Jonathan Butcher is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and the author of “Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth” (Post Hill Press/Bombardier Books, 2022).
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Teacher unions are now using strikes as a form of extortion. For the second time this year, a state’s teachers union and its members have… Read More
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Cindie Smith is not one to shy away from a challenge. Having already raised two biological children, she adopted four children with special needs and… Read More
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This year started with a reminder that we cannot take the safety of our children for granted, and Washington has ended the year by taking… Read More
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Leading up to Tuesday’s election, Arizona’s teachers union and its allies were more bombastic than strategic. But despite the campaign against families’ ability to choose… Read More
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Teacher unions and progressive special-interest groups cried foul earlier this year when the White House suggested that federal directives on school safety could be rescinded…. Read More
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Houston schools will offer free meals to all students this year, but there’s no guarantee that will help more families who are still recovering from… Read More
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Sometimes in a compromise, both sides walk away unhappy. That’s exactly what would happen if the Trump administration accepts a compromise measure on school discipline… Read More
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Critics of President Donald Trump said his response to the Florida school shooting earlier this year was ill-conceived and a failure. Yet a new startling… Read More
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A California venture capitalist has gathered enough signatures to put before voters this fall the idea of breaking his state into three. Skeptics say the… Read More
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For the second time in three years, Arizona lawmakers have strengthened laws protecting free speech on public college campuses. In 2016, state lawmakers banned so-called… Read More
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Beth Richardson is committed to her son’s success. She expected Jed to do his homework once in school, so she did her homework first on… Read More
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Kathleen Jones and her family were “trying to figure out the next chapter in their lives.” Her husband spent 28 years in the military, so… Read More
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Inside Higher Ed last week ran an obituary for an idea that was doomed from the start: free speech zones on college campuses. Those zones are… Read More
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As New Hampshire hunkers down for another brutal January, lawmakers are giving families something to look forward to once the snow melts: namely, more opportunities…. Read More
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Two years ago, Christmas came early for Kofi Minor and her daughter, Elisa Thomas. “She was struggling in school,” says Minor, a resident of the… Read More
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The storm of censorship on college campuses continues to swirl around the country. In just the past two weeks, students in Texas sought to shout… Read More
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In the throes of a debate about how much taxpayer money would go to Illinois public schools, state lawmakers have agreed to provide students more… Read More
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In July, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a deal with state legislators: The mayor would retain control of city schools for two… Read More
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After their lawsuit failed to block Arizona families from choosing how and where their children learn, district school interest groups are trying again to stop… Read More
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On Monday, North Carolina lawmakers took a bold stand in favor of free speech on public college campuses. The time is ripe for such reforms,… Read More
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Sarah Greenbank didn’t think she would be able to send her daughter, Ashlee, to anything but an Arizona public school. She didn’t think a private… Read More
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Time heals all wounds—except, it seems, in the research world. Opponents of parental choice in education, like publicly funded K-12 scholarships and vouchers, are not… Read More
