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Gilman Hall at Johns Hopkins University

Pro-life equals harassment at Johns Hopkins University

Abortion |  Did you know that opposition to abortion could be considered harassment? That’s what the Student Government Association (SGA) at Johns Hopkins University…

A group from Alabama prays outside the Supreme Court Wednesday morning.

High hopes for the high court on race and marriage

Supreme Court |  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Schuette v. Michigan Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action , a racial preferences case out of…

California reading list includes LGBT books

California reading list includes LGBT books

Education |  In the spirit of the new gay-friendly school curriculum in California, the state has included LGBT-themed books into its updated K-12 recommended reading…

Florida Gulf Coast players celebrate following their win over San Diego State Sunday in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Florida Gulf Coast—and other Florida school news

Education |  Florida Gulf Coast is hot. Florida Atlantic is not. Both schools, largely unknown outside the Sunshine State, are hitting the headlines. The men’s…

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What billions buy

Education |  Bill Gates is reshaping American education with his pocketbook

EASY ACCESS: Students use Kindles to check out books at public libraries.

R-rated libraries

Books |  The U.S. library establishment is ideologically committed to providing inappropriate material to children, but citizens are not powerless to stop it

Students at the University of Texas at Austin walk to class.

Racial fairness in college admissions

Education |  As the Supreme Court jogs toward a ruling on affirmative action, a new National Bureau of Economic Research study shows that many high-achieving high school…

Steven Hayward

UC Boulder finds conservative scholar to counter liberal bias

Education |  The University of Colorado at Boulder announced Wednesday that Steven Hayward will serve as the school’s first visiting scholar in Conservative Thought and…

Michelle Obama speaks to UC Boulder students in 2008.

University of Colorado courts conservative thinkers

Education |  In a few months, the first Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy will walk through the doors of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Jon…

The chapel at TCU’s Brite Divinity School

Why not change the name to Texas Whatever You Believe or Not Believe University?

Religion |  Alexis Lohse, a “militant agnostic” student at the private Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, seeks official recognition for a group…

Kids in New Jersey practice yoga poses at a private studio.

Parents bent out of shape over yoga in school

Education |  A California family is suing the Encinitas Unified School District (EUSD) for allowing religion-infused yoga classes as part of its physical education…

President Obama visits a Head Start classroom in Pennsylvania in 2011.

Obama should focus on parenting, not preschools

Education |  Back when my daughter was in kindergarten, our family was anticipating a visit from Grandma and Grandpa. At my husband’s suggestion, I sent a note to school…

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