Jonathan Butcher is the Will Skillman fellow in education at The Heritage Foundation and the author of “Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth” (Post Hill Press/Bombardier Books, 2022).
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Three Arizona students may soon learn a valuable lesson: There’s a difference between exercising your free speech on campus and blocking someone else’s attempt to… Read More
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The National School Lunch Program has changed dramatically since it began in 1946. What started as a grant program to help poor students and those… Read More
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Teacher unions are now using strikes as a form of extortion. For the second time this year, a state’s teachers union and its members have… Read More
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Cindie Smith is not one to shy away from a challenge. Having already raised two biological children, she adopted four children with special needs and… Read More
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This year started with a reminder that we cannot take the safety of our children for granted, and Washington has ended the year by taking… Read More
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Leading up to Tuesday’s election, Arizona’s teachers union and its allies were more bombastic than strategic. But despite the campaign against families’ ability to choose… Read More
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Teacher unions and progressive special-interest groups cried foul earlier this year when the White House suggested that federal directives on school safety could be rescinded…. Read More
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Houston schools will offer free meals to all students this year, but there’s no guarantee that will help more families who are still recovering from… Read More
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Sometimes in a compromise, both sides walk away unhappy. That’s exactly what would happen if the Trump administration accepts a compromise measure on school discipline… Read More
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Critics of President Donald Trump said his response to the Florida school shooting earlier this year was ill-conceived and a failure. Yet a new startling… Read More
