The Dean’s List

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – School boards in New Jersey and Oregon change course as they buckle under the pressure of parents demanding their Constitutional rights. Litigation was brought against the school district by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Moms for Liberty. The settlement calls for the district to comply with U.S. Supreme Court precedents recognizing...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “Every parent has the right to expect that when their children are with us, they are receiving a high-quality education that includes everything their students need in order to succeed and thrive,” he said. “Until every student is at proficiency or higher, our work continues.” The parents agree, and they don’t want this celebration to become mere lip...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) passed a resolution in 2024 decrying publicly funded school voucher programs, claiming they are discriminatory. We’re uncertain how this particular program perpetuates racial and economic segregation while it opens up educational opportunities to every child no matter their race or economic situation...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “For the Greeks of antiquity, the pursuit of excellence was the very principle of man’s existence,” Rubio declared, and excellence should be the driving force of American education today. Where did American culture originate? Was it on board the Mayflower? Was it at Jamestown? Was it in medieval Europe?

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The exiles said Castro and Chavez initially garnered popular support by promising change and prosperity, a tantalizing prospect for the poor who were fed up with government corruption. But neither dictator delivered on those promises and both countries descended into more poverty...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The software claims to draw on platforms such as Khan Academy and Membean, while personalizing student pacing with children advancing only after mastering material. After students have “crushed their academics in under two hours,” the rest of the day involves workshops in public speaking, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, leadership, physical activity, and...