Jonathan Butcher

Washington, D.C.

@Heritage; author: Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth; senior fellow Goldwater Institute, Beacon Center. Tweets are my own.

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Articles

A Test Fit for America’s Finest Schools

1 week ago | heritage.org | Jonathan Butcher

“Merit” is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country—including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools—have admitted a student’s high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren’t enough for making admissions decisions.
A Test Fit for America’s Finest Schools

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jonathan Butcher

Share “Merit” is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies . College officials around the country—including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools—have admitted a student’s high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren’t enough for making admissions decisions.
A Test Fit for America's Finest Schools

2 weeks ago | dailysignal.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

“Merit” is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country—including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools—have admitted a student’s high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren’t enough for making admissions decisions.
COMMENTARY: A test fit for America’s finest schools | Jefferson City News-Tribune

2 weeks ago | newstribune.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

"Merit" is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country -- including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools -- have admitted a student's high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren't enough for making admissions decisions.
A test fit for America's finest schools

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

By Jonathan Butcher and Lindsey M. Burke, The Heritage Foundation "Merit" is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country-including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools-have admitted a student's high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren't enough for making admissions decisions.
Commentary: A test fit for America’s finest schools

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

“Merit” is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country—including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools—have admitted a student’s high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren’t enough for making admissions decisions. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Commentary: A test fit for America’s finest schools

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

"Merit" is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country-including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools-have admitted a student's high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren't enough for making admissions decisions.
Commentary: A test fit for America’s finest schools

3 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Jonathan Butcher |Lindsey M. Burke

“Merit” is making a comeback in higher education. Next stop: U.S. service academies. College officials around the country—including those at some of the most selective (and notoriously left-leaning) schools—have admitted a student’s high school grades and often-obscure extracurricular activities aren’t enough for making admissions decisions.
Trump Pushes for Race-Neutral School Discipline Policies

1 month ago | lucianne.com | Jonathan Butcher

Original ArticlePosted By: ConservativeYankee, 4/28/2025 7:42:45 PMThe second Donald Trump administration continues to ferret out racial favoritism in education and the federal workforce, and there is plenty to be found. The administration is now turning to K-12 classrooms and already has a good model to use for its latest order to end race-based quotas in school discipline.
New Executive Order Targets Racial Quotas in School Discipline

1 month ago | dailysignal.com | Jonathan Butcher

Today, even with President Trump’s victory, leftist elites have their tentacles in every aspect of our government. The Daily Signal’s own Tyler O’Neil exposes this leftist cabal in his new book, The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government. In this book, O’Neil reveals how the Left’s NGO apparatus pursues its woke agenda, maneuvering like an octopus by circumventing Congress and entrenching its interests in the federal government.