EducationCommentary
In fiscal 2024, when President Joe Biden was still in office and the federal government was running a $1.8 trillion deficit, the Department of Education… Read More
EducationCommentary
For decades, American education reformers have promised that technocratic accountability systems would transform our schools. We’ve spent billions implementing standardized tests, creating elaborate school-rating systems,… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Nation’s Report Card recently went public. It’s the kind of thing that kids hide from their parents. The National Assessment of Educational Progress offers a grim view… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Here’s my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025. 1. Slash Job-Killing Regulations The… Read More
EducationCommentary
The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report… Read More
EducationCommentary
When I received an email from Nathalie Henderson, chief schools officer of Indianapolis Public Schools, demanding that I and other administrators lie to our parents… Read More
EducationNews
A Missouri school district plans to include the personal pronouns “they/them” in math problems and hire certified teachers as “math interventionists” to fight racism and gender… Read More
Who should manage teacher preparation programs at universities? According to the Department of Education, the right person for the job is U.S. Secretary of Education… Read More
Political gridlock, the government shutdown, and Obamacare are making Americans gloomy. But, largely thanks to economic freedom and the free-market system, things aren’t so bad… Read More
As the Obama Administration attempts to move toward universal, taxpayer-funded preschool, policymakers should examine the experiences of states that have offered such programs for more… Read More
SAT scores among the nation’s test-takers are at a 40-year low. As The Washington Post reports: Reading scores on the SAT for the high school… Read More
The documentary film Waiting for Superman follows five children and their families as they struggle to find educational opportunities. Fed up with the ineffective public… Read More
It’s back to school time for students across the United States, and no doubt parents and students are hoping for a successful year. But what… Read More
