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| The subtle erosion of academic freedom | Across the world today, academic freedom is endangered. Political leaders in Brazil, India, Poland and Turkey have all recently threatened professors. Two of the world鈥檚 most powerful states, China and Russia, are famous for monitoring what universities teach. Authoritarian-minded leaders attack鈥 |
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| When schools were considered vital to Democracy | Written by Johann Neem, chair of Western鈥檚 History Department |
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| Western鈥檚 Johann Neem Appointed to American Historical Review鈥檚 Board of Editors | ||||
| Dissecting a Glowing Report on Online Learning | Johann Neem, professor of history, Western Washington University The report 鈥溾 (2018) concludes that combining face-to-face with online courses鈥 |
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| A time for school choice? If so, let鈥檚 make sure we ask the right questions | Will we have public schools a decade from now? What will they look like? For the first time since the 19th century, or perhaps since debates over鈥 |
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| Skills don鈥檛 matter (outside their context) | Skills do not matter. Let me say that again. On their own, skills do not matter. This is worth saying in response to Thursday鈥檚 |
Most attention on the tax legislation enacted last month has focused on its impact on Americans鈥 wallets. But it was also a victory for school choice and a massive blow to public education. It initially included measures to benefit home-schooling families and the final version benefited鈥 |
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| The new tax law poses a hidden threat to American democracy | Most attention on the tax legislation enacted last month has focused on its impact on Americans鈥 wallets. But it was also a victory for school choice and a massive blow to public education. It included measures that will benefit home-schooling families and those who use private schools鈥 |
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| The war on Christmas is a civil war | Earlier this fall, I walked past a fellow parent at my son’s baseball practice wearing a t-shirt stating “I am being politically correct,” and emblazoned with phrases such as “God Bless America” and “Merry Christmas.” I tried鈥 |
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| The past, present, and future of democratic education in America | In the decades between the Revolution and the Civil War, Americans began to develop a robust school system. Yet back then, like today, disagreement was pervasive regarding the kind of education that was needed, who should pay for it, and how schools should be鈥 |