America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: Universal basic income’s big test in the U.S.
Universal basic income — giving people money who need it and with no strings attached — is a couple of weeks away from its biggest test in the U.S. The Boston Globe […]
Universal basic income’s big test in the U.S.
Universal basic income — giving people money who need it and with no strings attached — is a couple of weeks away from its biggest test in the U.S. The Boston Globe […]
(2nd UPDATE, 9:20 p.m. May 3 MORE CUTS INFO) Ohio U cuts 140 positions; other universities soon to do the same?
2nd UPDATE: 9:20 p.m. EDT, May 3: Bryan Alexander has a comprehensive list of announced furloughs or job cuts. One of his conclusions bears special attention: A few reflections on this list: […]
Oh, really now? New research shows GOP cuts back on funding higher ed in states with lots of diversity
Oh, do they now? Yet another reason to just love the current iteration of the Republican Party. The Chronicle of Higher Education has the details. Other issues may have affected some of […]
The state of California v Donald J. Trump
The enmity that Donald Trump feels toward California is well known. The enmity that a majority of Californians feels toward Donald Trump is well known. He lost that state — badly — […]
Congratulations, Ohio… you’ve got a $1-BILLION financial hole
WOUB explains why Ohio is facing a rough economic future. Ohio stands to lose more than $1 billion in the next two-year budget as it phases out a sales tax structure that […]
U.S. governors who say they’ll refuse Syrian refugees: YOU CAN’T DO THAT!
Foreign Policy explains that any U.S. governor who insists that his or her state won’t accept Syrian refugees apparently doesn’t know federal law. Whether these governors can actually keep Syrians out of […]
The FOIA Machine
MediaBistro examines a new item that might aid journalists and others. To aid with the method of asking for non-classified docs, specifically for the purpose of accountability reporting, the Center for Investigative […]
Pennsylvania’s Clarion University dumps its college of education
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette examines why Clarion University’s leaders have made the decision to close its education program, Clarion University plans to let go up to 40 employees campuswide — including 22 faculty […]
