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September 9, 2016

No Longer Black and White: A Forum on "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Peter Wood, Carol Iannone, Michael Krauss, Mary Grabar, Mark Bauerlein, Duke Pesta, Wight Martindale Jr., Peter Augustine Lawler, John M. Gist, Donald M. Hassler and Colin D. Pearce

Forum contributors discuss To Kill a Mockingbird’s substance and standing in 2016, particularly among American teachers and in light of Lee’s complex, unsettling depiction of Moc......

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April 24, 2015

“Teachers Cannot Teach What They Do Not Know”

Mary Grabar

City Journal reviews NAS board member Sandra Stotsky's book on "improving American educational standards."

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June 25, 2012

Ideological Litmus Test at University of Wisconsin

Mary Grabar

A job posting for a lecturer in World History requires that the applicant describe his commitment to addressing "issues of historic marginalization."

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March 27, 2012

The Terrible Textbooks of Freshman Comp

Mary Grabar

The anthologies used in many freshman composition courses tell students what to think, not how to write.

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