The recent study that investigated bias in the classroom found a correlation between students’ perception of bias and their resistance to changing their beliefs.
Rep. Wayne Christian made yet another attack on the GLBT community Thursday with his attempt to revive an amendment that would significantly reduce support for gender and sexuality centers at universities in Texas.
While not directly “lowering the bar,” the new system creates a dangerous regulatory environment with the potential to degrade the quality of education offered by those institutions.
Gov. Rick Perry called a special session Monday night after a Democratic filibuster of a public education reform bill prevented the Legislature from balancing the budget before the legislative session’s end.
In the latest and perhaps the most surprising rebuke of attempts to reform Texas higher education, 22 prominent Texas A&M alumni formed the “Alliance for Texas A&M University” to educate the A&M community about reforms that could compromise their university’s academic reputation.
If you’re going to play political games and fight ideological wars against the boogey-men of Ivory Tower academia, take it to some other part of the state.