EducationCommentary
How to Stop Schools From Parenting Your Children
I’m tired of schools trying to play the role of surrogate parents. Like too many parents across our nation, I’ve become increasingly concerned about the… Read More
EducationCommentary
8 Education Choice Wins in 2020
This year, the coronavirus pandemic presented new hurdles for 55.1 million students and their families after 124,000 public and private schools closed nationwide. Despite these… Read More
EducationCommentary
Protecting Learning Pods From Unnecessary Regulations
COVID-19 brought K-12 education to a grinding halt in March. Many traditional public schools remain closed to in-person instruction this fall, while many families are… Read More
EducationCommentary
Civil Society Can Usher in a New Era of Education
Learning hasn’t been easy for Ayana Osborne’s family, who became homeless in December 2019. Mandatory school closures due to COVID-19 meant that her three children enrolled… Read More
EducationCommentary
4 Reasons Literature Needs to Be Saved From Its Teachers
“We read a lot of literature in high school,” a first-year student explained to me. “And that’s why I don’t like it.” When I asked… Read More
Education Analysis
This Group’s Mission Is to Raise Next Generation of American Patriots
The principles of patriotism and the history of America’s founding are not being taught in schools as they once were. Now, many parents are taking… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why ‘A PLUS’ Would Be Better Than Yet Another Federal Education Bailout
The Senate last week rejected a $500 billion “skinny stimulus” proposal addressing the coronavirus pandemic that included $105 billion in new federal education spending. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
DC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program Giving Students Access to In-Class Education
For many children living in the District of Columbia, the new school year begins much like the last one ended—at home. The unexpected onset of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Some Schools Don’t Want You to Know What They Are Teaching Your Kids. That’s a Problem.
Six months into the pandemic, some traditions will still not be upset by a virus. As approximately half of K-12 schools are only offering online… Read More
Education Analysis
Problematic Women: Back to School, Sort of, and the Future of Education
The coronavirus pandemic might permanently affect American education. Lindsey Burke, director for the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, says “the pandemic has… Read More
