Opinion
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College IS For Dummies: Harvard Government-Run-Internet Edition
Opinion -Editorial -One of our ongoing, recurring themes is – College IS for Dummies. -
Homeschool Sports Leagues Continue Steady Growth
Opinion -school-reform-news -Sports leagues formed to cater to homeschooled students have been growing steadily nationwide. -
Illinois School Board Members Favoring Higher Taxes Appealed Own Tax Assessments
Opinion -school-reform-news -Six of seven members of a local school board in Illinois appealed to have their own personal property taxes reduced, a citizen group opposed to increasing a local property tax levy revealed. -
New California School Evaluation System Upsets Parents
Opinion -school-reform-news -A new system for evaluating California’s schools and districts has many parents registering complaints. -
Book Explains How to Reclaim Liberty from the Administrative State
Opinion -school-reform-news -Review of Deconstructing the Administrative State: The Fight for Liberty, by Emmett McGroarty, Jane Robbins, and Erin Tuttle, (Sophia Institute Press, December 19, 2017), 321 pp.; $18.99 on amazon.com: ISBN: 9781622826049, ISBN-13: 9781545621677 -
Betsy DeVos Takes Aim at Previous Administrations’ DoEs
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #206 -
Mother Sues NY DOE for Keeping Allegedly Abusive Teacher
Opinion -school-reform-news -A woman is suing the New York Department of Education (DOE) for allowing a teacher who allegedly hit her daughter back into the classroom after he was disciplined for other such incidents. -
Wisconsin Students Learn Faster in Schools of Choice, Analysis Shows
Opinion -school-reform-news -Schools participating in Wisconsin’s education choice programs have higher student academic growth rates than traditional government schools, a new analysis shows. -
New Hampshire Considers Reinstating Restrictions on Homeschoolers
Opinion -school-reform-news -A group of New Hampshire lawmakers is planning to introduce legislation to restrict freedoms of homeschooling families. -
Micro-Schools Making a Big Splash in Education
Opinion -school-reform-news -A new trend in schooling is gaining popularity: establishing small class sizes and personalized learning through the traditional one-room schoolhouse model. -
Connecticut’s Pension System Is Nation’s Most Underfunded, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Connecticut’s government pension system is the worst in the nation, a new analysis shows. -
Huge Majority of Families Says Local District School Is Not Their First Choice
Opinion -school-reform-news -Most American parents would prefer to send their children to a school other than their local government school, a survey has found. -
Is Working Well Within a Group the Essence of Education?
Opinion -Editorial -American students are much better at group collaboration than they are doing academic work on their own. Is that an advancement or setback for education? -
Barnard College to Divest from Companies Questioning Climate Change Concerns
Opinion -school-reform-news -Barnard College announced its endowment will divest its investments in companies that express doubt global warming is a crisis or support organizations that make those arguments. -
ESAs Provide the Means to Make Dreams a Reality for NH Families
Opinion -Editorial -Children in New Hampshire, and all across the country, deserve a chance at education. -
Schools, Like Government, Are Best in Small Packages
Opinion -Editorial -The best gifts come in small packages. The same can be said of government and of schools, too. -
Mississippi Parents Cry ‘School Choice for All!’
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #205 -
Washington, DC’s Worship of Big Data Threatens Individual Liberty
Opinion -Editorial -“In Big Data, We Trust.” -
Truancy laws are a perversion of the parent-government relationship
Opinion -Editorial -American truancy laws have reversed the role of parent and government, and they have done so at an alarming rate. -
Rep. Virginia Foxx Discusses New Higher Education Bill
Opinion -school-reform-news -Editor’s Note: A massive revision of the federal law governing higher education has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Kids Need Talented, Tough Teachers
Opinion -Editorial -Children need substance, rewards for achievement, not smiles and complacent mediocrity. -
In 2018, Lawmakers Should Do Something Completely Different to Improve Education
Opinion -Editorial -‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. If you’re a lawmaker, reforming education should be at the top of your list—but not in the way you might think. -
Betsy DeVos’s DoE Says It Plans to Reduce ‘Overreach’ in 2018
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #204 -
A Year of Top Heartland Stories
Opinion -Editorial -2017 is coming to a close and what a wonderful year it was for The Heartland Institute.
