This is a good-news, bad-news tale for American higher education. The good news: A top-tier university has finally taken serious aim at the epidemic of grade hyperinflation. The bad news: We have fallen so far that even elite institutions must now devise entirely new, parallel evaluation systems just to deliver what straightforward, principled grading should...
The “national shutdown” to get “ICE out of everywhere!” descended on major metropolitan cities last week. In all 50 states, more than 1,000 organizations joined together to engage in 300 “actions” — “this was just the beginning,” the website warns. These are not new. “No Kings” rallies, Ukraine war supporters, and pro-Palestine protestors have become...
A Texas program aims to improve civic literacy in underserved communities. At a time when we Americans routinely worry about the health of our civic culture, the U.S. Department of Education has made a notable investment. Earlier this month, the department approved a $1.9-million grant for The American Civic Tradition at 250, a joint initiative of Texas...