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If college graduates aren’t learning about concrete aspects of the American republic, what else might they be picking-up “civics-wise” while on campus? As you might suspect, the Academy’s liberalism has not been value-neutral.

A homosexual congressman from Colorado has proposed a law critics say would give controversial federal school safety czar Kevin Jennings – a longtime homosexual-rights advocate – almost unlimited authority to mandate indoctrination in public schools at taxpayer expense.

As with most equalization crusades, whether in education or in the economy, it is about equalizing downward, by lowering those at the top. “Fairness” strikes again!

Michelle Malkin via CNSNews
Behind every seemingly good deed in the Obama White House, there’s a deep-pocketed, left-wing special interest. Take first lady Michelle Obama’s crusade against childhood obesity.

Who really benefits from the ostensible push for improved nutrition in the schools? Think purple—as in the purple-shirted army of the Service Employees International Union.

A new study concludes that abstinence-only education had a significant and long-term effect in reducing teen sexual activity. In contrast, study found that alternative types of sex ed failed. “Safe sex” programs (which promote contraception only) and “comprehensive sex ed” programs (which teach both abstinence and contraceptive use), had no effect on teen sexual behavior. These programs neither reduced teen sex nor did they increase contraceptive use among teens, which is their major emphasis.

Is this Venezuela?
According to the Department of Education, 14.3 million of the 17.5 million student loans were federally subsidized for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Under Obama’s plan, the government would consume the entirety of this industry – a total of $103 billion in 2009-2010.