Education

November 30, 2005 - Hampton University is a private, historically-black college in Virginia, just off the Chesapeake Bay. It's also a college that apparently will go to great lengths to stifle political dissent, as students have discovered as they face expulsion for handing out literature and holding a peaceful demonstration on campus on November 2.

November 29, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Once again I have to comment on another embarrassing story from my own back yard. I'm sure you heard about this already, because it made the national wires and cable news:

November 17, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal

November 17, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Here's an all too familiar story in the South:

October 5, 2005 - Chris Fitzsimon at NC Policy Watch reports on a new study on race and schools in North Carolina, and the findings are eye-opening:

October 4, 2005 - Georgia cancelled school for two days last week, ostensibly to "save energy," and Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal Constitution (and one of my favorite columnists) doesn't think it's a very good idea:

October 3, 2005 - A report on the free exchange of ideas on campuses today:

September 29, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal The Mrs. and I ran into an interesting young man at a political rally here in East Tennessee last fall. I found his attitude and enthusiasm refreshing, and it gave me hope for the future. I thought it would be interesting to find out what he's up to, and he graciously agreed to an e-mail interview.

August 5, 2005 - As states across the country release their education "report cards," the Christian Science Monitor has a good piece up today about why the nation's math and reading scores went up this year. In short, it was the South:

August 2, 2005 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Jim Wooten deplores a recent lawsuit brought by 51 local school systems alleging inadequate funding for education by the state of Georgia.