Maria Lencki – Franciscan University of Steubenville – The College Fix

New movement teaches American kids how to think, not what to think

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:10:00 +0000

‘Groupthink is dangerous to our democracy,’ creator says An American educator is persuading schools to implement viewpoint diversity in the classroom. Erin McLaughlin is a teacher from Pennsylvania who is making headlines with her approach to classroom instruction. She argues that viewpoint diversity, which is teaching students how to think rather than what to think, should be at the center of…

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Historically black college and churches team up to vaccinate East Texas

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:01:18 +0000

‘We must continue to pray for each other, for frontline workers and for those still being affected by this pandemic,’ says pastor A historically black college and local churches in East Texas are bringing vaccines to minority communities in the underserved area. Texas College, founded in 1894 and located in the city of Tyler, partnered with North East Texas Health, a public health organization…

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DeSantis signs new school choice law, could make Florida first in nation

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 24 May 2021 04:03:14 +0000

State is ‘on track to serve the most students per capita,’ says expert Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an education bill that allows for greater school choice in his state. The new law, which streamlines Florida school choice scholarship programs and expands eligibility, was touted by DeSantis at a May 11 news conference at Jacksonville Catholic School. Children in families of four…

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New report looks at why people are going broke paying for college

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 13 May 2021 04:05:49 +0000

Why is college so expensive, and why do people keep paying it? Those are two-questions taken up in a new report that raises alarm bells about the future of higher education in America. The average cost of college, adjusted for inflation, has more than doubled since 1980, leaving many young people to wonder how they’ll afford it. In 2018, students graduated with an average of $35,000…

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Stanford students told they better not agree with J.K. Rowling on trans issues

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:07:04 +0000

Stanford University student staff recently issued a statement condemning the author of Harry Potter for her alleged “transphobic, anti-Semitic, and racist” comments. Students living in the Harry Potter-themed dorm were told in late March that J.K. Rowling’s views on transgenderism are unacceptable, according to a column in the Stanford Review. The statement was made during the dorm’s first…

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USC College Republicans expose abusive messages sent to conservative students

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 04:02:27 +0000

‘A peek into the harassment that conservatives face on campus every day’ The College Republicans at the University of Southern California have taken matters into their own hands to expose abusive messages sent to conservative students after they say university officials have done nothing to help stop the online bullying. The initiative is called Trojan Truths and aims to expose and challenge…

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New website tracks critical race theory curriculums, trainings at college campuses nationwide

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:04:07 +0000

A new website chronicles the critical race theory lessons, curriculums and trainings found at colleges and universities nationwide. Launched in late January, the website reports on how nearly 250 campuses promote critical race theory, including at public, private, religious and state schools. More schools continue to be added. It’s a project of the Legal Insurrection Foundation and Cornell…

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Meet the pro-family educational activism group that’s been going strong for 25 years

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:01:21 +0000

Many activism groups have launched in recent years to fight back against the onslaught of critical race theory, but one pro-family activism group was taking on woke curriculums long before it was on the national radar. The Massachusetts-based MassResistance was launched in 1995 with a focus on countering the growing LGBTQ curriculum in public K-12 schools. Today it remains very active with…

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Petition against Catholic university’s pro-abortion club reaches 35,000 signatures

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:01:49 +0000

A petition calling on a Catholic university to ban a pro-abortion student club recently garnered 35,000 signatures and will now be sent in to administrators. Saint Louis University, a Catholic school in Missouri, is home to the pro-abortion student club If/When/How, which trains law students to advocate for pro-abortion legislation. TFP Student Action, a group that works to “affirm the…

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Texas A&M apologizes to pro-Trump student over investigation

Maria Lencki - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 05:04:20 +0000

Texas A&M had reportedly threatened with an investigation and possible discipline the president of the school’s Students for Trump chapter after he and other members posted “Trump 2020 Keep America Great” signs around campus the night before Election Day. The university, in a statement to The College Fix, said it was a misunderstanding, has apologized to the student, and promised to make changes.

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