Education

Is It a Problem if Kids Don’t Know How to Use Dictionaries?0
- Education
- July 2, 2018
When one of my younger siblings asked me the meaning of a word, my immediate response was: “Let’s look it up in the dictionary.” Giving me a look like I had just suggested that we send someone a note via smoke signal instead of text, my sister replied, “Patience, you have your phone right there.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees 0
- Education
- June 27, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees. Right-to-work advocates also expressed concern
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University Coughs Up in Legal Settlement that Alleged Discrimination Against Republicans 0
- Education
- June 21, 2018
A Washington university is shelling out big bucks to settle a dispute with a Republican student group that filed a lawsuit alleging the school discriminated against it by charging exorbitant security fees for speaker events. The University of Washington settled with the university’s College Republicans Monday, agreeing to pay $122,500 to make the lawsuit go away.
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Duke Prof: Diversity and Inclusion Offices ‘Should Not Exist’ at Universities 0
- Education
- June 21, 2018
“‘Diversity and inclusion’ is the moral benchmark of our time…Every corporation, college, and government agency, along with a growing number of bowling leagues and bait-and-tackle shops, has an Office of Diversity and Inclusion.” So says William Voegeli in a recent article. And so says the University of California at Los Angeles, whose campus-wide Vice Chancellor for
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The Diversity Division at the University of Texas Has 8 Vice Presidents 0
- Education
- June 18, 2018
American Enterprise Institute scholar Mark Perry recently wrote about the impressive size of the University of Michigan’s diversity staff, which is nearly one hundred full-time employees. We noted that more than a quarter of these “diversicrats” earn annual salaries north of $100,000. The revelation generated a bit of a stir on Twitter. Not to be
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3 Tips from Ernest Dimnet on Choosing Books—For Yourself and For Your Children 0
- Education
- June 18, 2018
I have a problem. This problem doesn’t consume me, but it often concerns me. It can lead me to inaction and make me doubt my judgment. The problem is this—I often struggle with how to choose a book. I have this problem with my home library, my local library, and my work library. Most often, I
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