Editorials: Education

Silver Lining in Teacher Shortage

Joy Pullmann
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July 27, 2012
Most states use teachers and school staff inefficiently. Since 1970, nationwide student enrollments have risen 8.5 percent, but teaching staff has increased more than 90 percent.

Obama Quietly Implements Common Core

Robert G. Holland
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July 23, 2012
New standards for math and English called Common Core are poised to hit public schools across the nation.

Reforming enrollment policies will ease a host of problems

Joy Pullmann
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July 01, 2012
Kendall Bible was surprised and a bit frightened when a strange man lacking an I.D. showed up at her door and asked to see her 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom.

Bush on target

Joy Pullmann
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June 17, 2012
Re the June 12 letter, What’s the problem with American education?: Ralph Remis takes former Gov.

Feds Spend $1 Billion Helping Kids Walk to School

Joy Pullmann
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June 12, 2012
From 2005 to 2014, Congress will have spent nearly $1 billion of taxpayer money to help kids walk to school.

Duncan Poised to Intrude into Local Schools

Joy Pullmann
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June 11, 2012
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan likes to talk a lot about allowing local control and state flexibility, but his actions belie his talking points.

Romney's Education Choice

Peter Ferrara
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June 06, 2012
Mitt Romney is rolling through 2012 at a faster pace than Ronald Reagan rolled through 1980. He is ahead of Reagan's pace at this point in 1980.

Teaching global warming in kindergarten

Joy Pullmann
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June 05, 2012
The Common Core state education standards list what math and language-arts information and skills children should master in each grade.

Common Core Thrills Theorists, But May Flunk Consumer Review

Robert G. Holland
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May 17, 2012
As public-school systems begin to follow marching orders to implement the national Common Core curricular standards for language arts and math over the next two years, teachers and parents are beginni

When bullies grow up, they can always run teachers unions

Joy Pullmann
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April 26, 2012
Earlier this month, the presidents of America's two largest teachers unions co-hosted a screening of the new documentary "Bully." The movie, of course, aims to combat bullying of schoolchildren.