The Dean’s List

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Even though test scores have decreased over the past decade, the California Teachers Union convinced voters that education would suffer if the wealth tax didn’t continue. For some reason, California citizens seem convinced that education will improve if they keep taxing their wealthiest citizens into oblivion. The effort behind convincing them of...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Catholic preschools challenge Colorado’s funding rules, arguing that secular exemptions undermine the state’s claim of equal treatment. The Supreme Court dispute tests whether access to public preschool funds can depend on admissions policies that conflict with religious beliefs about marriage, sexuality, and Catholic school identity...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Changes to SAT reading passages raise questions about how colleges define readiness. Dean Bowen examines a comparative study and argues that shorter texts, fewer vocabulary questions, and less emphasis on background knowledge signal a troubling shift, while researchers stop short of judging overall test difficulty...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The DOJ has sued a Maryland school district because of a policy requiring staff to keep gender identity information from parents out of safety for the children. Imagine being told you could not access your child’s academic records without a subpoena! Harmeet Dhillon, the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, said in...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Socialism gains favor among young Americans as politicians emphasize affordable health care and public services. Its friendly presentation raises concerns about whether voters understand government ownership of industry or scrutinize the gap between appealing political labels and the policies promoted by candidates seeking their support...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – School boards in New Jersey and Oregon change course as they buckle under the pressure of parents demanding their Constitutional rights. Litigation was brought against the school district by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Moms for Liberty. The settlement calls for the district to comply with U.S. Supreme Court precedents recognizing...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “Every parent has the right to expect that when their children are with us, they are receiving a high-quality education that includes everything their students need in order to succeed and thrive,” he said. “Until every student is at proficiency or higher, our work continues.” The parents agree, and they don’t want this celebration to become mere lip...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) passed a resolution in 2024 decrying publicly funded school voucher programs, claiming they are discriminatory. We’re uncertain how this particular program perpetuates racial and economic segregation while it opens up educational opportunities to every child no matter their race or economic situation...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “For the Greeks of antiquity, the pursuit of excellence was the very principle of man’s existence,” Rubio declared, and excellence should be the driving force of American education today. Where did American culture originate? Was it on board the Mayflower? Was it at Jamestown? Was it in medieval Europe?

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The exiles said Castro and Chavez initially garnered popular support by promising change and prosperity, a tantalizing prospect for the poor who were fed up with government corruption. But neither dictator delivered on those promises and both countries descended into more poverty...