Almost all Western democracies other than the United States provide public support to parents who wish to send their children to private schools with a distinctive religious character. In the Netherlands, this policy was formalized by the Pacificatie of 1917, which resolved seven decades . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark and Michael Petrilli discuss the latest in K-12 education news. Continue Reading »
Trip chaperones of an eighth-grade Notre Dame Academy class decided to leave a showing of The Nutcracker last month, after discovering that the on-stage parents of Clara would be portrayed as same-sex married. Continue Reading »
The true aim of a college education is the development of a citizen: a free person. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Max Eden joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the charter school movement—particularly the success of the Great Hearts academies. Continue Reading »
Harold Bloom, who died in October at age eighty-nine, was The Last Great American Literary Critic. The Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale, he wrote best sellers, appeared on talk shows, and collected honorary doctorates like lint. Bloom championed the Western Canon against its critics, . . . . Continue Reading »
How will you improve diversity at our school?” That’s a question often asked in faculty job interviews today. A more elegant version appears in a University of California, Davis document quoted in an advice column in the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The University is committed to . . . . Continue Reading »
The invitation from Middlebury College to speak about my book The Demon in Democracy came last year. I was pleased to receive it, as it seemed to indicate that the book resonated in American academic circles. Middlebury was the sixth or seventh university in America to have issued such an . . . . Continue Reading »
Life in the Church entails outward obedience. Continue Reading »
Ashley Berner joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss her book Pluralism and American Public Education: No One Way to School. Continue Reading »
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