Opinion
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Choosing a School Should Be as Easy as Choosing a Hair Salon
Opinion -Editorial -Think about all the things you spend money on in life. Why do you pick one product or service provider over another? Is it because government told you to? -
Virtue in America
Opinion -Editorial -The founding of the United States remains a unique experience in world history. -
U.S. DOE Rescinds 72 ‘Outdated’ Special Ed Regulations
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has rescinded 72 regulations pertaining to special-needs education. -
Why We Need More Liberal Arts
Opinion -Editorial -The liberal arts, once the cornerstone of a well-rounded education, are being undermined by progressive socialists. -
Federal Homeschooling Estimates Questioned
Opinion -school-reform-news -National data indicating the U.S. homeschooling population has remained static since 2012 has homeschooling advocates questioning the numbers. -
Common Core Influence Remains Strong Despite Political, Parental Pushback
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are still in widespread use across the nation despite continuing public resistance, an extensively reprinted Associate Press article reports. -
Countering Liberal Bias in Higher Education
Opinion -Editorial -According to a recent Econ Journal Watch study, liberal professors outnumber conservatives nearly 12 to one. -
ESAs Could Improve Connecticut Student Outcomes, Save Millions, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Education savings accounts (ESAs) could “improve opportunity for [Connecticut’s] children and save money,” a study finds. -
Countering Liberal Bias in Higher Education
Opinion -Editorial -According to a recent Econ Journal Watch study, liberal professors outnumber conservatives nearly 12 to one. -
World Leaders Gather in Bonn to Celebrate Missing Climate Targets
Opinion -Editorial -Leaders from around the world have assembled in Bonn, Germany to celebrate their abysmal failure to meet the carbon-dioxide emissions reduction goals established under the Paris climate agreement in 2015. -
Florida ESA Program Runs Out of Funding Because of Huge Demand
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #203 -
Let’s Put an End to the Left’s Myths about the Liberal Arts
Opinion -Editorial -The study of the liberal arts is increasingly becoming passé. It's time to change this. -
Rhode Island Judge Orders Temporary Ban on Teachers Union ‘Sickouts’
Opinion -school-reform-news -A Rhode Island judge ordered the local teachers union to stop taking mass sick leave days in what are known as “sickouts.” -
Charter Schools Are Keeping Families in Kansas City
Opinion -school-reform-news -Homes in Kansas City, Missouri are selling like hotcakes, and a local real estate agent says school choice is driving the trend of middle-class families staying in the city. -
The Twilight of American Exceptionalism: Why a Resurgence of Self-Reliance Is Essential
Opinion -Editorial -Self-reliance is the quintessential element of American Exceptionalism. -
New Book Compares Chinese, U.S. K-12 Education
Opinion -school-reform-news -Review of Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve, by Lenora Chu (Harper, 2017), 368 pp.; $17.26 on Amazon.com: ISBN-10: 0062367854, ISBN-13: 978-0062367853 -
Chicago Public Schools Enrollment Drops by Another 10,000 Students
Opinion -school-reform-news -Enrollment in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has dropped by at least 10,000 students for the second year in a row. -
Inner-City School of Choice Achieves 100 Percent College Acceptance for Sixth Consecutive Year
Opinion -school-reform-news -An inner-city private, Christian school is changing the lives of thousands of children because of two school choice programs. -
Demand for Private Schools Is Up
Opinion -Editorial -As Americans have slowly recovered from the now 10-year-old recession, enrollment in private schools has increased dramatically. -
Associated Press Accuses Charter Schools of ‘Racial Isolation’
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #202 -
Device Identifying Students’ Attention Levels Heads Toward Schools
Opinion -school-reform-news -A company promoting a headset that would notify teachers of their students’ attention level is moving toward implementation of a pilot program. -
Congress Considers Bill to Grant Asylum for Persecuted Homeschoolers
Opinion -school-reform-news -The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would grant asylum to a specified number of families persecuted for homeschooling in their home countries. -
Georgia Cyber Charter School Has Waitlist
Opinion -school-reform-news -A Georgia cyber charter school has become so popular it now has a waitlist. -
Graduation Rates Rise, but Chicago Public Schools Students Lag in College
Opinion -school-reform-news -A report on the progress of students and graduates of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) shows the city’s government schools are poorly preparing students for college.
