We provided psychological first aid after the Las Vegas shooting – here’s what we learned
Teachers’ activism will survive the Janus Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME 31 will hurt public employee unions in both membership and funding. More...
Trusting states to do right by special education students is a mistake
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Education released a new framework to “rethink” how the department oversees special education services for students with disabilities. More...
4 Reasons to Read 'Capitalism in America’
By Joshua Kim. Why academics seem to be skeptical of an economic history co-authored by Alan Greenspan. More...
Discovering 'The Next American City'
By Joshua Kim. Why even higher ed people living outside of the Sooner State should read two new books about Oklahoma City. More...
Attack of the Porn Hunters
By Barbara Fister. Fringe groups are suing EBSCO for cleverly hiding porn in its K12 databases - hiding it so cleverly only the porn hunters can find it. More...
Reductio ad It’s All a Conspiracy
By Barbara Fister. I was discouraged, hearing Trump repeat the bogus conspiracy theory that George Soros is behind the demonstrations against his Supreme Court nominee, claiming that all of those women storming Congress were paid “crisis actors,” that Trump is channeling Info Wars from the White House. More...
What Do Presidents Talk About?
What do college and university presidents talk about when they meet together in private? That has changed over time. When I first became a president in 2012, presidential meetings were dominated by discussion of MOOCs, massive open online courses. More...
Ex-Employees Accused of Embezzling From Miss. 2-Year College
By Doug Lederman. The state auditor in Mississippi has asked prosecutors to bring charges against two former employees of Coahoma Community College for embezzling more than $750,000 from the institution, the Clarion Ledger reported. More...