by jstewardfree | May 10, 2016 | Grey Matter, Posts
By Michael R. Strain | Economist C. Kirabo Jackson has a new working paper studying the effects of single-sex education on students’ academic outcomes and criminal activity. (I’ve done some work on this subject as well.) The paper is very well done. From its...
by jstewardfree | Dec 28, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Motoko Rich | GREENVILLE, S.C. — A sign in a classroom here at Berea High School, northwest of downtown in the largest urban district in the state, sends this powerful message: “Failure Is Not an Option. You Will Pass. You Will Learn. You Will Succeed.” By one...
by jstewardfree | Dec 18, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Joseph Cunningham | Want to advance liberty and Western civilization effectively? Maybe you’re studying political theory or the humanities and planning to go to grad school. Maybe you’re an editor for an independent paper with dreams of becoming a sharp,...
by jstewardfree | Nov 20, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Ross Douthat | BETWEEN the 19th century and the 1950s, the American university was gradually transformed from an institution intended to transmit knowledge into an institution designed to serve technocracy. The religious premises fell away, the classical...
by jstewardfree | Nov 13, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Nicholas Kristof | On university campuses across the country, from Mizzou to Yale, we have two noble forces colliding with explosive force. One is a concern for minority or marginalized students and faculty members, who are often left feeling as outsiders in ways...
