Jun 24, 2018 ~ Sheriff David Clarke, 'Obama Era School Discipline Reform Decreases Public School Scores, Increases Bad Behavior' - was based on the false assumption that black children were disciplined more because of racism - by not punishing bad behavior, they predictably got more of it.
Jun 21, 2018 ~ Walter Williams, 'Educational Fraud Continues'. 83% of black high school graduates cannot read at 12 grade level. 93% could not do math at that level. Only 17% test college ready but colleges admit 58%. 'Very often, when they graduate from college' still not at 12th-grade level.
Jun 21, 2018 ~ DOJ gets University of Michigan anti-harassment policy changed which said 'the most important indication of bias is your own feelings' - has to be more objective than that.
Jun 17, 2018 ~ Tenured Economist Professor Bryan Caplan writes a book called 'The Case Against Education' explaining why higher education is not worth it for most people and is essentially a very expensive fraud. Most kids don't learn anything useful, Arrogant ignorance. Cost far too high now.
Jun 9, 2018 ~ Walter Williams, 'Past Versus Present Americans'. In Baltimore, 4 teachers or school staff are assaulted in schools PER DAY. In Philadelphia, 'on an average day 25 students, teachers, or other staff members were victims of a violent crime'. Can't expel or even discipline them.
Jun 9, 2018 ~ Andrew G. Biggs 'Myths about Teacher Pay'. 70% said needs to be raised but underestimated by $20K what they thought teachers made $39.5K vs actual average $58.3K - even teachers underestimated - majority does not support when found out real salaries - pensions are also generous
May 15, 2018 ~ John Stossel, 'Hating DeVos' - Taxpayers spend $634 Billion per year on education, tripled over 30 years but test scores stayed flat - DOE spends $193 Billion, DeVos wanted to cut but got $2 Billion increase - Charter schools deliver better results.
Mar 11, 2018 ~ Years After Obama's School Lunch Rules, Kids Fatter Than Ever - Obama lunch program was not only widely disliked by the students, it did not even achieve the desired results - the opposite in fact. Childhood obesity continues to rise. - Thomas Phippen
Mar 10, 2018 ~ Segregated staff meetings were instituted at Nichols Middle School in Evanston, Ill. because of a big gap in test scores between blacks and whites. Which was of course assumed to be due to racism. In other schools where these measures were taken black scores fell instead of rose.
Feb 25, 2018 ~ DC's Graduation Rate Scandal. Frank W. Ballou High School and others were praised as Obama Era reform success stories. Obama visited some. 100% of seniors graduating. Investigation found massive fraud. Many could barely read or write. Half missed more than 3 months of school.
Jan 11, 2018 ~ Kerri Toloczko, 'Making School Lunch Edible Again' - Administration undoing Michelle Obama's failed program - her intentions were good but it was a one size fits all program and solutions tailored to local conditions are what works.
Jan 8, 2018 ~ Lenore Skenazy & Jonathan Haidt article, 'The Fragile Generation' - Helicopter parenting has become the norm - not good for kids - they don't learn to evaluate risks - they don't learn from mistakes and they need authority figures to always watch over them.
Dec 29, 2017 ~ David Solway 'Why I quit teaching'. Hiring is done based on race, gender. Too much time having to discipline unruly students. Calibar and capability of the students have fallen so far, its pointless. 'The ability to write a coherent English sentence was practically nonexistent.'
Dec 28, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Educational Rot' Professor Williams looks at another reason for poor performance by black students. The quality of the teachers has fallen to abysmal levels - 700 Georgia teachers failed VERY EASY certification - 300 failed 5 or more times.
Dec 20, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Undermining Academic Achievement' - black 12th graders, 17% proficient in reading, 7% in math. In Detroit, 7% reading and 4% math. Problem not a lack of funding. The most money is spent on the worst schools in DC and Detroit. DeVos wants to give them a choice.
Dec 16, 2017 ~ Kyle Smith, 'Too Many Americans Are Going to College'. Lower and lower academic standards, more and more totally worthless degrees. Higher education has become a huge racket. Colleges accept for the money. 45% don't graduate in 5 years. Many would be better off learning a trade.
Dec 16, 2017 ~ Katherine Rodriguez, "45 Pennsylvania Teachers Resign over Students' Violent Behavior" No longer permitted to properly discipline or suspend violent students. 'those who raise concerns' are called racist. With legit concerns going unaddressed, teachers are just giving up.
Dec 12, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Black Self-Sabotage'. Baltimore ranks 3rd in nation per pupil spending. In many high schools 0% test proficient yet they graduate and many accepted in college. Violent and disruptive behavior accepted. Holding these kids to different standards is not helping.
