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John Ransom

John Ransom is a Lion contributor and a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily Caller and IBT.

Public Education
Grade inflation leads to resignation, retirement and job hunting at James Madison University 

Pressure to inflate grades at James Madison University has caused one professor to resign, another to retire early and others to be actively job searching. The pressure to give higher… Read More

October 27, 2023
Public Education
Jewish group warns about radical California faculty pushing antisemitism through K-12 ethnic studies lessons

A group fighting antisemitism says radical faculty in the University of California system (UC) are promoting anti-Jewish sentiments by pushing ethnic studies requirements in K-12 education in the state. The AMCHA… Read More

October 26, 2023
Opinion
Washington Post story on own education poll ignores important takeaways on transgender policies from survey

A Washington Post story reporting on its own survey of voters about education issues in Virginia ignores important takeaways of the survey’s findings, especially on transgender issues. On the biggest… Read More

October 25, 2023
Public Education
Local Rabbi: Anti-Jewish gag-order ‘bad mistake’ by California school district

A California school district is under fire after an antisemitic incident resulted in a school asking victimized children and their parents to sign what critics describe as a gag order. Read More

October 24, 2023
Government
Texas House bill on school choice opposed by Gov. Abbott is ‘D.O.A.’ under session rules

A new school choice proposal authored by a Republican in the Texas House is dead-on-arrival, and not just because Gov. Greg Abbott opposes some of its provisions. The 184-page education… Read More

October 23, 2023