Activist health sciences instructor fired from DePaul after offering optional ‘genocide in Gaza’ assignment
A part-time lecturer at DePaul University, a private Catholic college in Chicago, has been fired for offering students an elective assignment about the Gaza war. Last spring, Anne D’Aquino 100-Level Health Science Courses At DePaul University, her focus is on pathogens, the spread of infectious diseases in human populations, and the means to combat them. […]
The days of optional SAT scores may be coming to an end
Are standardized tests ready to make a comeback? Dartmouth College announced this week that it is reinstating the requirement for applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. This is a requirement that the university and hundreds of other U.S. schools have eliminated during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite celebrations from some students and academics when the […]
Border ‘Shutdown’ Rule Is Optional, Loopholed, Temporary Distraction
A provision buried deep in the 280-page bill says that emergency border “closures” touted in the regime’s border law would not be triggered unless the president’s Department of Homeland Security says so. ing. Possible loopholes in the law include: saw Page 119: Whenever border emergency authorities are activated, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole and […]
SAT defended from ‘misguided’ attacks as test increasingly becomes optional for students
Standardized tests for college admissions have come under intense scrutiny, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. But some administrators and testing experts argue that the backlash against tests like the SAT and ACT is unfair and based on little evidence, according to the New York Times. “[A] “A growing number of experts and university administrators are […]
SAT defended from ‘misguided’ attacks as test increasingly becomes optional, ‘adaptive’ for high schoolers
Standardized tests for college admissions have come under intense scrutiny, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. But some administrators and testing experts argue that the backlash against tests like the SAT and ACT is unfair and based on little evidence, according to the New York Times. ”[A] “A growing number of experts and university administrators are […]