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The Sorry State of Holocaust Studies in North Carolina

North Carolina mandates Holocaust education in K–12 schools, but its universities face questions about Holocaust and Judaic studies.

In 2021, North Carolina made a decision that deserves real credit. With the passage of the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act, the state mandated Holocaust education in public middle and…

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Aug 27, 2026

Democrats Are Falling Out of Love With Higher Ed

For years, higher education could count on Democrats to be in its corner. But that confidence is beginning to crack. A recent Gallup and Lumina Foundation survey found that the…

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Aug 26, 2026

Bringing Civics To Small Town America

That the United States has entered a crisis of civic knowledge is no secret. Students’ knowledge of American history and politics in recent years has plunged to an all-time low…

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Aug 24, 2026

The University Against Its Own Curriculum

In future histories of higher education, the current moment may be called the “Great Confusion.” At present, no one really knows why universities exist. Various ideas about the university’s purpose…

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Aug 21, 2026

Making University Civic Centers Last

Three years ago, Governor Ron DeSantis established the Hamilton School at the University of Florida. According to The Washington Post, the school now boasts “50 professors, four majors, 69 classes…

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Aug 20, 2026

Who Put the SAT and ACT in Charge?

In the early years of the Classic Learning Test’s existence, we believed that our fight for acceptance as a college entrance exam nationwide would happen in admissions offices. We were…

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Aug 19, 2026

Florida’s Workforce Model Is Worth Following

When Lee County broke ground on the largest expansion in Cape Coral Technical College’s history, local headlines understandably focused on the building. State policymakers should see something larger: Florida is…

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From School Choice to College Choice

It’s no secret that Americans are struggling to bear the burden of student loans.  Nearly 43 million Americans — one in six adults — currently have student loan debt, and…

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Aug 17, 2026

UNC Gets Its Own Story Wrong

It is jarring for a litigant to parrot the false claims of its courtroom opponent. But that’s what The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has done in defending…

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