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K-12 Education: A Quickie Overview
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. I periodically come across information that helps put some of our national issues into perspective — and then share it with you. In this interesting Report 2024 Schooling in America, there are some fascinating data, like what’s in the following two graphs… FIGURE 3: PARENTS’ VIES ON THE DIRECTION OF K-12 EDUCATION, 2014-2024 FIGURE […]
What RFK Jr. Gets Right—and Wrong—About Autism
/in Education, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jill Escher Editor’s Note: As the father of a 41-year-old autistic man, it is hard to comprehend why some people are upset by RFK’s attempt to do something about the problem. That in no way undermines my son’s humanity. There are problems with the fact that my low-functioning son is defined by a term […]
Trump Administration Wants Colleges to Reveal Foreign Donors
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Featured, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch The Trump administration is not letting up in its determination to make American colleges and universities shape up and fly right. First, it has asked the universities to supply the administration with information on what they have been doing to record, punish, and prevent antisemitic acts on their campuses. Second, the administration […]
University Under Review For ‘Inaccurate’ Foreign Funding Disclosures Raked In Millions From China
/in Education, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jaryn Crouson Editors’ Note: One of the side benefits of investigating anti-Semitism on America’s Ivy League campuses is examining their finances. Why is a school with a $50 billion endowment taking taxpayer money, anyway? Why take $100 million from China? What is China buying at Harvard? Why take millions from the poor and suffering […]
In Defense of Properly Teaching the 3R’s
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. I have frequently written that the two most important objectives of our K-12 education system: a) should be clearly spelled out, and b) should be consistent from State to State. So far neither of these have happened — so the continued decline of our K-12 education system should be no surprise. What are the two […]
Ed Dept Opens Probe Into University Of California, Berkeley Over ‘Deep Involvements With Chinese Entities’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, National Security, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Department of Education (ED) opened an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) Friday over its reported ties to Chinese sources, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. ED claims the university has failed to report “hundreds of millions of dollars” it received from foreign government over a […]
All The Worst Kinds of People
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller ALL THE WORST KINDS OF PEOPLE We all know that Trump has frozen the assets of the most prestigious (lol) Ivy League universities over their commitment to explicitly racist admissions and administrative policies. To drill down into that a bit: There’s a tiered system in these universities that’s based solely on […]
Shot Heard Round the Web: Easter, Passover, and True Freedom
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Catherine Salgado Written by Catherine Salgado A blessed Easter and chag pesach sameach! This past weekend, Christians celebrated the resurrection of Christ from the dead, setting us free from sin, while Jews celebrated the end of Passover when God set the Israelites free from slavery in Egypt. Both Jews and Christians know that only […]
The Left’s New Plans to Manipulate Election Results
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy The Trumpanian Devil Written by The Trumpanian Devil Part One: Imagine a World Where 16- and 17-Year-Olds Vote. Yikes! They Just Did! Our mission is pretty simple: democracy is broken. The only way to fix it is by getting a lot more people to vote.” – MobileVoting.org It was Election Day in Oakland, California, […]
Harvard Should Emulate Hillsdale College, Reject Federal Money
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Featured, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Harvard has until recently been receiving $2.2 billion in federal funding, largely for research grants for medical research. The Trump administration has now withheld that amount, and promises it will continue to withhold that sum as long as Harvard does not explain how it is now, and how it intends in the […]
University Art Exhibit Sparks Debate Over Political Expression and Violence
/in Education, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy The Editors April 24, 2025/by The Editors Published by Fox News | April 23, 2025 In a thoughtful examination of free speech and its limits, a Kent State student’s provocative art piece depicting violence against a former president ignited widespread controversy. As a historian might argue, this incident underscores the delicate balance between artistic […]
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on key case involving parental authority and freedom of religion
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Leo Hohmann Should public schools be allowed to force your children to sit for instruction using ‘storybooks’ featuring homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals, queers and trannies? Two federal courts have said yes! Last week I posted a seminal article about a Massachusetts couple being prosecuted for daring to reject, on religious grounds, their pediatrician’s attempts to forcibly vaccinate […]
How Teachers Are Using Side Hustles to Earn More and Explore New Passions
/in Education, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy My Pay. My Say. For too many public school teachers, passion alone doesn’t pay the bills. Between rising costs and frozen pay, you might find yourself taking on extra work just to stay afloat. That reality can feel frustrating and exhausting. But what if a side gig could offer more than a paycheck? Many […]
Trump Admin Freezes Additional $1 Billion In NIH Grants To Harvard University
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Featured, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Trump administration is pausing more than 500 grants worth an additional $1 billion from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Harvard University, senior HHS officials told the Daily Caller. Senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials told the Caller that the decision to pause the funds is […]
Trump Admin Gets Serious About Collecting Defaulted Student Loans After Borrowers Got A Pass Under Biden
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Department of Education (ED) Monday announced it will begin involuntary collection efforts for student loans after a five year pause. A senior department official told the Daily Caller News Foundation the effort is aimed at removing the burden from taxpayers since involuntary collections were put on pause during the pandemic […]
Critically Thinking about Goal-Oriented Parenting
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Healthcare, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. This is the second most important challenge of most people’s life. Writing this, I’m audaciously stepping into the area of expertise of my friend John Rosemond. John has made a career out of giving parenting advice. At one point, he had a weekly column in a few hundred US newspapers. See his excellent […]
Will Harvard Go Full Hillsdale?
