Education policy analyst Jamie Story will be a guest on the Jon-David Wells show on AM 570 KLIF in Dallas/Fort Worth at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. She will talk about the recently released school accountability ratings for 2007, and the Texas Education Agency’s decision not to close chronically low-performing public schools. To listen online, click here.
Left-Wing Academia’s Newest Phobia Is The Western Canon
New civics schools on college campuses are attempting to recover what’s long been lost. Universities across the country, often with the help of state legislatures, are attempting to recover some of the actual purpose of higher education, with many doing so by establishing new civics schools on their campuses. The University of Texas at Austin, according to a new cover story from Texas Monthly, is experiencing a “conservative takeover”...