EconomyCommentary
A Soda Tax Turns 5
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They’re “protecting” people, they said…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Preschool Funding in $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Is Modeled After Failed Head Start Program
Fraud, abuse, poor outcomes, and high costs. Those aren’t exactly hallmarks of successful programs, and yet, those pushing for universal preschool and child care in… Read More
SocietyNews
Here Are Some Books the Woke Left Would Replace Dr. Seuss With
As you likely have heard, the latest casualty of cancel culture is Dr. Seuss. And because nature abhors a vacuum, the woke left has a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Reopening Schools Doesn’t Require National Consensus
Parents looking for a national consensus on whether schools should open in the fall won’t find one. But that’s OK. We don’t need one. As soon as… Read More
EducationCommentary
Federal Early Childhood Education, Care Don’t Benefit Kids. Here Are the Facts.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., unveiled Tuesday a proposal to subsidize universal early education and child care through federal subsidies. According to The Huffington Post, “no… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Double Early Head Start’s Funding
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently called for the doubling of funding for Early Head Start—a community-based program that serves low-income families with pregnant… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Are We Spending a Billion Dollars on Government Preschool?
President Obama’s administration just announced a $1 billion initiative ($750 million in federal grants and the remainder from private funding) to enroll more children in… Read More
EducationNews
Prominent D.C. Head Start Program Loses Its Federal Funding
Over the past 50 years, the Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center became a familiar backdrop for advocates of Head Start. Pictures of President Obama… Read More
Head Start: Preschool Proponents Should Admit to Shortcomings
Are Americans really longing for “Head Start-like programs” for their children? So argues Eleanor Clift in a recent article for the Daily Beast. Clift praises… Read More
Don’t Look to the Feds for Preschool
You’d think that the Obamacare rollout debacle would give one pause before asking the federal government to start running another mega-program. Yet Senator Tom Harkin… Read More
