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It’s Not Too Late for States to Reject Common Core
If ever a motto expressed pride in state autonomy, it’s Iowa’s: “Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.” That dedication to local… Read More
EducationCommentary
Harvard Professors Reject Obama Campus Rape Policies
How should colleges and universities deal with sexual assaults that occur on college campuses across the country? In 2011, the Obama administration provided top-down “guidance”… Read More
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Groups Ask School Districts to Reconsider Transgender Restroom Policies
MADISON, Wis. — Sparta Area School District Superintendent John Hendricks has had little to say about his proposal to allow transgender students to use school… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Wins, Common Core Loses in Election 2014
Last night’s election results have seismic implications for education policy at both the state and federal levels. Voters sent a message that school choice and… Read More
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Teachers Unions Devote Dues to Democratic Political Advertising
In the final weeks of a heated governor’s race, Pennsylvania’s teachers unions have made their candidate preferences well known. For the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, one… Read More
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Should Colleges Warn Students That Courses May Include Upsetting Material?
Earlier this year, when the University of California, Santa Barbara, adopted a student-led resolution urging professors to include trigger warnings on class syllabi—statements which provide… Read More
EducationCommentary
10 Reasons Why Common Core Should Spook You This Halloween
Ghosts and goblins aren’t the only things causing unease this Halloween. With their children settled into the 2014-15 school year, parents have growing concerns about… Read More
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Is an Ohio School District Using Public Money to Campaign?
Brad Reynolds received a text message, Oct. 24, from Maumee City Schools: “Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser tonight at Maumee High School. 5 – 6:30. $6 adults…. Read More
EducationCommentary
These Studies Found Exposure to the Arts Boosted Educational Success
New research into humanities education suggests student learning outcomes increase with exposure to the arts. Few empirical studies have been conducted on the benefits of… Read More
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How Grade Inflation Hurts College Students’ Futures
The scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is principally about academic dishonesty. But it highlights an institutional failure at almost all American… Read More
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Majority of Delawareans Support Education Savings Accounts
A majority of Delawareans support education savings accounts (ESAs), according to a new study released by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The study used… Read More
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See the Picture of a Skimpy School Lunch That One Parent Called ‘Ridiculous’
An Oklahoma student has sparked outrage about federal school lunch guidelines after taking a picture of her meager lunch. Kaytlin Shelton’s lunch consisted of a… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Little Girl With Down Syndrome Was Stuck in a Horrible School Situation. How a New Policy Changed Her Life Completely.
“When I would pick her up almost every evening, she would wait until she got into the car and she would just start weeping.” That’s… Read More
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Hawaii Students Get Gift Cards for Participating in Controversial Sex-Ed Program
HONOLULU – Middle school students who participated in a controversial sex education program in Hawaii were rewarded with gift cards from the University of Hawaii… Read More
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Confucius Institute Under Fire as Conduit of Chinese Propaganda
During the past decade, the Confucius Institute has established itself at nearly 500 universities and K-12 schools in the United States and about 500 others around… Read More
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Northern Va. Community College Spent $1.3 Million on Sketchy Contracts
At least one of Virginia’s 23 community colleges has some serious shaping up to do, a recent state audit revealed. Northern Virginia Community College paid… Read More
EducationCommentary
Two Colleges Refuse to Renew Institutes That Spread Chinese Propaganda
The University of Chicago recently dealt a blow to the Chinese government’s aggressive efforts to spread overseas propaganda by refusing to renew its Confucius Institute… Read More
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Where’s the Beef? You Won’t Find Any on ‘Meatless Mondays’ in This School District
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Students attending Sarasota County public schools might be wondering, “Where’s the beef?” The answer won’t be found between two buns, at least not on Mondays…. Read More
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For Second Time, High School Forced to Reverse Ban on Christian Student Group
High school students in Long Island, N.Y., were recently denied the right to establish a club for Christian students by their school administrators. This marks… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Savings Accounts Are the Next Generation of School Choice
“A blind student in Arizona gets about $21,000 a year,” says Marc Ashton, whose son, Max, is legally blind. That $21,000 represents what Arizona spends… Read More
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‘Boys and Girls’ a No-No at School Seeking to Be More ‘Gender Inclusive’
LINCOLN, Neb.—A middle school employee gave teachers training documents advising them not to use “gendered expressions” by calling students “boys and girls” or “ladies and gentlemen,”… Read More
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Middle Schoolers Bored by Common Core’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach
Seventh grader Kayla Gillman loves math. She doesn’t love Common Core math. Thanks to Common Core, her Sacramento, Calif., middle school, Turlock Junior High, only… Read More
EducationCommentary
Is School Choice Feasible in Rural States?
School choice is now a reality for children in 24 states and Washington, D.C. They take advantage of some 40 options ranging from tuition scholarships… Read More
EducationCommentary
Goddard College Made a Bad Choice in Its Commencement Speaker. Now It Should Revoke This Cop Killer’s Invite.
This week, Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., announced that its commencement address would be delivered by Mumia Abu-Jamal, an unrepentant cop killer serving a life… Read More
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6 Steps to Subtract 2 Numbers: Common Core Homework in 1 Photo
For third-graders learning Common Core math in Georgia, there are four ways to subtract—and only four ways allowed. The picture above is just one of the… Read More
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School Board Tells Homeschool Family Their Curriculum Must Be ‘Guided’ by Common Core Standards
For many public school students, Common Core national standards and tests are being implemented in their classrooms this school year. Yet parent opposition has been… Read More
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How Taxpayer-Subsidized Universities Damage US Foreign Policy
Nearly all parents (94 percent) surveyed by Pew Research three years ago said they wanted their children to go to university. But they might not… Read More
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Teachers Union Trying to Block School Choice Loses in Florida Court
Florida children won in court Wednesday. In a hearing that lasted approximately 19-minutes, Leon County circuit court judge Charles Francis dismissed the Florida Education Association’s… Read More
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S.C. High School Apologizes for Forcing Students to Remove American Flags on 9/11
Administrators at a South Carolina high school confiscated American flags from students’ trucks on 9/11 as part of a rule preventing students from calling “an… Read More
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Why Is Almost Every Teacher in Denver Getting Performance Bonuses?
Nearly a decade ago, voters approved a $25 million annual property tax increase for Denver Public Schools to fund performance and retention pay for teachers… Read More
