Education Reform
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FOXX: Biden, Teachers Unions and the Anti-Charter School Crusade
The Biden administration is bowing to the political will of teachers unions — again.
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LINNEKEN: America’s Families Still Revile USDA-Funded School Lunches
The central planning of America's public school lunch menus has been a disaster.
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MATHEWS: Disadvantaged Kids Hurt by Keeping Pandemic’s Relaxed Teaching Style
The new push to ease grading and teacher practices “is the biggest issue facing secondary education in decades,” he said…
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HANFORD: Fairfax, Virginia Schools May Expel Elementary Students for ‘Misgendering’ People
In Fairfax County, Virginia, changes set to be approved May 26 would punish ‘malicious misgendering’ at the same level as…
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McDONALD: MSNBC Claims Homeschooling Is Driven by ‘Insidious Racism,’ but the Facts Show Otherwise
Homeschooling encompasses a demographically, geographically, and ideologically diverse group of families who share a common goal of wanting to take…
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HILLYER: Court Gives Another Win for Religious Freedom — and for Parents
In the never-ending fight against denials of religious liberty and of basic biology and anatomy, credit the Alliance Defending Freedom…
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GREENE: Activist Teachers Have Lost Sight of Their Fundamental Purpose and Their Obligation to Parents
Examples of LGBT activist teachers seem to be pouring in weekly. One gaining attention comes from Cape Coral, Florida where,…
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MOORE: When the People Tasked With Protecting Our Children Are the Villains
The evidence shows that school closures during COVID were an epic public policy blunder. The school lockdowns in many states…
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McCLUSKEY: Culture War Expanding in Schools
Yesterday we posted the 3,000th conflict to the Public Schooling Battle Map, an interactive database of values and identity‐based conflicts…
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CHAIT: Biden Abandons the Obama Legacy on Charter Schools
The Education Department chooses teachers unions over poor kids.
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McDONALD: Could Employer-Based Microschooling Be the Newest Workplace Perk?
When Elon Musk created a small school for his children and some of his SpaceX employees on the company’s California…
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BUCK: Stop Mandating Financial Literacy Courses for High School Students
Georgia is the latest on a growing list of states that make financial literacy courses a requirement for high school…
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DODSON: San Francisco School Board Recall Shows How Parents Can Transform a District
The San Francisco Unified school board has been suddenly and uncharacteristically boring ever since three recalled school board members were…
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RUCKER and BRANDON: How to Take American Education Into the Future
The state of our nation’s public schools is bleak. We’ve known for years that our public schools are ailing, but…
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MALKUS and SCHIRRA: States Can Make the Difference on an Unjust Teacher Pay Gap
The seemingly-omnipresent call to raise teacher pay is sounding even louder this year, as rising inflation threatens to render moot…
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ANTONUCCI: Salaries, School Spending and Inflation — When the Numbers Don’t Add Up
For more than 60 years, the National Education Association has produced a statistical report that compiles public education financial data…
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MEYRAT: Parents Fending Critical Race Theory Off From Destroying High-Achieving Schools Need to Keep Going
Most parents were upset about their neighborhood schools, which they were paying top dollar to be zoned for, falling short.
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WETZEL: Opportunity Scholarships Benefit Students Without Harming Public Schools
Michigan Student Opportunity Scholarships would take less than 1% of the state School Aid Fund’s annual revenues, according to a…
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YENOR: Parental Rights and Their Limits
In America, parental rights protect the right of mothers and fathers to use legitimate discretion in raising their children.
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REES: This National Charter Schools Week, Parents Are Pushing Back to Preserve School Choice
A parent-led rally today in Washington, D.C., is putting the charter school movement’s energy and passion on full display as…
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