Feds move toward for-profit college revival
The federal gov't appears to be removing some of the protections students have against predatory lending by for-profit colleges.
Social Studies
Wis. SD asks Supreme Court about transgender case
The bathroom (and locker room/shower) question keeps coming up regarding transgender students. Maybe the Supreme Court should just decide this.
In Portland, the day after & the day before
Anti-white supremacy marchers dotted the nation yesterday, including here in Portland, Ore. Trump tweeted something about healing.
Morality best learned from stories with humans
Children learn lessons about morality better from storybooks with human characters than they do if the stories have human-like animals.
Religious, political diversity is united at U.Va.
As a prominent U.Va. dept. repudiates the violence of white supremacy, other writers compare Trump to the Indian prime minister.
Some social studies looks like fiction under Trump
What should teachers do about questions they are sure to receive about the violence in Charlottesville last weekend?
U.Va. and Charlottesville, Va., in state of emergency
A man was killed and dozens injured in white supremacy protests today near the U. of Va. State of emergency.
Trump suggests military action in Venezuela
The US has, once again, rattled its sabre, this time at Venezuela, a struggling dictatorship in South America that's getting help from Russian oil.
Stats can link higher ed access, voting patterns
Unemployment rates and access to a university education can influence the way certain areas vote, one study about Brexit has shown.
HSD 211 transgender suit drops feds as defendants
Which bathroom should transgender students use? The question is still in court, though it may be moot, since students have graduated.