Opinion
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Why School Choice Will Continue to Grow in Popularity
Opinion -Editorial -National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event that celebrates education choice, has been smashing attendance records year after year. -
Let the Climate Debate Begin!
Opinion -Editorial -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is right to speak about the need for a full blown public debate between scientists about the causes and consequences of climate change -
North Carolina Bill Would Allow ‘Certain Towns’ to Operate Charter Schools
Opinion -school-reform-news -A bill pending in North Carolina would enable towns to create their own charter schools rather than rely on the state to authorize them. -
No One Wants to Major in Education
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #209 -
Wildfires Are Normal, But They Are Not New
Opinion -Editorial -Gov. Jerry Brown (CA) has told numerous fibs about the harm fossil fuels are allegedly causing the environment. -
It’s Time To End Congress’ Budget Shenanigans, Focus On Growth Policies
Opinion -Editorial -The federal government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. -
Would Artificial Intelligence Guide Education or Grab It?
Opinion -Editorial -America’s educationists seem to be getting carried away, one fears. -
Energy Efficiency Program Is Costing Homeowners, Taxpayers
Opinion -environment-climate-news -People are losing their homes to local governments under a Federal clean energy loan program. -
This President Deserves More Credit Than He Gets
Opinion -Editorial -On February 19, Americans will “celebrate” President’s Day with a day off from school and work. -
Teachers’ Selling of Lesson Plans Sparks Debate
Opinion -school-reform-news -Selling lesson plans online is a growing trend among teachers looking to earn extra money, though the practice has some people concerned about curriculum quality and teacher collaboration. -
Massachusetts Becomes Dumber So the Rest of Us Can Be Smarter
Opinion -Editorial -It is not likely that even an exhaustive review of commentary on education in 2017 could turn up quotes compelling enough to qualify as classic nuggets of wisdom. -
Here’s How State Legislators Can FINALLY Fix The National Debt In 2018
Opinion -Editorial -Now that 2017 is in the books, Americans across the country are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions so that 2018 might be better than years past. -
Teachers Unions Say Each Teacher Costs Schools $100,000 But Unions Still Want MORE Money
Opinion -Editorial -Our country’s teachers unions are doing what they do best: throwing a childish tantrum and demanding they get more of your hard-earned tax dollars to spoil their underperforming members. -
Dental Therapists Can Soothe Florida’s Dental Shortage Pains
Opinion -Editorial -Florida is facing an oral care crisis. -
School Choice is Free-market Alternative
Opinion -Editorial -A recent series published by The Huffington Post, created in conjunction with an Indiana media company, examines Indiana’s “booming” school choice program and “highlights the benefits and battles over vouchers.” -
Supreme Court Action Leaves Water Rights Muddy
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal court in California ruled a 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established federal lands, including Indian reservations, have a legal right to surface water, also applies to groundwater. -
Small Colleges Struggle with Declining Enrollment
Opinion -school-reform-news -Decreasing enrollment at small colleges and universities is a growing matter of concern, college administrators report. -
Politico Slanders Ed Crane, a Great Man
Opinion -Editorial -This thinly sourced story should not have run. Ed Crane deserves better. -
The ‘End of the World’ Apparently Comes With a Bump in Pay
Opinion -Editorial -One wouldn’t know it listening to many media loudmouths, but the recently passed GOP tax reform bill is producing results that should earn the applause of “progressives.” -
Has Amazon Improved Life?
Opinion -Editorial -Shopping with Amazon Prime has made my life better. But has Amazon improved the U.S. economy? -
Phyllis Schlafly, Champion OF Investors, Defender of Vigorous U.S. Patent System
Opinion -Editorial -Phyllis Schlafly is perhaps best remembered for leading grassroot campaigns against Communism, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment. -
Heartland Weekly: Why a Carbon Tax Does Not Work
Opinion -Editorial -February 5th, 2018. -
Another Angle on American Individualism
Opinion -Editorial -Sometimes one simply needs a change of scenery in order to see things more clearly. -
Lease the OCS – To Benefit All Americans
Opinion -Editorial -An informed decision-making process will safely produce energy that belongs to all Americans.