Lindsey M. Burke is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones fellow in education. Read her research.
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Periodically, it’s worth checking teachers union priorities. Such reviews find just how much these special-interest groups are disconnected from mainstream opinions on the role of… Read More
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“Don’t lie to yourself about how much effort you’re putting in,” says Amisha, a student from New Jersey who scored a 1540 on her SAT,… Read More
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President Joe Biden wants educators to teach students that racism is endemic in America. He and his “woke” allies think students should learn that our… Read More
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If the Biden administration gets its way, the federal government will soon be alternatively bribing and threatening every school district in the country to push… Read More
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Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now, President Joe Biden… Read More
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At first glance, Nebraska’s K-12 education system seems to be doing fairly well. On the fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading components of the 2019… Read More
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The Biden administration on Wednesday announced another colossal spending package—an “infrastructure” proposal that would spend $100 billion to help “upgrade or replace crumbling school buildings.”… Read More
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School districts are slowly beginning to reopen in-person instruction after being closed for nearly a year—or, in many places, for over a year. While this… Read More
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When setting goals, it’s important not to lower the bar. Yet that’s exactly what the Biden administration has done with school reopenings. When asked last week about… Read More
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Tiffany Dunston is the epitome of an education opportunity success story. She grew up in a poor neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and became motivated in… Read More
