David Randall
@DavidRandallNAS
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Director of Research at the National Association of Scholars and Executive Director of the Civics Alliance. Fan of Montaigne, Austen, Bellamy, and Lafferty.
Joined March 2023
"Charlie certainly is a martyr for all of us who believe that America has indulged far too much with people who have delusions of grandeur and a willingness to deploy violence to score political points." https://t.co/WcPTZ2mKVX
nas.org
Charlie Kirk fought for an education that restores American faith and values.
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Rep. Taylor Collins on higher education reform in Iowa. https://t.co/fqc94buMyO
thegazette.com
Iowa Rep. Taylor Collins, R-Mediapolis, discusses higher education policy while taping Iowa PBS' "Iowa Press" at Iowa PBS studios in …
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"Civics education reform is sweeping the country. HB 4829 gives Michigan a chance to join this wonderful movement to restore public K-12 instruction in America’s ideals and institutions of liberty, republican self-government, and civic virtue." https://t.co/eeCJ1YUb9w
nas.org
House Bill 4829 Would Marvelously Improve Michigan’s Public K-12 Civics Education
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"We commend the Iowa policymakers who are working to make sure that Iowa’s Board of Regents and university presidents enforce the law—and we note that policymakers will have to continue to maintain vigilance over universities for a generation and more." https://t.co/pGgJp2DjKV
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"We conclude that the Iowa Draft Standards improve upon the previous social studies standards—but that important flaws demonstrate the need for further revision." https://t.co/XGYeBMfpwT
civicsalliance.org
Editor’s Note: The National Association of Scholars (NAS) and the Civics Alliance work to ensure that every state has academic standards that promote first-rate education and protect school children...
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From @academicrenewal: "The University System of Georgia recently adopted a new policy promoting curricular transparency at all 26 of its public institutions." https://t.co/AqLjhr4WC1
jamesgmartin.center
The University System of Georgia recently adopted a new policy promoting curricular transparency at all 26 of its public institutions. This is the latest in a series of reforms that…
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"Our K-12 schools and our colleges need to abandon “action civics.” Instead, they should recommit themselves to true civic education." https://t.co/9TZa2fPCpp
mindingthecampus.org
This May, pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a commencement ceremony at the College of Staten Island. A crowd of students chanted, “Palestine will be free.” The next month, Liam Carey, a Williams...
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"For more than half a century, US regulatory policy on chemical and radiation risks has rested on a deeply flawed scientific foundation." https://t.co/NPdYB09wB4
acsh.org
For more than half a century, US regulatory policy on chemical and radiation risks has rested on a deeply flawed scientific foundation. Researchers such as Dr. Ed Calabrese and whistleblower Dr. Paul...
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Michigan Constitutional Literacy Bill (HB 4829) just introduced! -- informed by Civics Alliance model legislation ... Michiganders, please contact State Rep. Nancy DeBoer, Chair of the Education Committee, to request a public hearing on the bill. https://t.co/Vwui2nYLg1
legiscan.com
Bill Text (2025-08-28) Education: curriculum; instruction in constitutional literacy; provide for. Amends secs. 1278a & 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278a & 380.1531) & adds secs. 1166d, 1174 &...
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Perhaps at the UN session America can recognize the independence of Catalunya, Brittany, Flanders, Scotland, and Quebec. And Taiwan, Tibet, and Sinkiang for funsies.
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NEW REPORT: Our Research & Policy Fellow @Swatkins_17 analyzes how @DavidsonCollege, @wlunews and @WilliamsCollege have shifted from faith & tradition to ideology. What do these changes mean for students, parents, and alumni? https://t.co/QpJtx3oeK1
jamesgmartin.center
In the early years of our nation, the increasing demand for an educated population led to the founding of many small colleges. Almost all of them had religious roots and…
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New from @AcademicRenewal: "An End to Excellence: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Undermine Our Medical Schools" https://t.co/y77w0Buh9L
jamesgmartin.center
This research presents a detailed examination of how DEI initiatives in American medical schools compromise academic standards, undermine merit-based admissions and hiring, and jeopardize public...
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Lovely bit of satire from @Babbling_Beaver, building off of our Shifting Sands report. https://t.co/sbVuvfjQ8y
babblingbeaver.com
"These so-called 'reforms' would devastate our ability to conduct research critical to supporting our budgets."
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"Flaws, bias, and incentivized research in scientific studies are leading to shoddy findings and government regulations that restrict liberty." https://t.co/dXiBJtfJff
thecollegefix.com
Proposed reforms include stricter laws on research integrity, improved science education, and safeguards to protect individual liberties from government overreach in scientific regulation.
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"Our leaders still believe the slow and winding path often is the best way to lead a free people—and so it is, as long as our leaders still have a clear vision of the final destination. ... The winding path is still good, so long as it ends in freedom." https://t.co/Xp0lPjZYnd
mindingthecampus.org
On September 1, 1775, George III refused to accept the Olive Branch Petition, Congress’s last attempt to avoid war. When John Adams heard the word back in America, he must have breathed a sigh of...
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3/3 Joy Pullman wrote a good article in March, "Big DEI Booster Revamping K-12 History Curriculum In Republican-Run Iowa." What Iowa's Education Department has produced is much as that article predicted. https://t.co/1IxrLw9Rdk
thefederalist.com
The consultant coordinating Iowa's social studies revamp has a long history of pushing anti-Constitution prejudices about U.S. history.
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2/3 At a glance, Iowa's draft revision improves on the previous social studies standards, but is *not* a sufficient response to the Iowa state law. Iowa needs an independent commission to make new standards, and not rely on establishment bureaucrats in its Education Department.
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1/3 Iowans should comment before September 25, and/or attend public meetings between August 28 and September 29, on the draft revised Iowa social studies standards. https://t.co/XLD8UaJmDT
educate.iowa.gov
Iowa Department of Education seeks public input on proposed social studies standards updates from a team of educators, families and community partners.
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"The Trump administration’s EOs ultimately matter because they are setting up the next generation of education reform. ... Our Tracker collates the coming generation’s education reform agenda." https://t.co/mYhYzLUF8G
nas.org
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