classical education
The Dallas Morning News’s Bizarre Defense of Low Academic Standards
A recent Dallas Morning News editorial board article desperately wants Texas to pump the brakes on the Classic Learning Test (CLT). Why? It’s worried about politics creeping into college admissions and about the CLT’s thinner…
A Great Debate on the Great Books
Recently, a strange, mercurial community of self-described, sometimes externally attributed, “conservative” academics engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of the “Great Books.” Luke Burgis, author and founder of the Cluny…
Social Studies TEKS Reform: The Story So Far
On April 7, the State Board of Education is set to give its final approval to new Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), a much-needed reform to the standards that determine what educators teach. Here’s…
The University of Austin Shows What Education Should Be
The inaugural Austin Union event, back in March 2024, featured a debate on the question: Is the United States Constitution broken? Later that evening, University of Austin (UATX) hosted A Conversation on Free Speech, Civil…
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