Dec 5, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Diversity Obsession'. 'Black parents should not allow their sons and daughters to attend a college where they would not be admitted if they were white.' It does them more harm than good. The only goal is meeting diversity quotas and making liberals feel good.
Dec 3, 2017 ~ Sheriff David Clarke 'Statistical Bigotry' Liberals demand that black children be held to different standards of behavior. Teachers must allow them to be disruptive, even violent. Disciplining or calling the police for assault is racist. Teachers must deal with lack of parenting.
Nov 12, 2017 ~ Larry Elder, 'Black-on-Black Racism at Cornell' American black people are upset because colleges admit more foreign blacks than American blacks. But foreign blacks outscore them on SATs etc. that are supposed to be racially biased tests. Detroit 4% 8th graders sufficient at math.
Oct 14, 2017 ~ Katherine Timpf, 'The Disgusting Harvard Protest against Betsy DeVos'. Vile protesters held 'White Supremist' signs in front of her and shouted slogans over her speech. 'That's what white supremacy looks like!' Her policies have helped black people far more than democrats'.
Oct 9, 2017 ~ Wall Street Journal reports that more and more schools are eliminating Valedictorian Award saying it leads to unhealthy competition - we are living more and more in a participation trophy world.
Sep 28, 2017 ~ John Stossel, 'Disabled by Government' - Universities have made vast amounts of courses available online but are having to take them down because they don't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and its too expensive to add captions to all. Unintended consequences.
Sep 15, 2017 ~ Austin Community College Professor Rob Ranco tweets 'I'd be ok if #BetsyDevos was sexually assaulted. #SexualAssault #TitleIX' Was Sexually Assaulted' because Devos is restoring the due process rights guaranteed by the constitution. Due process is an essential protection.
Aug 1, 2017 ~ Elliot Kaufman, 'How Low Will the Teachers' Unions Go?'. Teachers' Unions and the left make ridiculous false claims that those pro school choice are racists and then compares them to climate deniers. The reality is poor minorities would benefit the most from school choice.
May 28, 2017 ~ Kay Hymowitz 'Unsayable Truths about a Failing High School' Videos show the level of violence, rudeness, disrespect, profanity etc. directed at teachers, students in failing black high schools. These problems are never permitted to be addressed so that kids who want to can learn.
Apr 10, 2017 ~ Daniel Pipes, 'A Return to the Academy'. Former academic laments how toxic higher education has become - race, sex, nationality and religion based political correctness is beyond out of control - avoid big issues to obsess about obscure micro issues.
Apr 8, 2017 ~ Walter Williams, 'Educational Sabotage' Obama restorative justice decrees requiring black students not be disciplined in school because it was out of proportion to other races have been proven failures. The result is that schools now are more dangerous and education is worse.
Mar 13, 2017 ~ Peter Hasson, 'New York To Scrap Literacy Test For Teachers In The Name Of Diversity'. Too many black, Hispanic teachers can't pass the test so as usual the standards are lowered or scrapped. More important for teachers skin to 'match our student body'. Students are the losers.
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Protesters initially physically block DeVos from entering a DC school she is trying to help - screaming 'shame shame shame' at her. She said 'No school door in America will be blocked from those seeking to help our nation's school children.' This is the modern left.
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Thomas Sowell, 'Education at a Crossroads' The great Dr. Sowell comes out of retirement to argue for once in a lifetime opportunity of confirming Betsy Devos so that inner city kids have a chance for a good education. Argues for why vouchers and school choice can work better.
Feb 14, 2017 ~ Michael S. Goldstein, 'A Brief and Appalling History of the Department of Education' - No constitutional basis for federal involvement in education - started small but as usual grew to $70 Billion, 5000 employee monstrosity. Suck tax dollars up, doles some back down.
Feb 4, 2017 ~ Rich Lowry. 'The Shameful War on Betsy DeVos'. Dems hate the idea of school choice even though it has benefited the poor. They smear her by saying she doesn't care about punishing sexual assault because she wants to restore due process which dems don't think is important.
Dec 31, 2016 ~ David Solway, 'The End of the University?' - useless majors like Gender Studies, Peace Studies, Fat Studies, Black Studies, Aboriginal Studies, Queer Studies, etc. The dilution of the more respectable subjects, no longer recognizable in their purpose
Dec 17, 2016 ~ Teresa Mull, 'Teacher Pension Crisis Is Punishing Children and Taxpayers' - $500 Billion shortfall - further proof that public sector unions and pension systems in general are unsustainable
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