Rikki Schlott
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Rich parents are ditching prep schools for public — to get kids into the Ivy League
Some New York City parents are pulling their kids out of elite prep schools — and even hiring relocation experts to recommend rural towns — to up their chances of Ivy...
Harvard has a secret back door to let in ultra-rich kids with lousy grades — without hurting rankings
What does Harvard do when faced with well-connected applicants who have less-than-ideal SAT scores and GPAs? The school puts them on the Z-List, according to a college admissions coach.
Professors say students aren't ready for college post-pandemic: 'weaker' in math, other skills
“We're definitely seeing a real drop off in student readiness to take college level mathematics, which has been concerning,” said one professor. “The average student today is less able to...
To stop cancel culture from killing society, it's time to embrace free speech culture
In “The Canceling of the American Mind” (Simon & Schuster, out Oct. 17), Post columnist Rikki Schlott and Greg Lukianoff of FIRE take a deep-dive into how cancel culture works...
We're conservative moms. This is how we raise our kids in a woke city
Seattle might be a progressive Mecca — but Stacy Manning and Katy Faust say raising conservative kids there is entirely possible, if you parent with purpose.
The US needs to follow England's lead and ban cell phones from schools
Gen Z were the guinea pigs who proved that allowing phones in school hurt lesson-learning, friend-making, and memory-forming. Now it's time to ban phones so more kids don't meet the...
Inside the GOP's push to abolish 'head of the snake' Department of Education
Four White house hopefuls say the $63 billion department needs axed for pushing culture wars into classrooms with cash going to school choice or direct to states.
How colleges brazenly get around Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
It’s a clever loophole: ask about race… without expressly requiring students to write about their race.
Climate protestors are never going to get people to change if they keep acting like this
Lately, climate protesters have disrupted the Berlin Marathon, US Open and highway traffic. But infringing on people's enjoyment — and commute to work — won't win them any followers.
Andrew Yang on why we should be scared about the 2024 election: 'Really destructive'
Andrew Yang’s new book, “The Last Election,” serves as a dire warning about where our country could be headed without meaningful electoral reform.
Harvard Crimson's implication that application word limits are racist is ludicrous
The editorial board of the student newspaper recently claimed that the school's new 200-word limit for admissions essays is discriminatory against students from marginalized backgrounds.
Biden admin tried to censor this Stanford doctor — even pressuring Facebook to delete page — but he triumphed in court
“I think this ruling is akin to the second Enlightenment,” Stanford's Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told The Post of a federal court ruling that the White House “likely violated the First...
Desperate NYC parents spending millions, lying, moving across the country to get kids into Ivy League schools
"I’ve seen families drop out of Collegiate and Dalton and move to states like Kentucky and Arkansas ... to increase their child’s chances of acceptance at their dream colleges," said...
Portland schools' new 'equitable' grading is a flunking mistake, will fail kids who need help
No more zeroes, no more 100-point scale, no more points docked for late work and no more grade penalties for kids who cheat — Portland's new grading system will only hurt...
Why we can't let Gavin Newsom, Randi Weingarten forget their lockdown failures
Liberal leaders like California's Gov. Gavin Newsom and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten are trying to conveniently forget their lockdown failures — but the public shouldn't let them.
Trigger warnings, college safe spaces actually make Gen Z mental health crisis worse
The last thing young people need to be told when they arrive on campus is, “You’re fragile. But don’t worry, we’ll protect you.” Yet this message is loud and clear.
Military faces recruitment in crisis thanks to 'unpatriotic' Gen Z, obesity, therapy ban
Only two military branches will meet 2023 recruitment targets. Obesity, a hot jobs market and 'unpatriotic' and 'apathetic' Gen Z are being blamed.
Harvard is named worst school for free speech — scoring zero out of possible 100
Harvard comes is last in new rankings from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The school is in a "crisis time," according to one professor.
Students demand cash-strapped New School sell president's townhouse
The New School's progressive ideals are crashing down, with an $85 million deficit and students calling to sell the president's townhouse.
Anguished parents reveal teen sons committed suicide after online 'sextortion'
More and more teen boys think they are sending explicit photos of themselves to interested girls — only to find a criminal threatening to send the pics to their family...