October 20, 2022

NAS Statement on Nomination of Ben Sasse for University of Florida President

National Association of Scholars

We believe that Senator Sasse would make an excellent president of the University of Florida, and we urge the Board of Trustees to follow the search committee’s recommendation.

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October 18, 2022

Video: The Age of the Automobile

National Association of Scholars

Listen as our panel of scholars discusses the ways in which the automobile revolutionized American life.

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October 18, 2022

New Milestones for the Civics Alliance

Marina Ziemnick

The Civics Alliance has reached two major milestones in its project to improve K–12 education in the states. 

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October 14, 2022

Video: Climate Misinformation

National Association of Scholars

Listen as Drs. J. Scott Turner and Roger Pielke Jr. have a fascinating conversation about the politics and science of climate change.

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October 14, 2022

Colorado Board of Education Considers an Amendment to Adopt Standards Based on "American Birthright"

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars is delighted that Colorado’s State Board of Education considered an amendment to adopt civics standards based on "American Birthright."

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October 13, 2022

Video: Right Ideas: Christopher Lasch

National Association of Scholars

Listen as our panel of scholars discusses political theorist Christopher Lasch and his newfound relevance for conservatives today.

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October 13, 2022

State Standards, Education Licensure, and an Opportunity for Public Comment

David Randall

The Civics Alliance has jointly released two new sets of state policies that will serve as a guide for policymakers who seek to improve public K–12 education within their states.

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October 12, 2022

Censorship in the Sciences

J. Scott Turner and Mason Goad

The academic sciences are no longer the haven of independent thinkers and creative adventurers on science’s endless frontier.

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October 12, 2022

NAS Jointly Releases Three Model Bills to Reform Education Licensure

National Association of Scholars

The Model Education Licensure Code provides three model bills state policymakers can use to reform education schools and the education licensure process.

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October 11, 2022

A Cold War Program Gets Hijacked

Neetu Arnold

A Cold War-era federal program has wandered far from its national-security mission and into the woke follies that permeate much of American education.

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...