The Nation’s Report Card
The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 2018. The news is not very good....
The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 2018. The news is not very good....
Here are some observations and questions regarding the greatness of previous generations compared with today’s Americans. Will our response to the COVID-19 epidemic will be that of a “roaring giant” or...
With the costs and benefits in mind, we might examine our government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
America’s colleges are rife with corruption. The financial squeeze resulting from COVID-19 offers opportunities for a bit of remediation. ...
It may be perplexing to some, but I believe that our nation has made great progress in matters of race, so much so that imaginary racism and racial hoaxes must be...
Many of the problems associated with a disaster would be eliminated if people’s buying behavior were the same as it was before the disaster. ...
A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. ...
The provision by the U.S. Congress of a so-called right to health care should offend any sense of moral decency. ...
Black people must ask what needs to be done to stop criminals from preying on them and making so many of their communities economic wastelands. If stop, question and frisk can...
The true tragedy is that so many Americans are blind to the fact that today’s colleges and universities pose a threat on several fronts to the well-being of our nation. ...
“A More or Less Perfect Union” is a three-part series that will air on various PBS stations across the nation starting in February. The most important audience for the program is...
One frequent claim is that our nation is a democracy. If we’ve become a democracy, it would represent a deep betrayal of our founders, who saw democracy as another form of...
It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician or chief executive without the words diversity and inclusion dropping from their lips. ...
Crime imposes a hefty tax on people who can least afford it. They are the law-abiding residents of black neighborhoods. ...
The new racism, born in academia, is just as ugly as the old racism. ...