Opinion
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California Schools Are A Mess
Opinion -The Golden State’s education priorities are terribly misguided, schools are bleeding students, and teachers are being laid off. -
School Choice Update: The Good, The Bad, And The Controversial
Opinion -Overall, there are now 76 private school choice programs in 35 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with 18 states offering universal choice. -
The Educational Choice for Children Act Can Improve Public Schools
Opinion -There are plenty of gripes about the public schools, but it is easy to understand why nothing gets fixed: the money keeps pouring in. Public school administrators often cry broke despite receiving billions of dollars from federal, state, and local governments. They run out of money because so much of what they get is wasted. For […] -
Measuring Performance in Education: Why Do Many Teachers Dislike It?
Opinion -If we really care about education, all government interference that favors the Prussian education system should be eliminated. -
Education Battles Get National Attention
Opinion -SCOTUS will soon rule on cases involving sex and religion in the nation’s schools. -
Choosing Choice
Opinion -Our ZIP code-mandated education system (Z MES) is rapidly losing favor. -
Education: Tenure and Labor Unions
Opinion -We need to add a separation of state and education to our Constitution now if we want to stop the abuse of education. -
Teachers Need To Ditch Their Union
Opinion -Teachers’ unions are bad for teachers, students, and taxpayers. -
Setting the Record Straight on Three Education Issues
Opinion -Overwrought allegations about “massive teacher layoffs,” the elimination of the DOE, and school choice abound. -
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Education and Misinformation. Why Do Lies Often Win?
Opinion -When the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was created in 1917, maybe some honest people believed that government-run industries work better than free-market industries. In the USSR, all industries were run by government bureaucrats, and many university-trained experts both inside and outside of the USSR promised superior performance of these industries. The results were […] -
Retooling Schooling
Opinion -We must change the way we pay teachers and get back to traditional reading methods. -
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Teaching History and Racism
Opinion -As long as the Prussian education system has special privileges, it can continue to distort the teaching of history and promote racism. -
Is the DOE DOA?
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education is on the ropes, and it should be ended, not mended. -
The National Assessment of Educational Regress
Opinion -American children scored poorly, yet again, on the latest nationwide test; school choice is a way to right our sinking ship. -
Mounting Disobedience In Our Schools
Opinion -School discipline is declining, and the education establishment is clueless about how to improve things. -
The Great Education Escape
Opinion -Student and teacher absences expose the failure of government-run schools; parents must step up. -
The Sandstorm: New Year’s Cheers
Opinion -I recently reported on many of the dreadful happenings in the education realm as we kick off the new year, but there have also been some promising turns. -
The Sandstorm: New Year’s Jeers
Opinion -As 2025 kicks off, there is no end to the bad news in the public education sector. -
The Sandstorm: Still Stupid In America
Opinion -America’s government-run school system is failing. -
The Sandstorm: Minimizing The State As Co-Parent
Opinion -The government’s intrusion into family affairs, notably in educating children, is very troubling; microschools are a way out. -
The Sandstorm: How Will Trump Handle Education Policy?
Opinion -I don’t know. You don’t either. -
The Sandstorm: Unlike Its Membership, Teacher Union Leaders Are Far Left
Opinion -Union bosses ignore the rank and file on political issues.