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 ...