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Teach the controversy — but how?
In The Case for Contention, Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson argue for the Enlightenment tradition, writes David Steiner in an...

Joanne Jacobs
May 28, 20172 min read


For a more perfect union
Elementary schools have contributed to national discord by neglecting to teach American history and civic principles, writes E.D. Hirsch...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 10, 20172 min read


Pledge of Allegiance is controversial
When a New York City school began inviting students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, it “sparked tensions,” reports DNAinfo New York....

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 22, 20171 min read


‘New Civics’ or left-wing activism?
What colleges call “the New Civics” is really “progressive political activism,” charges a National Association of Scholars report, Making...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 26, 20172 min read
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