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Victor Davis Hanson Written by Victor Davis Hanson Harvard risks $2.2B in federal funds as it defies anti-discrimination mandates, drawing comparisons to Hillsdale’s stand-alone model of rejecting government strings Harvard University has rejected various demands of a presidential commission on anti-Semitism. The task force wants to persuade Harvard to ensure Jewish students on its […]
About Those Students Arrested by the Department of Homeland Security
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Immigration, National Security, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 300 foreign students, such as Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia and Rumeysa Ozturk at Tufts, who are here in the United States on student visas, have now been arrested, and are threatened with deportation by the Department of Homeland Security. These 300 have been variously […]
DHS Just Added Itself To Harvard’s List Of Trump Admin Adversaries
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, National Security, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday revoked its own grants from Harvard University over its alleged failure to address antisemitism. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the department is canceling two grants totaling $2.7 million to the school as part of a continued crack down against antisemitism on campus, according to a […]
Why Americans Oppose DEI
/in Education, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Scott Yenor They’re right to rebel against wokeness The following is a lightly edited version of a speech that was delivered to university administrators at the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission on April 7, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. These administrators heard the moral case against DEI policies (some for the first time). […]
The Cat Is Out Of The Bag At The University Of Arizona
/in Education, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni Written by Craig J. Cantoni The schools complain that they are struggling to carry out their educational missions due to being underfunded and the Trump administration cutting grants, which are a major source of revenue. Yet, at the same time, they can afford to be in the money-losing professional sports business, […]
Critically Thinking about K-12 Books
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. My response to a local example of K-12 book misinformation. I’ve written about the horrific corruption of K-12 library books and textbooks before (e.g., see here and here). This continues to be a very hot item as: a) the Left has prioritized the subversion of our children’s minds, b) major national forces (like the American Library Association*) are aggressively supporting this, […]
‘Will Not Surrender’: Harvard Scoffs At Trump Admin’s Demands To Address Antisemitism
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Harvard University announced Monday it will not agree to the Trump administration’s demands to address antisemitism on campus. The Department of Education (ED) sent a letter to the Ivy League school April 11 demanding the school agree to a host of reforms, including adjusting and enforcing disciplinary processes, improving screening of international students […]
The Left’s War on the Family: A Threat to Our Future
/in Education, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy The Editors April 14, 2025/by The Editors Published by The American Spectator | March 7, 2023 The left’s war on the family is reaching new heights of absurdity, with progressive activists pushing for policies that would undermine the very foundation of our society. From advocating for the abolition of the nuclear family to pushing […]
Reclaiming Your Time: Work-Life Balance and Boundaries for Teachers
/in Education, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy My Pay. My Say. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Teaching can be incredibly rewarding. You get to shape young minds, build meaningful relationships, and leave a lasting impact. But it can also leave you emotionally and physically drained. The constant pressure to show up for your students, adapt to new demands, and do more […]
Work-Life Balance for Teachers Starts With Boundaries
/in Education, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy My Pay. My Say. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Teaching can be incredibly rewarding. You get to shape young minds, build meaningful relationships, and leave a lasting impact. But it can also leave you emotionally and physically drained. The constant pressure to show up for your students, adapt to new demands, and do more […]
Critically Thinking About Success: Part 2
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Applying the Success Equation to U.S. K-12 Education. This is a follow-up to Critically Thinking about Success (Part 1). I’m following the same format, but looking at how we can achieve success by relatively quickly fixing America’s totally broken K-12 education system… I’ve always had a fascination with why certain people stood out […]
Harvard, Columbia Plunge in Law School Rankings Amid Anti-Semitism Backlash
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Both Ivy League schools received poor marks on the Anti-Defamation League’s 2025 campus anti-Semitism report card, with Harvard earning a “C” and Columbia a “D.” Harvard and Columbia Law Schools both plummeted in the 2025 U.S. News ranking amid ongoing controversies over campus anti-Semitism, while Vanderbilt University and the […]
Critically Thinking About Success
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Education /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Plus some tidbits from my personal experiences. I’ve always had a fascination with why certain people stood out from the crowd and were successful. As I developed my Critical Thinking skills, I researched and paid attention to what were common traits these people had — and applied them to myself. I’m […]
EXCLUSIVE: University Of Kentucky Offers To Violate State Law To Trans Kids — Changes Tune When Reporter Notices
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The University of Kentucky’s hospital system hypothetically offered to provide transgender services to a child, which would constitute a violation of state law, according to an investigation by the Daily Caller. A staff member for the UK HealthCare Department of Family and Community Medicine at Circle told the Caller on March […]