Opinion
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Commentary: NEA Resolutions Support Social Justice Agenda, Not Education Quality
Opinion -"If only educators more interested in education than social justice could simply leave the NEA." -
Greenlighting Classroom Disruptions
Opinion -A new law that bans school suspensions for defiance is on the books in California. -
Ohio Adopts Controversial K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Standards
Opinion -The board adopted the full K-12 SEL standards, which are to be included in “In Each Child, Our Future,” Ohio’s strategic plan for education. -
Wisconsin Charter and Private Choice Schools Outperform Public Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) conducted a sophisticated statistical analysis to compare Wisconsin schools. -
Heartland Weekly: UN Misleads About Food Production
Opinion -Week of September 2, 2019 -
D.C. Groups Want Vacant Public-School Buildings for Charter Schools
Opinion -Parents are being denied school choice because the district is preventing charters from using empty public school space. -
Pay for Meals or Lose Your Children, PA School District Warns
Opinion -A Pennsylvania school district sent letters to parents telling them to pay their delinquent breakfast and lunch bills or their children could be placed in foster care. -
Commentary: Military Families Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Survey Finds
Opinion -Active-duty military service members and their spouses overwhelmingly support school choice options such as education savings accounts (ESA), a recent survey found. -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland Takes on UN in Salt Lake City on Monday
Opinion -Week of August 19, 2019 -
Louisiana Approves Full Funding for Choice Scholarship Program
Opinion -Provides $41.9 million for the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP). -
Oklahoma Pays to Educate ‘Ghost Students’ in Government Schools
Opinion -Many government schools across Oklahoma are receiving funding to educate “ghost students” who no longer attend them. -
Why Go to College?
Opinion -More than three million students will begin college this year, many pursuing degrees needed for high paying jobs. -
Readin’, Writin’, and Proselytizin’
Opinion -More than ever, parents must be vigilant regarding what goes on in their child’s school. -
University of Missouri Sued for Failing to Follow Donor’s Intent
Opinion -The University of Missouri is the target of a lawsuit claiming a deceased donor’s endowment gift is being misused. -
U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Montana Tax-Credit Scholarship Case
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case challenging a Montana Supreme Court decision that found the state’s school choice program violated the state constitution. -
Heartland Weekly: Could Socialism Flip Minnesota Red?
Opinion -Week of August 12, 2019 -
Oregon Drastically Expands Free School Lunch Program
Opinion -Oregon is dramatically increasing the number of students from middle-income families fed at school at no cost to their parents. -
Trump Administration Proposes More Flexible Apprenticeship Rules
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Labor proposes a rule to expand access to apprenticeships. -
How Some Teacher Unionistas Spent Their Summer Vacation
Opinion -The “Red for Ed” movement is becoming redder by the day. -
To the Left, Dodgeball Has Become a ‘Tool of Oppression’
Opinion -Wouldn’t you think if someone had a problem with dodgeball being too rough for some kids, they would just say so? Talk it out. -
West Virginia Enacts State’s First Charter School Legislation
Opinion -A previous school choice bill passed the state Senate but was stopped in the state’s House of Representatives after a statewide, two-day strike by teachers’ unions.
