| U.S. News & World Report, October 24, "Class(room) Warriors," by John Leo It is called dispositions theory, and it was set forth five years ago by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education: Future teachers should be judged by their “knowledge, skills, and dispositions.” What are “dispositions”? NCATE’s prose made clear that they are the beliefs and attitudes that guide a teacher toward a moral stance. That sounds harmless enough, but it opened a door to reject teaching candidates on the basis of thoughts and beliefs. National Review, October 24, "Pariahs, Martyrs — and Fighters Back," by John J. Miller “She told me she couldn’t guarantee the behavior of the students,” says Klocek. “She was basically threatening me with protests.” He decided against returning to DePaul, and in June he filed a lawsuit against his former employers. “This is one of the most brazen violations of academic freedom that I’ve seen,” says David French of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a watchdog group. Associated Press, October 20, "WSU Education Department studying 'litmus test'," by E. Kirsten Peters Washington State University is reviewing its policies on evaluating the character of students in the teacher training program after a student alleged the College of Education was biased against conservatives. Moscow-Pullman Daily News, October 19, "National columnist attacks WSU," by E. Kirsten Peters The test for “good character” in the College of Education at Washington State University has drawn national attention in a piece published this week in U.S News and World Report. Moscow-Pullman Daily News, October 19, "WSU responds to evaluation criticisms," by E. Kirsten Peters The College of Education at Washington State University is considering how it may change its policies regarding the evaluation of “good character” for students in the teacher-training program. The Daily Evergreen (WSU), October 18, "Challenging campus free speech through theater," by Elizabeth Martin Lee, a senior theatre major, will stay until he is 85 years old if he has to, he said. WSU has to learn students’ First Amendment rights before he leaves. The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, "Bad Frog Beer to 'intelligent design'," by Amy Worden His biggest case until now also was a First Amendment challenge. The student plaintiffs at Shippensburg University in 2003 argued that their rights were violated when the university stopped them from putting up anti-Osama bin Laden posters, saying they were banned under the university's speech code. The National Law Journal, October 17, "Assault on College Press," by Harvey Silverglate If the 7th Circuit opinion stands, student newspapers could quickly become house organs, like alumni magazines, rather than independent forums of news and opinion. The independent student press at public colleges and universities would all but vanish, and not only in the Midwest. As the certiorari petition portends, the 7th Circuit’s opinion “threatens to restrict substantially the freedom of expression on college and university campuses throughout the nation.” The Badger-Herald (UW-Madison), October 13, "In-Depth: Letter and the law," by Sundeep Malladi “Any rule that says you must allow your membership to be open to everyone violates free association,” said Foundation for Individual Rights in Education President David French. “The nondiscrimination policy cannot trump the First Amendment.” Agape Press, October 7, "FIRE Denounces Arizona State's Reintroduction of Segregated Classes," by Jim Brown For the second time in less than four years, Arizona State University is limiting certain classes to “Native American” students only. However, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is accusing the university of racial segregation and has written a letter to the school, demanding that the classes be opened to all students. | 
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