Education

The 10 Highest Paid College Presidents 0
- Education
- June 29, 2017
Via the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The Chronicle‘s executive-compensation package includes the latest data on more than 1,200 chief executives at more than 600 private colleges from 2008-14 and nearly 250 public universities and systems from 2010-16. Hover over bars to show total compensation as well as pay components including base, bonus and retirement. Click
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3 Reasons Homeschooling is Growing in the Middle East 0
- Education
- June 29, 2017
When one thinks of the Middle East, freedom – particularly the freedom to swim against conventional wisdom – is not the first thing that comes to mind. It is for that reason that it is surprising to hear that one of the biggest freedom trends in the U.S. is also gaining steam in the United
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Why Today’s Kids Are Over-Celebrated 0
- Education
- June 29, 2017
This year, I’m as happy as my children are to have passed the last day of school and welcomed summer. I’m not alone: Even though summer brings new challenges, like finding childcare and paying for camps and extracurricular activities, most parents I talk to are as relieved as I am to put the rigors of
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Report: Deep-Thinking Students Don’t Like Their Schools 0
- Education
- June 29, 2017
Because American parents, teachers, and government leaders value education so highly, they have long impressed its importance upon the minds of their offspring. But the rise of various distractions in recent years – not the least of which is digital entertainment – have caused many to strive to make learning more interesting, active, and fun.
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5 Tips on How to Successfully Educate Children 0
- Education
- June 26, 2017
Sometimes it seems that education tips and theories are a dime a dozen. This is particularly so in the modern age, when parents are inundated with recommendations on the best schools and educational practices. The challenging thing about the proliferation of information is that it becomes difficult to discern simple and straightforward truth. It is
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Over 6,000 Title IX Complaints Filed by One Person Last Year 0
- Education
- June 26, 2017
Even modest and long-overdue budget cuts draw criticism. The Trump administration proposed cutting the budget of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) from $108.5 million to $106.7 million — a “minuscule amount,” notes education researcher George Leef. Yet the liberal columnist Colbert King claimed this tiny 1.66% cut would have somehow “gutted” civil rights
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