My newest Cato Policy Analysis, The Affirmative Action Myth is out today. Click on the link to download, and share your thoughts.
Today is the 262nd birthday of our sexiest American Founder, Thomas Jefferson. Open a nice bottle (or two) of good French wine this evening and toast the Declaration of Independence.
I was in the Dallas Morning News last Sunday, arguing that Texas shouldn’t dump their top ten percent law in favor of race conscious admissions to the state’s university system.
“The Rockgirt, Nebraska school system cancelled its school year, fearing potential violations of the No Child Left Behind act. “The federal government wants us to do everything we can to leave no child behind. Well, that’s impossible, so we’ve decided to leave all children behind. It’s fair, it’s equitable, and it will mean a lot fewer headaches for district staff this year,” says superintendent I. M. Dimne. School system attorney Thomas Hilton advised the district that “The most prudent course is to lock students out of schools. Rockgirt ISD receives $43,837.21 in federal education aid and we dare not place this crucial funding in harm’s way by attempting to educate students.” Next year, the entire district budget will be diverted to professional development and teacher training, in hopes of building “the most effective, well-trained staff of non-educators in the country,” according to Dimne.”