EducationNews
Only 2 Miles, but a Planet Away
Just over 2 miles from the U.S. Capitol lives Kariah Butler, a 10-year-old girl being raised by a single mom. Looking for a way out of… Read More
EducationNews
Lawmaker Channels Trump’s ‘Power to the People’ Message to Reform Education
The leader of the House’s largest Republican caucus is putting his weight behind a proposal to ensure that parents and communities make education choices, not… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Betsy DeVos’ Support for School Choice Will Help America’s Schoolchildren
According to her opponents during Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing, Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of education, is guilty of wanting to privatize… Read More
EducationCommentary
Betsy DeVos Hearing Highlights the Need for Less Government Control in Education
On Tuesday night, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing for Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos. Devos, a longtime proponent… Read More
EducationNews
They Grew Up in a Poor Neighborhood. How School Choice Changed These Brothers’ Lives.
Carlos and Calvin Battle grew up in the poorest neighborhood of Washington, D.C., where nearly two-thirds of children are living in poverty. In 2016, only 42 percent… Read More
EducationNews
Obama’s Education Secretary: ‘We Should Welcome Good Public Charter Schools’
During one of his final weeks on the job, President Barack Obama’s secretary of education called for education leaders to unite around support for charter… Read More
EducationCommentary
How Texas Can Lead the Charge on Education Choice
The debate around school choice has shifted from whether states should enact education choice to how best to accomplish that goal. In a special report… Read More
EducationCommentary
Setting the Record Straight on Detroit Charter Schools
The nomination of school choice supporter Betsy DeVos for the post of education secretary has reignited a lively debate over the impact of school choice… Read More
EducationCommentary
Rising Graduation Rates Not Good Enough When Academic Achievement Isn’t Improving
Earlier this week, the White House announced with great fanfare that graduation rates across the nation have hit a record high of 83.2 percent. The… Read More
Education Commentary
How Education Savings Accounts Changed the Life of This Child With Down Syndrome
Giving parents control over their child’s education through personalized education savings accounts has transformed the lives of numerous underserved students. The story of Faith Kleffel… Read More
EducationCommentary
Millennial Cluelessness About Communism’s Massacres Demonstrates the Need for School Choice
American education is failing thousands of students every year. But this crisis is not just about poor scores in math and reading. It is a… Read More
EducationNews
Former Black Lives Matter Leader Says Movement Is ‘on the Wrong Side of History’
An active community member and a cultural liaison in his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota, it was only natural for Rashad Turner to take on… Read More
EducationNews
Backlash Ensues After NAACP Ratifies Charter School Ban
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ratified its stance against charter schools on Saturday, passing a resolution that calls for a… Read More
EducationNews
Why This Black Lives Matter Supporter Still Wants Charter Schools
Twenty minutes outside the U.S. Capitol, 10-year-old Aniyah Maddox gets ready for school in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the District of Columbia. She… Read More
Education Commentary
How Native American Schools Can Be Revitalized
“When you have a 50 percent graduation rate, you need to think outside the box,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared about his proposal to rehabilitate… Read More
EducationCommentary
I’m a Black Woman Whose Relatives Fought for Civil Rights. I’m Disappointed in NAACP’s War on School Choice.
Thanks to a lawsuit, over 92,000 kids, many of them children of color, from low-income families are at risk to lose their privately funded scholarships… Read More
EducationNews
Black Education Leaders Fight NAACP on Charter Schools
A group of 160 black education and community leaders from across the country are pushing back against an attempt by the National Association for the… Read More
EducationCommentary
How to Talk School Choice and Win
“Choice” always seems to be a winning argument for the left, except when it comes to education. Liberals repeatedly cry foul as soon as someone… Read More
EducationNews
We Asked Democrats About School Choice. Here’s What They Said.
PHILADELPHIA—Do Democrats support school choice? The Daily Signal posed the question to delegates and attendees at last week’s Democratic National Convention, where voters appeared divided… Read More
EducationCommentary
Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendment Could Damage Nevada School Choice Reform
A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union is threatening education choice in Nevada. The lawsuit revolves around a century-old law with a “shameful… Read More
EducationCommentary
Behind the Rise of Public School Costs: The Growing Number of Non-Teachers
How many non-teachers does a school district need? Since 1950, public schools all across America have added staff at a rapid rate—much faster than their… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why This Hollywood Mom Became a Home Schooling Advocate
Why are more and more parents making the decision to home-school their children? In her interview with The Daily Signal, actress Sam Sorbo explains how… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Gets a Big Win in Nevada Court Decision
On Wednesday, families got one step closer to finally being able to access the most expansive education choice option of any state. A trial court… Read More
EducationCommentary
Texas Can’t Afford to Miss Out on School Choice
Last week I had the good fortune to be in Texas discussing conservative policy solutions with hundreds of dedicated men and women in San Antonio,… Read More
EducationCommentary
DC Gets Another Chance to Embrace School Choice
The House of Representatives will consider the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (SOAR Reauthorization Act) on Friday, which would reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity… Read More
EducationNews
Corruption Charges in Detroit Schools Spur Calls for Education Reform
Officials are calling for education reform after bribery indictments against Detroit public school officials and a supplier alleged $2.7 million in fraudulent spending, even as Michigan’s… Read More
EducationNews
Students in Voucher Program Much Less Likely to Commit Crimes, Study Finds
Students who participated in a school choice program in Milwaukee were much less likely to face criminal charges or convictions than their counterparts in public… Read More
EducationNews
How Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Wants to Change the Traditional Public Education Model
Across the country, state legislatures are challenging the traditional public education model. And in Oklahoma, Gov. Mary Fallin is looking to Sooner State lawmakers to… Read More
EducationNews
Virginia Mom Takes Fight Against Sexually Explicit Books to State Lawmakers
After discovering what she considers over-the-top, sexually explicit material in her children’s high school reading assignments, a Northern Virginia mother is lobbying for greater transparency… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why School Choice Helps All Kids (Not Just a Few)
No child should be placed on a wait list to his future. Yet today, more than a million kids in cities across America languish on wait… Read More
