Opinion
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Journalism School Rejects Speaker Slated to Talk about Freedom of Speech
Opinion -school-reform-news -A public university in Montana refused to host a speaker scheduled to give a talk on freedom of speech. -
Washington’s ‘Remote and Necessary’ Schools Focus on Family, Community
Opinion -school-reform-news -The beautiful, often rugged terrain of Washington state can provide many challenges, including the education of children living in hard-to-reach areas far from traditional government schools. -
Hyping Hurricane Harvey to Teachers and Students
Opinion -Editorial -Hurricane Harvey is long gone but he has become a favorite of the climate alarmists. -
Current Schooling Options Don’t Meet Military Family Needs, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Military families aren’t getting what they want out of the current education system, a new study reports. -
Decline in Phonics Has Led to Downfall of Public Education
Opinion -American education has been failing for more 100 years – ever since we abandoned teaching reading with phonics. -
When Will We Start Protecting Children From Classroom Abuse?
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #201 -
Choice: Better Than a Simple Thank-You for Military Families
Opinion -Editorial -Another Veterans Day has come and gone. As nice as all the free doughnuts, meals, and haircuts were, even nicer was a simple statement—“Thank you for your service”—often tendered with a handshake. -
America’s Educational Safety Net Is Failing At-Risk Students, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -A new report finds government schools are failing vulnerable young people and recommends reforms of educational safety net programs designed to help at-risk students. -
Utah Has Chance to Improve Science and Climate Education in Schools
Opinion -Editorial -Over the objections of some of its members, Utah’s State Board of Education (SBE) has decided to review its science standards for the state’s schools. -
Education Savings Accounts Help Kids Most in Need
Opinion -Editorial -Pennsylvania legislators have the opportunity to do something remarkable for their kids: Give them a way out. -
Florida’s ‘Schools Without Rules’: Private Schools With Big Results
Opinion -Editorial -The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program, which helps underprivileged children find schools that work for them, has experienced a series of notable highlights. -
How to Prevent High School Dropouts? Give Families the Schools They Want
Opinion -Editorial -Last month was National Dropout Prevention Month. The media has been eagerly reporting that high school graduation rates have reached a record high, though “incomplete or fuzzy” district data makes such claims questionable. -
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Offers One Hundred Principles for Restoring Freedom and Prosperity
Opinion -Press Release -The Heartland Institute announced the release of the fourth edition of The Patriot’s Toolbox, -
Homeschooling Group Sues NYC over ‘Systematic Mistreatment’
Opinion -school-reform-news -A homeschooling advocacy group is suing the government of New York City (NYC) for “systematic mistreatment of homeschoolers” because the city’s slow processing of paperwork has resulted in homeschooling families being falsely accused of crimes. -
Thankful for School Choice!
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice #200 -
Arkansas Spends Millions to Implement Computer Science Courses
Opinion -school-reform-news -The state of Arkansas is spending $5 million to fund computer science (CS) initiatives in public school classrooms through 2019. -
Oregon to Audit School District That Sued Records Requesters
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Oregon Secretary of State announced he is planning to conduct a performance-based audit on the state’s largest school district after the district sued two people over their public records requests. -
Would Revived Civics End Up Being Progressive Ed Redux?
Opinion -Editorial -The good news is that civics education, which teaches children the basics of good citizenship, is quickly gaining fans after being dormant for decades. -
New Book Presents Long History of Criticism of Government Schools
Opinion -school-reform-news -Review of Critics of State Education: A Reader, by Aaron Ross Powell (writer), George H. Smith (editor), and Marilyn Moore (editor), Libertarianism.org Press, October 10, 2017, 250 pp.; $12.92 on Amazon.com: ISBN-10: 1944424423, ISBN-13: 978-1944424428 -
Unionized Schools Plagued by Chronic Teacher Absences, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Teachers in traditional public schools are nearly three times as likely as those at charter schools to be chronically absent, a new study reports. -
Antifa Radical Remains Employed by Berkeley, California School District
Opinion -school-reform-news -Yvette Felarca, a militant Berkeley United School District (BUSD) teacher whose mugshot has appeared regularly in the news over the course of the last year for her violent behavior at Antifa-led riots, has been breaking numerous rules at her workplace. -
Congress Considers Three Bills Aimed at National Student Data Collection
Opinion -school-reform-news -Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act scheduled to be voted on today. -
Student Publishes Comparison of ACT and Classic Learning Test
Opinion -school-reform-news -A homeschool student who took both the ACT and the Classic Learning Test (CLT) says ACT disfavors students with no Common Core experience. -
The NFL Flap Exposes Media Ignorance and the Failure of Civic Education
Opinion -Editorial -The huge dust-up over the protests of the American flag during the presentation of the national anthem by National Football League players has served to dramatize a massive deficiency in civics education in this nation.
