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America's behavioral sink and the rise of broken families
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (237+ words) In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned that the rapid breakdown of the family, especially the rise of fatherless homes, would create social pathologies that no amount of government spending could cure. Just three years later, researcher John B. Calhoun gave the world…...
Grade inflation didn't just corrupt transcripts. It corrupted curiosity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (409+ words) Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to cap "A" grades in undergraduate courses at roughly 20 percent of enrollment beginning in fall 2027. Nearly 70 percent of voting faculty backed the measure. It's one of the most aggressive reversals of grade inflation…...
Reversing the reading recession
2+ week, 1+ day ago (425+ words) Washington Examiner Our nation's schools are failing to teach our children to read, and a new report shows that the learning loss began more than a decade ago, well before COVID-19. Fortunately, the same report found that some districts have…...
AI is stunting students" ability to write and problem solve
3+ week, 2+ day ago (619+ words) The verdict is in. Study after study has revealed that artificial intelligence is adversely affecting students" ability to think critically, solve problems, and formulate their own ideas without the assistance of machine learning tools. Who could have predicted that outsourcing…...
Parents want honest labeling for media content
3+ week, 4+ day ago (476+ words) Shouldn't parents have the ability to do the same thing when they are shopping for media content for their children? It really is that simple: informed choice requires honest labeling. CONSTITUTIONAL WIN FOR CHRISTIAN FOSTER PARENTS CHIPS AWAY AT ASSAULT…...
How Democrats treat minors like adults and adults like minors
3+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) Washington Examiner The emerging worldview of the Democratic Party is that five-year-olds can make the decision to permanently change their gender, but 21-year-olds are too young to know that committing crimes is wrong. This dichotomy is on display in Massachusetts,…...
Trump 2. 0 and the pro-life dilemma
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1444+ words) The pro-life movement is unhappy with President Donald Trump. This discontent has been building throughout his second, nonconsecutive term and is coming to a head months before the midterm elections. Trump had won over skeptical social conservatives of most stripes…...
Study finds most students lag half a grade behind in reading scores
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (550+ words) Students across the United States remain nearly half a grade level behind in reading, according to a new report from researchers at Harvard University, Stanford University, and Dartmouth College, who warned the country is now facing a yearslong "learning recession....
Trump protects the tools pro-lifers need to save the unborn
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (583+ words) A number of articles over recent days, including the Washington Examiner's "Why the anti-abortion movement is upset with the president who overturned Roe," have painted a picture of a pro-life movement angry at President Donald Trump. They are simply not…...
College isn't for everyone, and that's okay. Universities must slim down
4+ week, 1+ day ago (583+ words) College seniors will be graduating this month with over $35, 000 in student loan debt to enter a workforce that does not want them. These young Americans are the latest victims of a bloated and dysfunctional higher education system that must slim…...