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Want to Fix New York City’s Budget? Get Education Spending Under Control
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (395+ words) Here are three areas where Mayor Mamdani can rein it in. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposes to spend $38 billion on the city's Department of Education (DOE) next year. That's $3 billion more than in 2026 and represents nearly 30 percent of…...
Prioritizing Activism Over Education
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (468+ words) The NEA strikes again. Today, we're looking at'the National Education Association's misguided training, New York's extensive AI regulation, how some blue cities are reducing drug use and crime, and a defense of standards of distinction. Write to us at [email protected]…...
America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Prizes Activism Over Education
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (404+ words) The National Education Association's recent webinar cloaked partisanship and ideology in the mantle of free speech. The February session complements the union's December 2025 in-person training on "Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice." That event counseled attendees to "develop a toolset of tactics for…...
Boston Public Schools’ Graduation-Rate Mirage
2+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) The district's policies have allowed unprepared students to move on. Boston Public Schools has posted its highest graduation rates in district history. 81.3 percent of seniors graduated in 2025, according to recently released data, compared with 59.1 percent in 2006. Despite this surprising jump,…...
College Students Are Self-Censoring to Fit In
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (503+ words) Political homogeneity among professors pushes students to suppress their own views, data show. America's colleges and universities have become some of the most ideologically lopsided institutions in public life. The ratio of liberal professors to conservatives rose from two-to-one in…...
Is St. Louis on the Verge of a Comeback?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (348+ words) Efforts are underway, but challenges remain. Today, we're looking at'prospects for revival in St. Louis, why the graduation rates of Boston Public Schools don't tell the full story, and the problem with supervised drug-consumption sites. Write to us at [email protected]…...
New York’s Detrimental Class-Size Law
3+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) Neither Mamdani nor Hochul will challenge it Today, we're looking at'the problems with New York's class-size law, how sports journalism became left-wing, and life in preindustrial New York. Write to us at [email protected] with questions or comments. Now, on to…...
On Schools, Mamdani and Hochul Have the Wrong Priorities
3+ week, 5+ day ago (391+ words) Neither the mayor nor governor will challenge New York State's detrimental class-size law'but they could take other constructive action. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has two priorities: raising taxes'preferably on the rich, but on anyone if he must'and freezing…...
Austin Strikes a Blow to Critical Theory
3+ week, 5+ day ago (583+ words) President Jim Davis's decision to consolidate four "studies" departments is about more than just fiscal prudence. Big things are happening in higher education. Take the recent decision by Jim Davis, president of the University of Texas at Austin, to consolidate…...
How Some Universities Have Made Grades Meaningless
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (428+ words) Alternative grading schemes, often implemented to promote "equity" and "social justice," reward students based on quantity of effort rather than quality of work. "Am I racist if I hold standards for students?" That was the question presenter Lauren Servais struggled…...