Education Reform Opinion
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SIBILLA: The Court Case That Could Finally Take Down Antiquated Anti-Catholic Laws
Thirty-seven states still have Blaine Amendments on the books. The Supreme Court now has a chance to get rid of…
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JOHN: Micro Schools and More School Choice Helps Tribal Children Succeed
Over the last year, the micro school concept went from a handful of classrooms serving less than 30 kids in…
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP: California Governor’s Education Plans Wrongly Focus on Spending Rather than Reform
Unfortunately, Newsom – as well as Democratic legislators – refuse to answer the main question. Is more money really the…
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FLANDERS: The Left’s Confirmation Bias against Charter Schools
Conservatives are often accused of being “science deniers” when it comes to issues like climate change. But recent events reveal…
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CHAVOUS: A 2020 Wish List for Progress in American Education
We need to commit to doing three things: stop bludgeoning beneficial ideas because of who they’re coming from; seriously rethink…
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DURKIN ROBINSON: Who Says Parents Don’t Always Choose the Best Schools
When a headline asks parents a question, wouldn’t it be great to highlight real parents answering that question rather than…
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KOKAI: Harassment and School Choice
In some cases, parents seek alternatives to schools where their children face ongoing safety and security risks.
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CHIEPPO and GASS: How Massachusetts Abandoned Its Recipe for Educational Success
Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Education policy makers in…
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WHITMIRE: The K-12 Revolution to Watch: Some Schools Help Kids Get through College, Others Don’t
There’s a new dividing line emerging among K-12 schools: those that accept some responsibility for how their students fare in…
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GEDYE: The Education Master’s Degree Scam
Teachers across the country earn grad degrees to get raises. Turns out those degrees don’t improve student learning—they just fatten…
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PICCOTTI-BAYER: The Supreme Court Should Protect Religious Liberty
Is the U.S. Supreme Court poised to require states to pay private religious school tuition? Is the court ready to…
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HESS and FINN: A Cautionary Tale of Charter School Right-Think
It raises the question of whether big-city school reformers — liberals almost all — who have prided themselves on boldness,…
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POLIKOFF, PETRILLI and LOVELESS: A Decade On, Has Common Core Failed?
A decade on, what are we to make of this ambitious effort? What kind of impact, if any, has it…
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WRIGHT: Think Education Is a Public Good? Think Again.
The wealthy and privileged buy their way into accessing the schools they desire, while the working-poor and under-resourced access merely…
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SOMIN: Public Education as Public Indoctrination
A New York Times study describes how both red and blue states use public education to indoctrinate students in their…
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STEPMAN: 2020 Democratic Candidates’ Assault on School Choice and Charter Schools
Many of the Democratic candidates are going after school choice on the campaign trail. Why are school choice parent groups…
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PICCIOTTI-BAYER: The Long History of Blaine Amendment Bigotry
How many shades of bigoted can the Blaine amendments be? Best known for the anti-Catholic bigotry that animated their passage…
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ALLHANDS: Pension Costs Could Erase the Impact of Arizona’s Teacher Raises
There's a quiet culprit eating into teacher raises – one that could erase the impact of the Arizona's $600 million-plus…
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ALLEN: Sounds of Silence: Education in the 2020 Race
The total amount of time devoted to discussing education has been merely 21 minutes. That’s not a misprint—21 minutes, or…
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PARENT: My Kids Are ‘Actual Students’ and Charter Schools Serve Them Best
We all have a lot of work to do to make our education system better. But working against each other…
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BUERY: Democrats, This Is Your Moment to Make Equity More Than a Slogan
We should take every opportunity to have a real discussion; one that includes the students, parents, alumni and teachers who…
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ANTONNUCI: With School Revenues at Record Highs, Why Are California Districts Facing Insolvency?
How could this happen? Simple. The district valued labor peace over fiscal responsibility.
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WATERS: NJEA’s ‘Spider Web of Political Power’: A New Report Examines Teachers Unions’s Ring Through the Governor’s Nose
How does the NJEA’s reach affect our public schools system? The power of its endorsements and cash woo legislators to…
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WALDEN FORD: Empower Parents with School Choice
In more than two decades of fighting for educational freedom, I’ve heard opponents offer a lot of excuses as to…
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TILNEY BURKE: Easing the Burden for Military Families
Legislation to help the children of service members is stalled in committee.
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