San Francisco Cited This Professor To End 8th Grade Algebra. Her Research Had ‘Reckless Disregard for Accuracy,’ Complaint Alleges.

Complaint against Jo Boaler alleges 52 instances of misrepresented research Stanford professor Jo Boaler (stanford.edu) A Stanford University professor, whose research was credited with inspiring San Francisco’s failed experiment to ax 8th grade algebra, is facing allegations of “reckless disregard for accuracy” in her work, according to an official academic complaint filed Wednesday with Stanford’s

‘Deeply Concerning’: Democratic Senator Opposes Biden Judicial Nominee Over Anti-Police Ties

President Joe Biden’s quest to put Adeel Mangi on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals appears in jeopardy after a key Senate Democrat came out against the “historic” nominee, whose ties to an anti-police group have landed him in hot water. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D., Nev.) said Tuesday she “cannot support” Mangi, citing his

Georgetown Law Professor Published Anti-Semitic Screeds to School’s Scholarly Article Database. When We Asked Questions, She Scrubbed Them.

At Georgetown Law School, professors are encouraged to publish their academic work to the school’s “Scholarly Commons,” an online portal that serves as a “repository” for journal articles and other materials. This year’s submissions include lengthy papers on privacy law, tort liability, and First Amendment disputes. In recent months, however, one Georgetown Law professor, Lama

Susan Wild Spoke at CAIR Event Days Before Calling Herself ‘Very Pro-Israel’

Speaking to a reporter in March 2019, Rep. Susan Wild called herself “a very pro-Israel member of Congress” who recognizes the “importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship.” But days earlier, the Pennsylvania Democrat spoke at the annual banquet for a prominent anti-Israel organization alongside a left-wing pundit whom CNN had just fired for advocating violence against

Supreme Court Allows Texas Border Enforcement Law To Take Effect

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let a Republican-backed Texas law take effect allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, rejecting a request by President Joe Biden’s administration. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority, and its 3 liberal justices dissented on Tuesday. The administration had asked

DC Mayor Says ‘Don’t Be So Down on DC’ After Murder Spike

Muriel Bowser, the Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C., on Monday downplayed concerns about the district’s high crime rates. “Don’t be so down on D.C.,” Bowser said when asked about the crime surge at the Axios What’s Next Summit Monday night. Bowser, who is in her third term leading the nation’s capital, has faced growing scrutiny

NBC News Cites TikTok-Funded Expert To Slam ‘Authoritarian’ TikTok Ban

Center for Democracy and Technology took more than $100,000 from Chinese-owned app in 2022 (Mario Tama/Getty Images) NBC News is warning its readers that a U.S. ban on TikTok could “embolden authoritarian censorship”—and using a think tank that has taken more than $100,000 from the Chinese-owned app to do so. In a Sunday report titled,