Opinion
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Randi Weingarten Makes a Bunch of Ridiculous and Easily Refutable Claims
Opinion -Earlier this month, Weingarten penned “Kids Do Better In Schools With Teachers Unions,” an opinion piece for the Daily Beast, in which she claims to make “a factual case” for all the good that teachers’ unions do for children. For starters, citing work by some leftwing think tankers, she asserts that teachers unions are associated with higher student achievement, especially for Hispanic and black children. Wrong! -
The College Debt Relief Swindle
Opinion -As colleges go woke, dumb down curricula, and raise tuition fees, Pickpocket-in-Chief Joe Biden wants you to foot the bill. -
How to Separate Fact from Fiction
Opinion -The State of New Jersey recently enacted a law that requires K–12 students to learn “information literacy.” Stated plainly, this is the skills to determine what’s true and what’s not. The law is allegedly the first of its kind in the nation. The sentiment behind the legislation is admirable, but the law itself is vague and gives the NJ Department of Education broad authority to create these standards. Given the track record of the U.S. education establishment, this could be an epic mistake. -
DEIfication
Opinion -DEI has gone national. The belief that quality takes a backseat to racial bean counting wormed its way into the White House in February, when President Biden signed an executive order that promises to create a national “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” bureaucracy. -
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Second City Shambles
Opinion -The numbers are jaw-dropping. In 30 Chicago public schools, not a single student can read at grade level. In total, just 20% of third- through eighth-graders in the Windy City are proficient in reading and only 15% are proficient in math. -
The Covid Lockdown Disaster: Three Years Later
Opinion -Beginning in March 2020, many bad decisions were made that will impact untold numbers of young people for the rest of their lives. -
Education Freedom Is on the Move
Opinion -School choice is picking up steam nationwide, and 2023 promises to be a great year. -
The Curricular Firing Squads
Opinion -As conflicts escalate over what students should learn, school choice is more important than ever. In October, a study released by the RAND Corporation revealed that just 23% of teachers maintain that one of the top three aims of civic education is “promoting knowledge of social, political, and civic institutions.” Instead, a majority of teachers feel that […] -
X-Rated Ed
Opinion -Going back to 2004, a report prepared for the U.S. Department of Education revealed that nearly 9.6% of students are victims of sexual abuse by school personnel, and these are just the reported cases. -
The Education Battlefield
Opinion -As the new year begins, the education freedom wars show no sign of abating. -
Ron DeSantis Battles The Teachers Union
Opinion -Let’s hope Governor DeSantis succeeds with his plan to remove the government as the teachers unions’ bagman -
College Carnage
Opinion -The nation’s colleges and the students who attend them are in deep trouble. The well-documented woes that plague our government-run k-12 schools are now infecting our colleges. Students are arriving at universities woefully unprepared with the skills that are needed to tackle the rigors of upper-level education. Of late, the downward k-12 spiral is a […] -
Losing A Generation
Opinion -Editorial -School-related cultural upheaval is taking a serious toll on children. -
Our Devastating Education Schemes
Opinion -Editorial -Instead of glomming on to politically motivated gambits, we need to get back to educational basics. -
School Choice Tremors
Opinion -Editorial -Election results show that parental freedom is on the move, but too many children are still stuck in government-run schools with few options. -
School Board Battles Are Raging
Opinion -Editorial -Teachers unions finally have some competition in all-important school board races. -
The Systemic Racism of the Teachers’ Unions
Opinion -Editorial -As SCOTUS contemplates the future of affirmative action, the teachers unions try to save the race-based admission policies. -
Dumber And Brainwashed
Opinion -Editorial -In light of recent test scores and the proliferation of CRT, America’s future is not promising. -
Voting For The Kids
Opinion -Editorial -On Election Day, education must be an important consideration for voters. -
The Unamazing Randi
Opinion -Editorial -The leader of the American Federation of Teachers is having a terrible year, and it’s only October. -
The Education Exodus Advances
Opinion -Editorial -As test scores drop and funding ramps up, children are ditching no-accountability, government-run schools. -
Class Size Lies
Opinion -Editorial -The number of children in the classroom has no effect on educational achievement. -
Banned Books Bunkum
Opinion -Editorial -The anti-book banning fetish is all about advancing a radical sexual agenda in our schools.