Lindsey M. Burke researches and writes on federal and state education issues as the Will Skillman fellow in education policy at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
View all authorsEducationCommentary
In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court held that families have a right to seek the best educational opportunities for their children, by preventing… Read More
EducationCommentary
You shouldn’t build a “national church” if you’re a “minority religion,” University of Arkansas professor Jay Greene has cautioned for years. By that, Greene… Read More
EducationCommentary
College administrators have two things on their minds right now: how to reopen their campuses safely, and what steps they need to take to survive… Read More
EducationCommentary
When elementary and secondary schools began closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, most parents assumed they would reopen in a matter of weeks…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Homeroom has taken on a literal meaning over the past two months. Parents, while always their children’s first and foremost educators, have had to fully… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House Democrats have released a completely unserious proposal to respond to the public health and economic crisis the nation is confronting as a result of… Read More
EducationCommentary
With millions of students at home as the result of coronavirus district closures, and families finding themselves thrown into “unexpected homeschooling,” Americans rightly expect that… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Senate is considering a coronavirus fiscal stimulus package aimed at minimizing the adverse economic impact resulting from the pandemic. Yet this proposal is neither… Read More
EducationCommentary
As of today, 91,000 public and private schools in 39 states with more than 41 million students collectively, have closed because of the coronavirus, according to Education… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the fight against coronavirus, 33 states have closed some 64,000 schools, affecting more than 32.5 million students, Education Week reports. Texas is waiving state… Read More
