EducationCommentary
A long-standing problem in education is the academic achievement gap. Children of lower-income families typically lag far behind their counterparts from families with greater incomes…. Read More
EducationNews
Chicago-area leaders urged the Illinois State Board of Education on Sunday to halt history classes that “unfairly” communicate history until an “alternative” can be found…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Congress is considering spending an additional $105 billion on education as part of a Phase IV COVID-19 relief package called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability… Read More
EducationNews
A recent survey conducted for The Heritage Foundation found that some parents and many school board members disagree with the historical perspective advanced by The… Read More
EducationCommentary
The rise of “pandemic pods” over the past two weeks in response to public school shutdowns is a real-time, large-scale demonstration of community responsiveness in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Pan-African studies are “the intellectual arm of the revolution,” the unrepentant communist Angela Davis triumphantly told students at California State University, Los Angeles, in a… Read More
EducationCommentary
President Donald Trump announced at the White House his unequivocal commitment to getting America’s schools back open. “So, what we want to do is, we… Read More
EducationCommentary
From around the country, we are hearing stories about companies, schools, universities, and others that are making public confessions and flagellating themselves for America’s supposed… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Citadel, the public military college in Charleston, South Carolina, has announced it will require all cadets to complete a class on the U.S. Constitution… Read More
EducationCommentary
The practice of organizing “pandemic pods,” in which parents team up with other families in their neighborhoods or social circles to hire teachers for their… Read More
EducationCommentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in months of uncertainty for families with children in K-12 schools, but South Carolina officials on Monday made one thing… Read More
EducationCommentary
Americans should demand better from their universities. Recent riots and vandalism taking place across the country have caused many to scrutinize what students are being… Read More
EducationCommentary
In March, school shutdowns around the globe caused 1.5 billion children to begin schooling from home, representing over 91% of children, UNESCO estimates. Here in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Parents looking for a national consensus on whether schools should open in the fall won’t find one. But that’s OK. We don’t need one. As soon as… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Michigan State University administration pressured professor Stephen Hsu to resign from his position as vice president of research and innovation because he touted research… Read More
EducationAnalysis
What could “back to school” look like during the first fall of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what should it look like? What about an “exclusively virtual”… Read More
EducationCommentary
For a good many years, parents who are trying to steer their sons and daughters to the right college have asked my advice. Lately, the… Read More
EducationNews
Some school districts were successful in distance learning during the spring COVID-19 outbreak, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday, but far too many were disappointments… Read More
EducationCommentary
School districts around the country have been announcing reopening possibilities for the upcoming school year. The options often include full-time virtual learning, two or three… Read More
EducationCommentary
July is typically a busy month for State Department consular officers around the world interviewing student visa applicants as many foreign students seek to travel… Read More
EducationCommentary
Thomas Sowell has just published “Charter Schools and Their Enemies.” He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public schools and charter schools on… Read More
EducationCommentary
One size does not fit all when it comes to education. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this education choice adage crystal clear. With schools shuttered… Read More
EducationCommentary
Does it matter more if you can do a job well or if you have a piece of paper that says you can probably do… Read More
EducationCommentary
When mobs tore down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant and defaced a monument to African American veterans of the Civil War, many people wondered… Read More
EducationCommentary
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
America’s service members long have been concerned about the lack of access to effective schools for their children. In fact, more than a third of… Read More
EducationCommentary
High school-educated, working-class parents aren’t capable of overseeing their own child’s education, a state lawmaker said last week. New Hampshire state Sen. Jeanne Dietsch, D-Peterborough,… 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
We are seeing some rays of optimism after the COVID-19 pandemic has forced school districts to close for months: Montana and Texas have become the… Read More
EducationNews
George Washington University issued an apology Wednesday to students after sending an email about an upcoming police employment fair. The chair of the sociology department,… Read More
