Topic: Education

Senioritis: It’s Not Just for Slackers Anymore

– May 4, 2022

“Senioritis is a rational response to the end-of-period problems students face when future consequences that normally condition, if not virtually dictate, their incentives, are eroded.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Crisis, Education, Free Markets, Government

Public Education – The Innovation Desert That Leaves a Nation at Risk

– May 2, 2022

“Real progress in the U.S. K-12 system will take broad and aggressive reforms which can only be possible after we break the hold innovation’s enemies have on the education system.” ~ Don Parker

Art and Culture, Classical Liberalism, Education, Government

What Universities Owe

– April 27, 2022

“As scholars and teachers, caps on, we are responsible for defending a narrow space for stepping back against demands, often issuing from inside the house, to march forth.” ~ Jonathan Marks

Education, Government, History

Should We Replace Racial Preferences with Socio-Economic Preferences?

– April 20, 2022

“Preferences of any kind—racial, legacy, athletic, or socio-economic—are a bad idea. College officials should resist the urge to engage in social engineering and just admit students based on their academic ability and eagerness to learn.” ~ George Leef

Books, Education, Government, History

A Parent’s Guide to Kendi’s Antiracist Baby

– April 17, 2022

“Maybe we should go back to reading liberalism to our children. By liberalism, I mean a cluster of ideas that includes equal freedom, equal treatment under the law, and colorblindness.” ~ Max Borders

Education, Government, History

Can We Teach the “Federalist Papers” Today?

– April 15, 2022

“The virtues of a bourgeois republic – honesty, compromise, tolerance, and fair-dealing – seem pale in comparison to the demands for social justice here and now. As a student of mine once said, ‘I need something to help me get up in the morning.’” ~ Steven B. Smith

Art and Culture, Crisis, Education, History

A Tale of Two Statutes

– April 13, 2022

“In the end, Title IX has always had two faces. Either it is a law with content to be respected, or it is a blank slate whose meaning is in the eye of the beholder.” ~ Elizabeth Kaufer Busch

Education, Free Markets, Government

The Case Against Paying College Athletes

– April 10, 2022

“The conclusion is clear. The NCAA has its reasons for keeping its rules against paying college athletes. These should remain, for the good of fans and college athletes.” ~ Alden Abbott

Education, Free Markets, Government

The Case for Paying College Athletes

– April 9, 2022

“The NCAA is a cartel, and acts like one. The new NIL rules are the start of something fairer and more honest. But it isn’t enough. Players should be paid for the value they create, same as everyone else.” ~ Ryan Young

Crisis, Education, Government

The Business of Academic Cheating

– March 29, 2022

“There are companies that encourage students to upload their tests and answers to massive document banks. Those companies then sell those tests and assignments back to other students.” ~ Ashley Norris

Art and Culture, Education, History

Oakeshott’s Countercultural Education

– March 26, 2022

“For Oakeshott, liberal education was always an adventure, never a duty or a burden. His insights are essential reading for anyone who desires to preserve and rejuvenate this most important adventure.” ~ Elizabeth Corey

Education, Free Markets, Government, Regulation

This Is What a Good University President Looks Like

– March 22, 2022

“To me, the top award for American higher education innovation must go to Mitch Daniels, who is just beginning his tenth year as the president of Purdue University.” ~ Richard K. Vedder