Outside the Beltway

It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.

The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that public school graduations in churches are unconstitutional.

A landmark ruling out of California that could help propel a real debate on education reform.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

While it’s been much derided in recent years, there’s a definite economic benefit to obtaining a college degree,

According to the New York City Public Schools, this girl is fat.

A pretty clear violation of the First Amendment.

Boko Haram is threatening to sell the 200-plus Nigerian girls it has kidnapped into slavery.

The right decision, or the triumph of mob rule?

A good idea, but do the ends justify the means?

The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.

The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.

UConn won another national championship. Their graduation rate remains embarrassing.

Should it matter if a candidate for office isn’t a college graduate? Georgia Republican David Perdue thinks so.

.Wonkblog’s “Wal-Mart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard” is rightly drawing some eye-rolling.

An oldie but goodie from PhD comics is making the rounds.

Being a public intellectual doesn’t pay.

The Supreme Court turns down a case dealing with student’s First Amendment rights.

Most peer-reviewed research is crap.

Once again, a poll shows that large numbers of Americans, and most Americans, reject Evolution via Natural Selection as the explanation for humanity’s origin. How do we explain that?

While I concur with the “intent, justice, legality, and morality” of the decision, I nonetheless oppose it.

Once again, Chris Christie seems to be directly challenging the right wing of his party.

A GOP Senate Candidate in Georgia attempts to back track, and runs off the rails in the process.

Does your kid qualify for subsidized lunch? One candidate for Senate in Georgia wants to put them to work.

Nobel physicist Peter Higgs says he could not make it in academia today.

Is Harvard University the Lake Wobegon of the Ivy League or are Harvard students really that smart?

Once again, some groups in Texas are trying to block approval of a science textbook because it is too deferential to Evolution.

The iconic football program built by the legendary Eddie Robinson, is now a sad disgrace.

The NCAA has come to its senses regarding a Marine sergeant who wants to play college football.

Some classes at the service academies have been canceled due to the sequester.