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Andrew Stuttaford of National Review Online reports on experts’ speculation about the likelihood of future interactions with alien species. A NASA-affiliated scientist (reports the Guardian) and some colleagues at the…
Margot Cleveland of the Federalist shares her disappointment with a recent argument at the U.S. Supreme Court. All the petitioners needed was for the Supreme Court to enter a stay…
Jordan McGillis writes at National Review Online about China’s dubious approach to climate policy. As planned, China’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) is doing nothing to reduce its emissions. Launched in…
If you were born after 1980, you’re a “millennial.” And if you are a millennial, you’re going to ruin America. As a Generation X “slacker,” I know to take these…
View in your browser. Welcome Last week, the NC Department of Public Instruction released state test scores, and they dropped across the board. In this week’s CommenTerry, I examine two…
View in your browser. Welcome This week is part two of my discussion of teacher tenure. Last week, I examined the history of tenure in North Carolina public schools and…
The editors of The Economist think that the U.S. can learn from the Europe’s mistakes with its cap and trade system for curbing carbon emissions. For The Economist, it is…
It emphatically isn’t education. Tom Shuford, a retired teacher from Lenoir points this out in a letter in today’s Wall Street Journal: Dismal GRE Statistics for Education Fields “When public…
Lindalyn Kakadelis’ recent commentary on the teaching of history in public schools caught the attention of the Raleigh News & Observer’s “Q” section. The paper plans to run the piece…
Tom Shuford is a retired teacher and a board member for the North Carolina Education Alliance. His letter in the Raleigh News & Observer pointed out a disturbing statistic from…
On December 17, Roy Cordato alerted us to a lecture presented by noted science fiction writer Michael Crichton on the fantasy world the environmental movement lives in. That speech was…
Karen’s story about the new ETS study comparing teacher training internationally is worth reading, even though the study itself is a snooze. (What else would you expect from such an…