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International Conference to Address Academic Freedom at the University of Southern California, Sunday, June 15 - Monday, June 16, 2008

with Victor Davis Hanson, Daniel Pipesvia PR Newswire
Friday, June 6, 2008

The American Freedom Alliance will host an international conference on academic freedom titled "How Free Is the University?" on Sunday, June 15 and Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Davidson Executive Conference Center, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles...

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The Milton Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago

with Milton Friedman, Gary S. Beckervia Austrian Economists (Blog)
Thursday, June 5, 2008

The intellectual legacy of Milton Friedman will live on for decades to come,Friedmanmain not only because Milton Friedman was one of the greatest economists and intellectuals of the 20th century but also because the University of Chicago is establishing The Milton Friedman Institute (MFI)...

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The Other Side: American education system ‘biased in favor of girls’

with Diane Ravitchvia Post (OH)
Thursday, June 5, 2008

The idea that girls are the victims of “sex discrimination” in American schools is so preposterous, it is barely worth discussing...

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What Good are Tests?

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Tests inevitably gauge a student’s fund of knowledge and experience, not just what was taught in school...

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As Year Ends, Questions Remain for New Orleans

with Paul T. Hillvia Education Week
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

In rebuilding public schooling in this city after Hurricane Katrina, education reformers have managed to hire energetic teachers, break ground on a few new school buildings, raise public confidence, and show progress on test scores...

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California Still at Risk

with Diane Ravitchvia Government Technology
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Last April marked 25 years since the seminal report "A Nation at Risk" a document that became a milestone in the history of American education...

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The answer

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Boston Globe
Sunday, June 1, 2008

SCHOOL LEADERS IN Holyoke are no strangers to finger-wagging state reports on student achievement at the Lynch Middle School...

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Williams Celebrates 219th Commencement

with George P. Shultzvia Williams College
Sunday, June 1, 2008

Williams College President Morton Owen Schapiro conferred bachelor's degrees on 510 seniors at the college's 219th Commencement today...

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Keep the cap

with Timothy Garton Ashvia Guardian (UK)
Friday, May 30, 2008

Should our world-class universities be allowed to operate like football clubs and raise entry fees in order to pay the higher wages it takes to attract the Beckhams of the academic establishment?...

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Friedman Institute created to provide forum for economists to share path-breaking work

with Milton Friedman, Gary S. Beckervia University of Chicago Chronicle
Thursday, May 29, 2008

The University has announced it will establish a center for path-breaking research to build upon the strengths of economists throughout the University and to honor the contributions of Milton Friedman, considered by many to be the leading economist of the 20th century...

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