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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The Chinese Communist Party has taken an interest in Michigan—particularly Camp Grayling, a military training facility about 200 miles north of Detroit. The FBI has… Read More
EducationCommentary
After a pause in student loan repayments during the COVID-19 pandemic, borrowers have started paying again. But if history is any guide, some student loan… Read More
EducationCommentary
Critical race theory gripped the nation’s attention after the summer of 2020 and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to Google Trends, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Back-to-school season is here, and with the recent examples of race-based classroom activities and sexually charged curriculum in schools nationwide, parents are right to wonder… Read More
EducationCommentary
A congressional committee’s recent vote should be a message to taxpayers: Yes, it is possible to close the U.S. Department of Education. The House Appropriations… Read More
EducationCommentary
The school year is over, and the results should leave parents and educators with more anxiety than relief. Achievement scores are near historical lows and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Two giants among publishers of children’s books and textbooks are selling the idea of “gender” to small children. But are Americans buying? Scholastic, one of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Louisiana lawmakers have said it once, twice, and now a third time: Sex is a physical reality, not a feeling. President Joe Biden’s administration wants… Read More
EducationCommentary
Colleges are considering suspensions and expulsions for students who vandalized campuses and committed violence over the past month. These consequences are entirely appropriate—and overdue. School officials in North Carolina… Read More
EducationCommentary
Parents asking why their college student’s graduation is canceled this year need only remember when their child was in high school. K-12 schools have been… Read More
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