Category: Education
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Campus free speech is in worse shape than activists on either side admit
Campus speech debates are louder than ever, but the actual climate on college campuses is more troubled than partisans on either side want to acknowledge.
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Teaching 9/11 in 2026: navigating conspiracy theories in the classroom
Most students in 2026 weren’t born on 9/11. Teachers face new challenges — including conspiracy theories — when teaching the history of that day.
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Public universities became expensive because states stopped funding them
Tuition didn’t explode because colleges got greedy. It exploded because states cut per-student funding by half — and the bill got moved to families.
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Student loan forgiveness was overdue and conservatives are wrong about who benefits
Student loan forgiveness gets framed as a giveaway to elites. The actual data tells a different story about who carries the worst debt and why relief made sense.
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The end of affirmative action was overdue and we should say so
Affirmative action in college admissions outlived its purpose and produced its own injustices. The honest case for ending it deserves to be made plainly.
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Elite universities are hedge funds with classrooms attached
America’s wealthiest universities now operate more like investment firms than schools. The endowments, the tax status, and the priorities tell the story.
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High school counselors push college because they’re measured on it
School counselors aren’t pushing college because it’s right for every kid. They’re pushing it because their performance metrics quietly require them to.
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Study abroad is tourism with a transcript
Study abroad sells itself as cultural transformation, but most programs are heavily curated tourism wrapped in a few credit hours. Here’s the gap between pitch and reality.
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Law school is a bad investment for everyone outside the T14
Outside the top 14 law schools, the JD math gets ugly fast. Here’s why the median outcome is debt, mediocre pay, and a job market that quietly stopped hiring.
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Community college is the most underrated path in American education
Community college quietly delivers strong outcomes at a fraction of the cost. Here’s why it’s the smartest move in American higher education for many students.