Opinion
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California Cancels School
Opinion -Editorial -Declaring that there will be no in-person instruction this fall, Governor Gavin Newsom puts teachers’ union interests over those of children and families. -
Waivers, Lawsuits, Pandemic Pods and School Choice Legislation
Opinion -Editorial -Last week, the school wars intensified on many fronts. -
School Is Canceled in California
Opinion -Editorial -Governor Newsom and teachers unions nix in-person instruction for most school kids in the fall. -
School Choice Scores Another Win
Opinion -Editorial -The Supreme Court finally clears the way for students to use tax-credit scholarships to attend religious schools; the teachers unions and much of the MSM are apoplectic. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud School Choice Victory in Supreme Court
Opinion -Press Release -‘The U.S. Supreme Court provided a big win today for those who believe in equality under the law and who are opposed to government discrimination of religious schools.’ -
The Looming School Reopening Nightmare
Opinion -Editorial -The tortured plan to open schools in the fall should convince parents to homeschool if at all possible. -
The Importance of Reading Books
Opinion -Editorial -Books have always been treasures to thinkers, but given today’s politically correct public educational system, they are even more important for anyone desiring to achieve independent and critical thinking. -
The Rigid Old Normal
Opinion -school-reform-news, Editorial -When the Covid-19 craziness subsides, our calcified zip-code education laws will endure. -
The Future of College
Opinion -school-reform-news, Editorial -COVID-19 has disrupted almost all aspects of life, including higher education. What does the future of higher education hold? -
School Choice Ascending
Opinion -school-reform-news, Editorial -As traditional public schools grapple with the effects of Covid-19, many parents are awakening to school choice. -
Common Core Has Led to ‘Historic’ Drop in Achievement Scores, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news, News -A new study has found the adoption of the Common Core State Standards has led to a 'historic' drop in student achievement scores. -
Idaho Lawmakers Mull Fate of State’s Common Core Standards
Opinion -school-reform-news, News -Idaho lawmakers are considering replacing the Common Core standards with a more rigorous and flexible plan -
Profile: ‘CAFE’ Program Provides Free-Enterprise Perspective to University Students
Opinion -budget-tax-news, News -The Colloquium for the Advancement of Free-Enterprise Education at the University of Texas-Dallas teaches students about the foundations and history of the nation's economic system -
Harvard’s Homeschool Haters
Opinion -Editorial -The great majority of peer-reviewed studies on homeschooling finds that kids educated by their parents generally outperform their traditionally schooled counterparts in various ways. -
Do Black and Hispanic Lives Really Matter to Progressives?
Opinion -Editorial -An illuminating study comparing education in America’s progressive and conservative cities opens a major can of worms. -
Homeschooling Benefits Strike Positive Note During Coronavirus Shutdown
Opinion -school-reform-news, Editorial -Often parents have no idea how public schools are failing their children. Coronavirus is making parents examine the benefits of homeschooling. -
Indiana University-Bloomington Makes SAT/ACT Testing Optional for Admissions
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -IU-Bloomington joined the six other components in the IU System that have also elected to become test optional. -
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Opinion -Editorial -Temporary Los Angeles teacher union contract, inspired by COVID-19, liberates teachers, but parents and kids are still held captive, of course. -
On-line Lambda School Offers Students Income Share Agreements in lieu of Tuition
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -For-profit schools like Lambda are an important alternative to traditional universities that impose a heavy financial burden on students. -
The Coronavirus and Rigid Education Policy
Opinion -Editorial -As the COVID-19 crisis continues, much of the Big-Ed/Big Union complex maintains its inflexibility. -
Report: Minority Students Receive a Better Education in Conservative Cities Than They Do in Progressive Ones
Opinion -school-reform-news, News -A new study finds “conservative” cities do a far better job of educating minority students than “progressive” cities. -
Pearls of Venom
Opinion -Editorial -Los Angeles teacher union leader is using the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to trash charter schools. -
Unions Deploy Teacher Strikes to Stop School Choice
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Chicago teachers unions expressed their opposition to charter schools in 2019 by demanding the continuation of a moratorium on additional charter schools in the city. -
NC Judge Orders State to Spend $8 Billion More on Education
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news, News -North Carolina Superior Court Judge David Lee ordered the state to formulate a plan to increase spending on K-12 education by an estimated $8 billion.
