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The Loyal Son
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| By David Frum |
| Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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A remembrance of William F. Buckley Jr. and his impact on Yale University and wider society.
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Is the U.S. Public Service Academy a Good Idea?
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| Two Views |
| By Philip I. Levy, Chris Myers Asch |
| Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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A new proposal to launch a U.S. Public Service Academy has drawn much attention. Two essays provide a provocative look at this ambitious policy proposal.
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Looking for Leadership
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| Assessing the Case for Mayoral Control of Urban School Systems |
| By Frederick M. Hess |
| Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 |
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Replacing boards of education with mayoral control has been a popular reform strategy in urban districts, but there is little evidence of the strategy's effectiveness.
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An Interview with Frederick Hess
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| By Frederick M. Hess, Michael F. Shaughnessy |
| Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 |
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With a consistent metric, accompanied by national tests, students' performance can be fairly tracked and compared.
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The Age of Educational Romanticism
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| By Charles Murray |
| Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
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Educational romanticism asks too much from students at the bottom of the intellectual pile, asks the wrong things from those in the middle, and asks too little from those at the top.
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The Next Market Bubble: Student Loans?
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| By Richard Vedder, Andrew Gillen |
| Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
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A persuasive case can be made that higher education and the student loan industry are inflating a massive bubble. Enacting reforms before it explodes should become a priority for lawmakers.
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How to Choose a College
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| By Richard Vedder |
| Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
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The most popular college rankings measure inputs like SAT scores and selectivity, not results like graduation rates and distinguished fellowships.
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Quit Twisting My Words
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| By James Q. Wilson |
| Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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Most textbooks about politics try hard to cover the facts without seeking to persuade students to support or oppose any particular public policy
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Back to School
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| By Frederick M. Hess |
| Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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School turnaround projects are enormously difficult propositions and must be guided by four basic realities.
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The Gender-Equity Hammer Comes Out
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| By Christina Hoff Sommers |
| Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
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By regulating gender representation in the sciences as it does for sports, Congress would compromise the intellectual integrity of research.
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