Opinion
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Red Flags in the Classroom
Opinion -Over the last decade-plus, sexual misconduct in public schools has become rampant. -
Educational Freedom Update
Opinion -The education monopolists are losing but still battle on. -
The Abuse Abyss
Opinion -Due to apathy, incompetence, and crippling union diktats, the number of sexual abuse cases in public schools is shocking. -
Culture War Offensive
Opinion -The government, big business, schools, the media, etc., aka “the establishment,” are now the radicals demanding change. -
North Carolina Governor Declares ‘State of Emergency’ Over School Choice Bill
Opinion -For far too long, public school teachers and education professionals have become complacent and comfortable under the status quo system. -
Doubling Down on Book Ban Bushwa
Opinion -No one is banning any books. The government is not destroying any reading material and imprisoning writers. -
Teacher Union Transgressions
Opinion -Several events of late explain the true nature of the nation’s teachers unions, and it ain’t pretty. -
The War On Boys And Girls
Opinion -“Half of American men and almost a third of women (30%) now think that society ‘punishes men just for acting like men.’ One of the main culprits for young males’ problems is the ongoing stress on so-called toxic masculinity. -
Four Underused Tools to Stop School Shootings
Opinion -In the aftermath of school shootings, media outlets often amplify calls for gun control while ignoring or spurning evidence-based ways to protect students. Here are four life-saving tools they are missing or dismissing. -
Parental Choice is Proliferating Nationwide
Opinion -Wresting total control of America’s schoolchildren from the government-union educational complex is moving apace. 2021 was declared “The Year of Education Choice.” -
In LA, Unions Are Winning at The Expense of Kids
Opinion -As we have seen time and again, the students aren’t exactly a priority for the teachers’ unions. -
Randi Weingarten Makes a Bunch of Ridiculous and Easily Refutable Claims
Opinion -Earlier this month, Weingarten penned “Kids Do Better In Schools With Teachers Unions,” an opinion piece for the Daily Beast, in which she claims to make “a factual case” for all the good that teachers’ unions do for children. For starters, citing work by some leftwing think tankers, she asserts that teachers unions are associated with higher student achievement, especially for Hispanic and black children. Wrong! -
The College Debt Relief Swindle
Opinion -As colleges go woke, dumb down curricula, and raise tuition fees, Pickpocket-in-Chief Joe Biden wants you to foot the bill. -
How to Separate Fact from Fiction
Opinion -The State of New Jersey recently enacted a law that requires K–12 students to learn “information literacy.” Stated plainly, this is the skills to determine what’s true and what’s not. The law is allegedly the first of its kind in the nation. The sentiment behind the legislation is admirable, but the law itself is vague and gives the NJ Department of Education broad authority to create these standards. Given the track record of the U.S. education establishment, this could be an epic mistake. -
DEIfication
Opinion -DEI has gone national. The belief that quality takes a backseat to racial bean counting wormed its way into the White House in February, when President Biden signed an executive order that promises to create a national “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” bureaucracy. -
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Second City Shambles
Opinion -The numbers are jaw-dropping. In 30 Chicago public schools, not a single student can read at grade level. In total, just 20% of third- through eighth-graders in the Windy City are proficient in reading and only 15% are proficient in math. -
The Covid Lockdown Disaster: Three Years Later
Opinion -Beginning in March 2020, many bad decisions were made that will impact untold numbers of young people for the rest of their lives. -
Education Freedom Is on the Move
Opinion -School choice is picking up steam nationwide, and 2023 promises to be a great year. -
The Curricular Firing Squads
Opinion -As conflicts escalate over what students should learn, school choice is more important than ever. In October, a study released by the RAND Corporation revealed that just 23% of teachers maintain that one of the top three aims of civic education is “promoting knowledge of social, political, and civic institutions.” Instead, a majority of teachers feel that […] -
X-Rated Ed
Opinion -Going back to 2004, a report prepared for the U.S. Department of Education revealed that nearly 9.6% of students are victims of sexual abuse by school personnel, and these are just the reported cases. -
The Education Battlefield
Opinion -As the new year begins, the education freedom wars show no sign of abating. -
Ron DeSantis Battles The Teachers Union
Opinion -Let’s hope Governor DeSantis succeeds with his plan to remove the government as the teachers unions’ bagman -
College Carnage
Opinion -The nation’s colleges and the students who attend them are in deep trouble. The well-documented woes that plague our government-run k-12 schools are now infecting our colleges. Students are arriving at universities woefully unprepared with the skills that are needed to tackle the rigors of upper-level education. Of late, the downward k-12 spiral is a […]