EducationCommentary
Real School Accountability Puts Families First
Arkansas has been a national leader on education freedom, but a bill before the state Legislature would be a step in the wrong direction. In… Read More
EducationNews
WATCH: Despite Flood of Opposition, Homeschool Act Advances Out of Committee
THE CENTER SQUARE—Despite a historic number of witness slips in opposition to the Illinois Homeschool Act, the controversial legislation is advancing. Hundreds of homeschool families… Read More
EducationNews
Two More States Designate Additional Millions to Expand Educational Freedom for Families
Support for greater educational freedom is moving west as lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming increase funding for school choice, including designating funding for pre-K education. … Read More
EducationCommentary
A Renaissance in American Education: The Phoenix Declaration’s Bold Vision
When debates over education often focus on what we’re against—bureaucratic overreach, ideological indoctrination, declining standards—a refreshing alternative has emerged. The Phoenix Declaration, unveiled by The… Read More
EducationNews
Idaho Governor Signs $50 Million Private School Choice Bill into Law
THE CENTER SQUARE—Idaho Gov. Brad Little just unlocked $50 million to expand private school choice starting next school year. Little signed House Bill 93 into… Read More
EducationNews
Hidden Camera Video Shows Texas DEI Director Discussing Transgender Sports ‘Workarounds’
A Texas school district’s DEI director resigned after being recorded on hidden camera discussing ways to circumvent state law regarding transgender student athletes. In… Read More
EducationCommentary
‘D-Minus’ for Public Schools, but Catholic Schools Shine in Latest Academic Assessment
The National Center for Education Statistics gives academic exams to random samples of students in all 50 states, producing what is known as the annual… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Savings Accounts Would Give Military Families Freedom They Deserve
Military families exemplify the best of America—sacrifice, service, and dedication to our nation’s security. Yet, too often, their children are shortchanged by an education system… Read More
Education Commentary
Abysmal National Report Card Shows Why Education Reforms Are Badly Needed in US
The policies coming out of Washington, D.C., have the potential to affect Americans who have not even been born yet, whether for good or bad. … Read More
EducationCommentary
Trump Directive Gives Military Families New Reason to Celebrate National School Choice Week
Two welcome changes from the new White House in its first weeks are the turn away from diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and a… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Expand School Choice
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Tim Scott of South Carolina are celebrating National School Choice Week by introducing a… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Mike Lee Introduces ACE Act to Promote School Choice
Later today, Sen. Mike Lee will introduce in the Senate the Achieving Choice in Education (ACE) Act, legislation that will bolster parental rights. The ACE… Read More
EducationCommentary
2025 Will Be the Tipping Point for School Choice
As the nation celebrates National School Choice Week, the school choice movement is on the cusp of hitting a major milestone. By the end of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Missing the Public School ‘Segregation’ Forest for the Trees
ProPublica recently published “Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars.” The article focuses on 20 private schools in North Carolina founded… Read More
EducationCommentary
Technocratic Education Reform Is Dead. Long Live School Choice.
A recent study showing that test-score-driven school turnaround models fail to yield long-term improvements may be the final nail in the coffin for technocratic education… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Democrats Once Owned the Education Issue—Not Anymore
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s campaigns were defined by sweeping education reform, improving public K-12 education for students across… Read More
In Linda McMahon, Trump Makes Strong Pick for Education Secretary
Various polls show a majority of Americans support President-elect Donald Trump in his Cabinet picks and transition back to the White House. One strong choice… Read More
SocietyNews
Rape and Suicide Increase With Religious ‘Nones,’ Groundbreaking Research Shows
The legacy media often portrays the rise of irreligion as harmless—merely a matter of Americans owning up to their declining belief in God—but a groundbreaking… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Could Tim Walz’s Progressive Education Policies Doom Harris?
Donald Trump currently holds a razor-thin 0.6% lead over Kamala Harris in the RealClearPolitics polling average for Pennsylvania. With this key swing state potentially deciding the outcome… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice on the Ballot in 3 States
This November, education choice is on the ballot. Voters in three states—Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska—will decide Nov. 5 whether families should be able to choose… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Culture of Moral Relativism Is Destroying Our Kids’ Education
What issue could be more important to a nation’s future than education? A country is about people. How Americans act, work, think, choose—and live—reflects their… Read More
Energy Analysis
New Commonwealth Foundation Leader Aims to Make Pennsylvania the ‘Keystone State’ Again
Andrew Lewis, a former Pennsylvania state representative, is the new president at the Commonwealth Foundation, the state’s premier public policy organization. He stepped into the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Majority of Americans Admit to ‘Self-Silencing’ on Hot-Button Issues, Survey Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Nearly two-thirds of Americans conceal their political opinions on contentious issues in public, according to a new Populace Research/YouGov survey. Most Americans,… Read More
EducationNews
South Carolina Court Strips Families of Educational Freedom
South Carolina dad David Warner is afraid to tell his sixth-grade son that he will have to leave his school, teachers, and friends because the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Hey, Kamala: Leave Them Kids Alone
As summer ends, students across the country are making their way back to school and into classrooms. Some parents and students find this time of… Read More
EducationCommentary
How American Voters Got Dumb
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. How did American voters get so dumb? Thank… Read More
Education Analysis
Oklahoma Has Best School Choice in America, State Education Chief Says
Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the country, and… Read More
PoliticsNews
America Can’t Afford Ongoing Border Crisis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Says
ATLANTA—The only rational explanation for the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy is that Democrats think illegal immigrants will help them in the Nov. 5 election,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s Time Republicans Really Put Family First
This is a lightly edited version of remarks delivered July 25 in Washington by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts at the Social Conservative Policy Conference,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Back to School, and Time to Foster Creativity
Back-to-school season is here, and with the recent examples of race-based classroom activities and sexually charged curriculum in schools nationwide, parents are right to wonder… Read More
