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While we’re at it, let’s privatize the fire department, too

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On September 5, 2009
Shorter Tigerhawk:Above all else, the manufactured outrage over President Obama's address to schoolchildren should force us to recognize that public education is a farce, because a completely privatized system would resolve my non sequitur argument regarding school prayer.Whenever I hear conservatives whining about the universal...

College Rankings

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On September 2, 2009

This year's Washington Monthly college rankings are out, and it appears that once again I've helped thwart my university's ascent into the top 258 schools, at least if we list.

Parenting Skillz

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On June 30, 2008

Is pretty obvious that writing this article for a national audience makes you kind of a dick, but does this parenting seem likely to accomplish its intended goals? "My twins.

One Solid Way to Ensure Inequality

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On June 2, 2008
There's news today that major private banks are refusing to give loans any longer to students at community colleges and at "less prestigious" universities. Led (not surprisingly in many ways) by Citibank, some of the big private banks are pulling their loans, even though the...

So Many Anecdotes!

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On December 10, 2007

In response to Robert Maranto's editorial, Donald Douglas of Long Beach City College spills his guts and exposes the leftist cesspool of higher education:Maranto's discussion rings very true in my.

How to Write an Editorial about Higher Education

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On December 10, 2007
This op-ed in today’s Washington Post recycles all the unpersuasive anecdotal and statistical complaints usually raised by conservatives when moaning about the liberal bias in higher education. The piece is miserably composed, but it’s bound to assume its rightful place in the anthology of right-wing...

More on Vouchers

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On November 2, 2007

Laura McKenna:OK, a little poking around found that the Cleveland voucher is now worth up to $5,000 per student, which is much closer to what the average per student funding.

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