The use of ancient DNA analysis looks set to revolutionise our understanding of the end of Roman Britain. In this episode, we talk to Prof Duncan Sayer about the latest, major, a DNA project and learn what it tells us about where people came from, and who they were relatedContinue Reading
22 June 1483 Dr Ralph Shaw preached a sermon at St Paul’s Cross declaring the late Edward IV’s marriage to Elizabeth Woodville invalid, his children illegitimate and their uncle, Richard of Gloucester (later Richard III), the rightful king. 22 June 1610 William Seymour secretly married Arbella Stuart at Greenwich. NewsContinue Reading
The pledge, as recited in schools, wasn’t standardized until World War II, and didn’t contain “under God” until the Cold War in 1954. On June 14, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill to insert the phrase “under God” into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance that children recited every morningContinue Reading
Morris High School in the Bronx was designed by C. B. J. Snyder. Cathedrals of Culture: Architect Charles B. J. Snyder and the New York City Public Schools Fordham University Press, 2022, $39.95; 272 pages. by Jean Arrington with Cynthia S. LaValle As reviewed by Stephen Eide From Factories toContinue Reading
Educators preach about growth and grit to children, but the system itself fails to encourage perseverance and curiosity. Instead, it does the opposite by affixing labels to students, sorting them into relatively static groups, and signaling to the students that that their effort doesn’t matter. This learning model is anContinue Reading
Dave and Amy Carson with their daughter at Bangor Christian Schools in Maine. The Carsons are one of three families that sued Maine over a program that bans families from an otherwise generally available student-aid program if they choose to send their children to schools that teach religion. The BlaineContinue Reading
Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child by Betsy DeVos Center Street, 2022, $29; 304 pages. As reviewed by Paul E. Peterson With much the same characters and plot lines as The Brothers Karamazov, though absent its gripping prose, Hostages No MoreContinue Reading
Anyone wishing to know George Orwell better need only leaf through the masterpieces of literature he left behind. The plight of poverty exposed in Down and Out in Paris and London was his own; his contempt for communism saw the Russian Revolution turned into a barnyard drama in Animal Farm;Continue Reading
When were music festivals first held? Well before the invention of the electric guitar! The first known music festival was the Pythian Games, a precursor of the Olympics, which was held from the late sixth century BC at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. A general celebration of all thingsContinue Reading
A senior writer and national correspondent at The 74, Beth Hawkins, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the ramifications of the Minneapolis teacher strike, which ended in March 2022. “Minneapolis Teacher Strike Lasted 3 Weeks. The Fallout Will Be Felt for Years,” by Hawkins is available now at The 74.Continue Reading
