SCOTUS and Religious Schools in Carson v. Makin
It is hard to see how the decision turns out to be anything other than another win for advocates of religious liberty and school choice.
How Conservatives Can Seize the Moment on Education
By focusing on smart, practical, targeted reforms, executed competently, Republican elected officials can make school policy a winning issue.
Big-Government Conservatism Has Hurt the Cause
In this current era, too many on the right have fallen prey to the lures of a bellicose, centralizing populism.
How Societies Arrive at Truth
A review of The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth, by Jonathan Rauch.
In Defense of Local Schools
Education reformers should acknowledge the school as community center.
Catholic Schools Are Back, and There’s Hope for Their Future
On Friday in Harlem, Pope Francis visits Our Lady Queen of Angels, an independent Catholic elementary school that represents a renaissance of urban Catholic education.
Education Reform: Don’t Ditch Accountability
For decades, conservatives have generally followed two principles when it comes to federal K–12 education policy: Respect state and local control of schools, and demand improved academic achievement in exchange ...
Off the Fence on Education?
Much has been made of the battle over K–12 education policy now being waged within the Democratic party. For years, the party’s positions were largely dictated by those closely aligned ...
Intelligent Discussion
Cable-news talking heads and political cartoonists neatly summarized the Intelligent Design controversy: The well bred and enlightened are courageously defending science and public education from mouth-breathing neanderthals charging schoolhouses with ...