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Scott Maxwell: DeSantis’ ‘communist’ school accusation rings hollow
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Over the past six years, the Orlando Sentinel has spotlighted a slew of publicly funded voucher schools in Florida with disturbing policies and woefully inadequate educational programs. We've found…
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Tour de Force: VP Harris and ‘Fight for Our Freedom’ tour makes a stop in the AUC
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Atlanta Voice (Georgia)US Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Atlanta University Center to speak to students, reminding them of the power of their vote.
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Even his former boss can’t pin Youngkin down on running for president
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) sat down for an interview with David Rubenstein, his former boss at the Carlyle Group, in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.
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PA Recourses Council sets October electronics recycling collection in North Park
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via TribLIVE (Pennsylvania)Pennsylvania Resources Council is collecting electronics for recycling on Mondays and Wednesdays in October in North Park. 'We need to divert these materials from landfills since many contain toxic…
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Letters: Park Maitland debacle
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)The Chinese individuals who own the corporate entity that runs Park Maitland School have seemingly exerted no influence whatsoever regarding the operation or curriculum of the school.
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Somebody should get fired for this
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via al.com (Alabama)Alabama's redistricting defeat wasted millions, but don't wait for an apology.
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J. Pharoah Doss: Are two ‘isms’ ruining American political discourse?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via New Pittsburgh Courier (Pennsylvania)Despite being lauded as a LeBron James-founded institution, I Promise School is not a private or charter school.
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Ibram Kendi and the implosion of DEI in higher education
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, headed by critical race theory activist Ibram X. Kendi, revealed last week that it was laying off about 40% of its staff as part of organization restructuring. About 15 to 20 of its approximately 45 employees were let go. Testimonies from former…
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Can one Jesuit save our Marxist, secular, and broken higher education system?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)The Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson has written a brilliant book. In Jesuit Higher Education in a Secular Age: A Response to Charles Taylor and the Crisis of Fullness, Hendrickson diagnoses the problems plaguing higher education. He then offers a plan to save it.
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Is DEI losing its hold on college campuses?
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)If you host a party and no one comes, is it still a party? So-called diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy groups have to be asking themselves that these days.
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Faculty free speech under scrutiny with erosion of academic tenure
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Academic tenure is poised to be a new battleground of academic freedom after legislators in Texas and Florida became the first states to take strides to reform the practice during
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Robert B. Reich: Mr. President, joining the picket line is a good start
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Courant (Connecticut)Dear Mr. President: Kudos for joining the UAW picket line tomorrow. You're the first president to ever join a picket line. But, please, don't stop there.
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Little Rock Nine express concern over history education in Arkansas, nationwide
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)Members of the Little Rock Nine speaking to high school seniors on the 66th anniversary of the Little Rock Central High desegregation crisis criticized legislation passed in Arkansas and across the…
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Democrats’ plan of transitioning America to a one-party state
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)The Democratic Party has lost interest in America as a nation.
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Both Missouri U.S. senators opposed appointment of Joint Chiefs chair
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley both have criticized Gen. Charles Brown for his focus on diversity policies while serving as top-ranking Air Force general.
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Confronting college’s contaminated ideological waters
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)In the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People, Dr. Stockmann, the town's doctor, discovers that the local spa, the main source of the town's economy, is making its patrons sick. After consulting with friends, Stockmann decides to publish an article in the newspaper bringing attention to this…
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Universities are teaching college students to behave like children
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)I recently sat down with three professors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, but this time, it was I who was doing the teaching. We discussed the fundamental rights enshrined in the First Amendment that protect every American's freedom to share her personal beliefs, without fear of…
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American universities produce the new activist class
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Since the 2020 George Floyd riots, America's colleges and universities have evolved from racial justice statements and classes to creating the next generation of activists with majors and community outreach.
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Battling cultural Marxists: Now is not the time for conservatives to be timid
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)The growing divide in the United States isn't merely political. It runs far deeper than that.
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