A Punitive & Senseless Education-Funding Proposal, Advanced in the Name of ‘Equity’
A recent New York Times op-ed suggests that today’s education reformers care more about bringing the top down than bringing the bottom up.
The Latest Education-Policy Fad Amounts to Social and Emotional Engineering
New York schools have adopted a curriculum that purports to be value-neutral. It’s anything but.
Lack of Funding Is Not What Ails American Schools
Money matters, but not if it’s simply tossed into a dysfunctional district.
School-Safety Commission Rescinds Wrongheaded Obama Measure
Parents, teachers, and local school boards will be able pursue sensible discipline policies again.
Time for Secretary DeVos to Rescind Obama-Era School Discipline Policies
Secretary DeVos should articulate that teachers deserve to be trusted, not second-guessed by so-called civil-rights groups and federal bureaucrats.
After Janus, Conservatives and Teachers’ Unions Should Collaborate
The Supreme Court just dealt a powerful blow to teachers’ unions. In 22 states, teachers who don’t want to join a union have been compelled to pay “agency fees” anyway. The ...
How Did the Parkland Shooter Slip Through the Cracks?
Behind the Parkland shooting: Broward County schools minimize the number of infractions they report to police.
Degrees of Separation
When President Trump declared, “I love the poorly educated,” the highly educated could only cackle. Despite (or perhaps because of) their credentials, they couldn’t see that their derision was driving ...
Fraud and Failure in D.C. Public Schools
The much-celebrated success of education reform in the nation’s capital turns out to have been a lie.
When School-Discipline ‘Reform’ Makes Schools Less Safe
Progressive school-discipline 'reform' is hurting the students it's intended to help.