Drinking Straws Don't Work In Space
Why would it be impossible to suck a liquid into your mouth using a straw on the moon? This question was originally answered on Quora by C Stuart Hardwick.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
A Case Study on Punishment
When you were punished as a child, did it work? Or did you just strategize how to get away with your behavior the next time?
Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot
Lego is helping physics students stay in school, 'cos it's the best
Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help physics students understand concepts like measurement error and variability.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!
Evidence mounts that laptops are terrible for students at lectures
Time to reconsider the notebook and pen
News | Interesting Stuff
BBC - Future - The uncertain future of handwriting
Computers and tablets are changing how we write – will the ability and need to wield a pen die out altogether?
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
Students Protest Intro Humanities Course at Reed - The Atlantic
Activists are disrupting lectures to protest "white supremacy," but many students are taking steps to stop them.
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
NO MORE SHAKESPEARE: Yale ‘Decolonizes’ English Department After Being Accused Of Too Much ‘Whiteness’
Yale has successfully “decolonized” its English department, and some lucky students are now enrolled in a new course created by the department to ward off claims of departmental racism. Better yet, new standards have been implemented to guarantee a mo
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
The ‘Problem Child’ Is a Child, Not a Problem
Suspending or expelling young students for behavior they can’t control makes matters worse. There is a better way.
History | History
Auschwitz-Birkenau: 4 out of 10 German students don′t know what it was | News | DW | 28.09.2017
Just 47 percent of 14- to 16-year-olds in Germany know that Auschwitz-Birkenau was a Nazi death camp, a survey shows. Its authors cite fewer history lessons as a reason.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best Bookstores for Kids in the U.S.
Here are the top 50 bookstores for kids in the country.
Science & Technology | Apps I Like
This app could be the key to speaking a second language
uTalk Language Education teaches you how native speakers actually talk, so you're not listening to a robot with strange intonation and inflection.
Politics | Politics
Annenburg: Americans are constitutionally illiterate
The annual Constitution Day survey of American knowledge of the Constitution was released today. Don't get your hopes up; it's as depressing as ever.
Politics | The War On Gender
California first-grader sent to principal's office for misgendering classmate - Washington Times
An elite charter school in California has been rocked by scandal since the end of the last school year, when a kindergarten teacher read her class a pair of books advocating transgender ideology, and a male kindergartener was reintroduced to the class as
Business & Finance | Business
The Startup Teaching Languages That Have Almost No Teachers
After failing to find a Buryat instructor, Inky Gibbens launched Tribalingual to offer e-courses in endangered languages spoken only by thousands of people.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Numworks graphing calculator is made for students raised on tech
Like textbooks, graphing calculators are still a necessary (and expensive) accessory for math and science students in high school and college. Sure, there are calculator apps for tablets and smartphones, but those are often banned for tests because they
News | NEWS
THE 40 WORST COLLEGES FOR JEWISH STUDENTS, 2016
The Algemeiner’s 1st Annual List of the US and Canada’s Worst Campuses for Jewish Students Of all the great and …
