Category Archives: Education

There Are No Words

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

I hope, in her academic career, that my daughter encounters teachers who disagree with her. Learning to understand and respect other positions helps us to strengthen and challenge our own beliefs. If my daughter grows up to vote straight-party Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Race, racism and related issues | 4 Comments

Dispatches from Academia

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Julie

From How the University Works: I started my semester at one of my campuses this week (the other started last week). Upon checking my mail for the first time this semester, I found a letter stating that due to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Education | 27 Comments

Yes, schools cost money to run, and cutting budgets hurts students

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Ampersand

Over at Hit and Run, Nick Gillespie says “what, me worry?” to schools cutting programs and services in response to tightening budgets: Jesus Christ, is this the worst of it? If so, please just stop. As someone who had kids … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Education, Libertarianism | 15 Comments

The SAT: Still Useless

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Julie

Hey, all! First off, many thanks to Mandolin and Ampersand for inviting me to post here! I go by The Girl Detective (an homage to Kelly Link, queen of awesomeness) in the blogging world, and I usually write at Modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Education | 50 Comments