Tag: education

Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassmble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education

Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory. The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate…


Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassemble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education

Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory. The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate…


Teaching Virtue

When our daughter turned 4, my husband and I began to think about our choices for her education. At that time, I was part of a small mother’s co-op in the San Francisco Bay Area with women who were friends and shared my values. It was a safe environment in which we were free to…


Only 1 of Top 100 National Universities Featured Conservative Commencement Speaker, Report Says

Conservative voices are overwhelmingly absent at commencement speeches this spring, as only one of the nation’s top 100 universities invited a right-leaning guest speaker to address the outgoing class of 2021, according to a recent report by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF).


The Academic Abuse of Quantity Over Quality

One of the most profound problems in the field of education is that it has become too superficial. With efficiency preoccupations to “cover” as many “core” subjects as possible and equip young minds with the data of a rapidly-changing, money-driven world, skimming the surface of things through fast-moving textbooks, condensed texts, abridged works, PowerPoints interfaces,…


‘The Ugly Hand’ of Critical Race Theory in Schools, Attacks on Merit-Based Admission—Asra Nomani

In schools across America, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives are on the rise. At top-ranked high schools, merit-based, race-blind admission exams are being overhauled and replaced with lottery systems, and kids are being taught critical race theory-based lessons about race and oppression in America. What is really going on in schools across America? And what…


The Road Less Traveled

My journey in higher education has taken me from community college dropout to assistant professor, making headlines after I paid off what would now amount to more than $200,000 in student debt after questioning whether academics would even factor into my path in life. Reflecting on what began almost 20 years ago, it’s hard for…


A Rise in Roadschooling

When Margie Hamel Lundy and her husband Allen Lundy decided to road school their three children in 2010, they didn’t ask school authorities in Ohio for permission. “We didn’t offer up that information either when we left,” Mrs. Lundy said in an interview. “We were already working from home and were homeschooling our kids.” So,…


‘The Ugly Hand’ of Critical Race Theory in Schools, Attacks on Merit-Based Admission—Asra Nomani [Premiering 05/17 at 7pm ET]

In schools across America, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives are on the rise. At top-ranked high schools, merit-based, race-blind admission exams are being overhauled and replaced with lottery systems, and kids are being taught critical race theory-based lessons about race and oppression in America. What is really going on in schools across America? And what…


‘The Ugly Hand’ of Critical Race Theory in Schools, Attacks on Merit-Based Admission—Asra Nomani [Premiering 05/18 at 7pm ET]

In schools across America, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives are on the rise. At top-ranked high schools, merit-based, race-blind admission exams are being overhauled and replaced with lottery systems, and kids are being taught critical race theory-based lessons about race and oppression in America. What is really going on in schools across America? And what…