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This piece was featured in The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed , among other sources. Read More
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At their convention earlier this month, the National Education Association (NEA) — the nation’s largest teachers union — elected a team of social justice advocates, experienced agitators, and associates of the Democratic Socialists of America as their new leaders.Along with the fresh faces, the union also passed a broad swath of amendments, resolutio... Read More
The best and worst campuses for free speech, based on a survey of more than 55,000 students.