Opinion
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The Sandstorm: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Update
Opinion -According to a recent Speech First report, the nation’s leading medical schools are controlled by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion fanatics, who inflict beliefs such as “weight inclusivity,” racial justice, and gender ideology on their staff and students through policies, forced statements, and curricular mandates. -
Federal ‘School Choice’ Program Irks Left and Right
Opinion -A national “school choice” program in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on Independence Day by President Donald Trump, drawing both applause and concerns from conservatives. Language protecting religious liberty and seeking to restrain government control of private schools was stripped from the legislation before passage. Supporters argued that the program, even though […] -
The Milgram Experiments: Distressing Evidence of Human Nature or the Effectiveness of the Prussian Education System?
Opinion -The harm done by the Prussian academic system, which we still use today, goes far beyond the poor academic results we see in schools. -
Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation Is Advancing
Opinion -ECCA would provide financial assistance to families in all 50 states that have incomes less than three times their “area’s median income.” -
University Abuse of Taxpayers Must End
Opinion -There is no constitutional principle that requires the government to provide funding to any private schools. -
America’s Dead Ed
Opinion -A detailed analysis of the most recent NAEP reveals the deterioration of American public schools, and not surprisingly, the teachers’ unions are a significant contributor to the decline. -
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. -
Micromanaging Microschools
Opinion -Government intrusion in education must be reined in. -
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. -
Uncivil Education
Opinion -Too many government-run schools are getting bad Marx. -
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.
