Education

Affirmative Action Goes Down in Flames in Deep Blue California 0
- Education
- November 6, 2020
Even in the deepest of deep blue progressive states, it appears racial preferences are unpopular once voters go into the voting booth. On Tuesday, Californians rejected Proposition 16, a ballot measure that would have essentially ended California’s decadeslong ban on racial preferences for government and public institutions. This ban was enacted by Proposition 209, which
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Action Civics Is Teaching Our Kids to Protest 0
- Education
- November 3, 2020
Many young Americans seem to have a growing disdain for our country. According to a Gallup poll, pride in our nation has declined, especially among young adults. Young adults are taking to the streets and not merely protesting but wreaking havoc, rioting and looting, tearing down statues, and shutting down anyone who doesn’t share their
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Family Matters: The Effects of Our Closed Colleges 0
- Education
- November 2, 2020
Thanksgiving is coming, and with it, the arrival of young people returning from college. But they’re not alone. With them come new ideologies making freshman Becky regard Dad, a banker, as a tool of capitalism, while freshman Brad regards his stay-at-home mother as a willing slave of gender oppression. I’ve often heard parents, both liberal
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Discipline Suffers as San Diego Schools Adopt ‘Anti-Racism’ Grading System 0
- Education
- November 2, 2020
Equality is out and “equity” is in. The San Diego Unified School District has approved a change to their grading system that coincides with broader ideas of restorative justice and “anti-racism.” They will do this by no longer letting late assignments and bad behavior in the classroom affect grades. Students also won’t be penalized for
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64 Percent of College Students Say Rioting and Looting is ‘Justified’0
- Education
- October 30, 2020
More rioting and looting broke out in American cities this week. This time, it was Philadelphia consumed by violence after a police shooting. According to ABC News, at least 30 police officers have been injured in the violent unrest, while dozens of people have been arrested for rioting or vandalism. Mobs have descended on Walmart
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Closed Schools Ignore Low COVID-19 Rates, Needs of Families 0
- Education
- October 22, 2020
At what would normally be the end of the first academic quarter for most K-12 schools, millions of students still have not set foot in a classroom. Many haven’t done so since March. Evidence continues to mount that COVID-19 affects children the least, and ad hoc school district e-learning platforms, hastily assembled in the spring,
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