Majority of Americans Lack Confidence in Value of 4-Year Degree
All age groups are more likely to disagree than agree that getting a four-year degree is worth the cost, citing debt and doubts about skill development. Read more
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Universities grapple with diversity policies after GOP crackdown
In July 2020, the president of Texas A&M University appointed a 45-member commission to examine the progress of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the nearly 70,000-student flagship campus in College Station. T Read more
Chemistry teacher repeatedly uses N-word as students beg him to stop
A Tennessee student recorded her chemistry teacher using a racial slur multiple times in class. Read more
Nearly 20,000 students withdraw from UK courses
Westminster government warned that number of dropouts will continue to rise if it does not increase maintenance loans Read more
I told my peers men cannot have babies. They’ve threatened to kill me because of it.
On Tuesday, my peers and I at William & Mary university hosted a table on behalf of our Tribe for Life campus club that took on what we consider some of the lies that pro-choicers tell. Read more
Michigan Grad Workers Strike
University of Michigan requests injunction to stop the strike by graduate student workers, who are asking for a 60 percent raise in minimum salaries and improvements in benefits for transgender, international and parenting members. Read more
Big universities are flooded with applicants, forced to turn more away
Nationally recognized, world-renowned Virginia Tech is more interested in knowing what their college applicants’ goals are than their test scores. So much so, they’re remaining test-optional until 2026, at the least, and they believe that strategy is paying off. Virginia Tech Undergraduate Admissions Director Juan Espinoza believes the process has created a stronger, more diverse application class. Read more
‘The public stigmatizes them’: what it’s like being a teacher in America
For every apple that lands on a teacher’s desk, there’s a dumpster’s worth of garbage that comes flying their way. Read more
Michigan State warns against using bigoted phrases like ‘Christmas trees,’ ‘terrorist’ or ‘overweight’
MSU released an inclusive language guide cautioning against use of certain common words and phrases, pointing to potential offensive connotations or origins. Read more
Southern Wesleyan University president: ‘We’re not hiring people who endorse critical race theory’
Fifteen of those years, Street served as a school district administrator in North Carolina, but lost his job in 2021 after his employers discovered many of Street’s written works on the indoctrination of children in the education system, including his book: “On the Frontlines: Exposing Satan’s Tactics to Destroy a Generation.” Read more
