PoliticsNews
As his first legislative session winds down, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—elected five months ago by the narrowest of margins—has soared in popularity while pursuing an… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Former Vice President Joe Biden was right when he called it a $40 billion scam. That’s how Biden once characterized Medicaid provider taxes. States impose these taxes… Read More
EducationCommentary
New York leaders are right to be upset that only seven black kids got into one of the most prestigious public schools in the city,… Read More
EducationNews
A first-of-its-kind paper on private school vouchers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, looks beyond student test scores and focuses on the impact the school choice vehicle has… Read More
EducationNews
West Virginia teachers are tasting victory after a two-day strike, putting to rest state legislation that would have allowed the opening of charter schools and… Read More
EducationNews
Fed-up California parents participated in a “Sexxx Ed Sit Out” Tuesday morning to protest the state’s sex education curriculum, calling it “pornographic,” “age-inappropriate,” “highly biased… Read More
EducationCommentary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the state legislature intends to establish Equal Opportunity Scholarships designed to end the current waiting list on the… Read More
EducationNews
Revising the once mutually lauded performance-based teacher payment model known as ProComp was at the heart of the three-day teachers strike in Denver that ended… Read More
EducationCommentary
Cindie Smith is not one to shy away from a challenge. Having already raised two biological children, she adopted four children with special needs and… Read More
EducationNews
President Donald Trump drew attention this week to the increase in state proposals requiring public schools to offer Bible literacy classes. “Numerous states introducing Bible… Read More
EducationCommentary
As state superintendent of North Carolina’s public schools, I often hear from other leaders that standardized tests help hold students, teachers, and schools accountable. Accountability… Read More
EducationCommentary
A good teacher of history knows that you don’t just stick with the textbook. To really understand an event like the Battle of Gettysburg or… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The midterm election showed that anxiety over health care remains a top concern for American voters. But gridlock in Congress is likely to stall any… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued bold reforms supporting telemedicine as a viable option to increase access to care while decreasing health… Read More
EducationNews
The Trump administration is calling for scrapping Obama administration regulations on school discipline, in a school safety report issued Tuesday responding to school shootings. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
Leading up to Tuesday’s election, Arizona’s teachers union and its allies were more bombastic than strategic. But despite the campaign against families’ ability to choose… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has not let up in his push for single-payer health care—and some state legislators are matching his proposal. Earlier this year,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Who would you rather have choose your child’s school—a politician or a bureaucrat? If you answered “neither,” you’re in good company with the conservatives in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children recently unveiled a plan for how to terminate the lives of terminally ill kids—with or without parental consent. This next… Read More
Health CareNews
State lawmakers in California are close to banning inexpensive, short-term health insurance plans backed by the Trump administration as a cheaper alternative to Obamacare. State… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Those leading the charge for single-payer health care claim to enjoy wide support among voters. In 2016, they put that claim to the test in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Since publication of an earlier commentary on four steps to achieving better school security, many organizations have been in contact to offer excellent additional ways to… Read More
Health CareNews
Conservative governors and activists are touting a new health care proposal for Congress that they say is a consensus plan to discard Obamacare by lowering… Read More
EducationCommentary
The discipline policies that allowed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter to fall through the cracks may be coming to your community. In 2013,… Read More
Health CareNews
The Trump administration has rejected a health insurance initiative by Idaho that some saw as an affordable model for challenging the dominance of Obamacare. “Taking… Read More
EducationCommentary
Beth Richardson is committed to her son’s success. She expected Jed to do his homework once in school, so she did her homework first on… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Flu season is the worst it has been since health officials began keeping records in 2004, and by some measures, it’s still getting worse. According… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In 2018, millions of middle-class Americans, particularly those unsubsidized enrollees in the states’ individual health insurance markets, are rightfully anxious about the future of their… Read More
EducationCommentary
As New Hampshire hunkers down for another brutal January, lawmakers are giving families something to look forward to once the snow melts: namely, more opportunities…. Read More
Health CareNews
Small businesses and sole proprietors will be able to band together under a new federal rule to create employee health plans that would expand coverage… Read More
