Opinion
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Will Ed Tech Control the Masses or Liberate Individuals?
Opinion -Editorial -What does high technology hold in store for the education of American children? -
Public School Enrollment Is Down In North Carolina—Blame Game Ensues
Opinion -Editorial -A throwdown in North Carolina over school choice has public school defenders up in arms over enrollment rates. -
How Schools Create and Prevent Events Like Charlottesville
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #190 -
Falling State Funding Doesn’t Cause Tuition Increases, Study Shows
Opinion -school-reform-news -A common explanation for ever-rising tuition at public universities—that it results from declining budget support from state legislatures—is wrong, a new study shows. -
Teachers Union Kills Another Successful School of Choice
Opinion -school-choice-weekly -School Choice Weekly #189 -
Purdue Buys For-Profit Kaplan University, Offers Discount to Indiana Residents
Opinion -school-reform-news -Purdue University trustees are offering significant discounts to in-state residents who enroll in Kaplan University, an online school Purdue recently acquired. -
Families Unplugged: Screen Time vs. Face Time
Opinion -Editorial -Celebrated on the first Sunday in August, American Family Day has features that differ from certain major holidays, such as no gift exchanges, greeting cards, or traditional feasting. -
Law Firm Demands Pennsylvania High School Allow Pro-Life Club
Opinion -school-reform-news -A national law firm sent a demand letter to a Pennsylvania high school, informing administrators the school’s denial of permission for a proposed pro-life club violates students’ constitutional rights. -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Religious Liberty in Church Playground Case
Opinion -school-reform-news -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Missouri government cannot reject a church’s application for a state grant because of the institution’s religious character. Education choice advocates are hailing the ruling as a victory for school choice. -
Nevada Legislature Fails to Fund State’s Education Savings Account Program
Opinion -school-reform-news -Nevada lawmakers failed to reach a deal to fund the state’s education savings account (ESA) program, and the thousands of families who signed up for ESAs will have to wait another two years to know their fate. -
The Destruction of the English Language
Opinion -Editorial -What to make of the hourly abuse of the complex and beautiful English language? -
Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Ending Compulsory School Attendance
Opinion -school-reform-news -An Arizona lawmaker says he plans to introduce legislation to repeal the state’s compulsory school attendance laws. -
Teacher Evaluations Produce Positive Effects for Students in Nation’s Capital
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #188 -
Leftist Ideologues Use Big-Lie Technique to Slam School Choice
Opinion -Editorial -Led by the Center for American Progress (CAP), the political left is attempting to smear the modern school-voucher movement as the offshoot of a racist scheme to keep black children in segregated Southern public schools in the 1960s. -
New Hampshire Reestablishes Legality of Town Tuitioning
Opinion -school-reform-news -New Hampshire towns that don’t offer public education for all grades may once again contract with private, nonsectarian schools for educational services. -
American Bar Association Stifles Legal Education
Opinion -school-reform-news -The journalism programs at Northwestern University and the University of California at Berkeley, two of the most prominent such programs in the country, recently dropped out of the national accreditation process. -
Govt. Employees Petition Supreme Court to Hear Case on Forced Union Dues
Opinion -school-reform-news -Government employees challenging the practice of forcing nonmembers to pay union dues asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. -
Number of Homeschoolers Now Exceeds Students in Parochial Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -A new report says the number of children educated at home exceeds those enrolled in parochial schools. -
Florida Judge Orders Equal Funding for Charter Schools
Opinion -school-reform-news -A Florida judge ruled a group of charter schools must receive the same percentage of funding from property taxes as traditional public schools. -
School Choice Could Be Reducing Crime, Studies Show
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #187 -
A Novel Celebration of Capitalism and Individuality
Opinion -school-reform-news -Review of Our Best Tomorrow: Students Teaching Capitalism to America, by Laura Hudson and Robert D. Hudson (Headline Books, Dec. 10, 2013), 208 pp., $10.73 on Amazon.com, ISBN-10: 0938467921, ISBN-13: 978-0938467922 -
‘The Future of School Choice Has Arrived,’ Report Says
Opinion -school-reform-news -The proliferation of education savings accounts (ESAs) across the nation means the vision of education choice advocates is becoming reality, a new report states. -
Ivanka Trump Pitches Paid-Leave Mandate on Capitol Hill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka went to Congress to sell her idea for government-mandated paid parental leave. -
Michigan Enacts Pension Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -New teachers and employees in Michigan’s government schools will be automatically enrolled in a defined-contribution pension plan instead of the current taxpayer-funded, hybrid pension plan, beginning next year.
