November 4, 2025
Grading by Administrators or How to Pass Failing Students When Pressuring Faculty Fails
State universities provide great examples of using human creativity under socialism/fascism (state-run or state-controlled systems). It is not used for productive goals. Instead, it is used by bureaucrats to achieve their own goals.
October 24, 2025
Research & Commentary: Analysis Finds West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program Delivered $27 Million in Net Fiscal Benefits in 2024
A recent analysis by the Fiscal Research Center at EdChoice and the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy reports the Mountain State’s Hope Scholarship Program (HSP) has generated $26.9 million in net fiscal benefits to West Virginia taxpayers in its second fiscal year. The Hope Scholarship Program, an education savings account (ESA) program that goes […]
October 15, 2025
The Sandstorm: Book Ban Baloney Lives On
The “banned books” lie is still being spread.
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