Why Johnnie can’t read – Racism

From Black Youth Project: Black 8th Grader’s Essay Comparing Education System To Slavery Ignites Outrage A 8th grader’s incendiary essay comparing today’s education system to slavery is causing a firestorm of controversy in her upstate New York community. 13 year-old Jada Williams,writing an essay on Frederick Douglass for a contest, made the very astute analysis [...]

The college myth – Elitism 101

Via Hot Air: Former Sen. Rick Santorum expanded his populist message into education Saturday, accusing President Barack Obama and others of “snobbery” for pushing all kids to go to college. “We are leaving so many children behind,” Mr. Santorum said at a forum sponsored by the Atlantic, the National Journal and Saint Anselm College. “They’re [...]

When did blue collars become a bad thing?

Classical Values: I can’t speak for the rest of the country, but from what I’ve seen around here, the white working class is quite used to feeling abandoned. Liberals are seen as the sort of people who would never get their hands dirty and who disdain blue collar jobs of any kind, instead gravitating towards [...]

Does a better college make you smarter?

One of the major gripes of the Occupados is student loan debt. Right now they are protesting at UC Berkeley because of the high cost of tuition. One of the reasons their tuitions are so high is they are attending UC Berkeley. Tuitions are quite a bit lower in the CSU system and even lower [...]