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The Critical Turn: A Response to Stanley Kurtz’s “The Blue State Education Nightmare”

The most destructive thing that can be done is to teach children to disparage America by separating American citizens into categories of either oppressor or oppressed, and worse, telling children they are either one or the other. Parents across America must unite to end critical pedagogy in K-12 education, which is not only poisoning the minds of American youth, but also leading to the educational system failures we’re seeing in Rhode Island and other states who have adopted, in whole or in part, critical ideology in their schools. Read More ›
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Governor DeSantis: The Nation’s Top Education Change Agent

DeSantis has earned the rank as the nation's top education change agent among his many other achievements as governor. Other governors should emulate his example of courageous leadership and enact Florida's education model legislation. Read More ›
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Group of young people in computing class
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The EdTech Overtake

By the end of 2023, it is estimated that the education technology market, commonly referred to as EdTech, will reach a value of $270.5 billion. But what is the rate of return in terms of improved student learning for all this spending? Read More ›
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transgender flag in the palm of the hand.
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Red States Ban Destructive Transgender Treatments as K-12 Schools Funnel Children to Dangerous Path

Increasingly, K-12 students are peddled ideas counter to basic biological reality related to their bodies. This science-defying deception takes place in the government-funded and regulated academic institutions across our country that are tasked with effectively educating our future citizenry and workforce. Read More ›
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Erin Granzow, The Heritage Foundation

My Talk With Tucker After His Last Show on Fox News

Hoping to see someone I knew in the sea of people arriving in black-tie attire, I spotted a familiar face, Tucker Carlson. My conversation with Tucker — and the timing of it — will not soon be forgotten. Read More ›
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sad girl sitting and  thinking in the classroom
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Parents Must Call for Reforms to K-12 Education

What happens when parents get involved in their children's education? Looking back we see a rich history of caring engagement and the accompanying benefits it brought to Washington State. But as the decades passed, parental input became less welcome in K-12 public education. Read More ›
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Georgia written on the road
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Georgia Fails on School Choice but Lays Groundwork for 2024

Though under Republican control, the Georgia legislature recently failed to do what several other red-state legislatures have done: enact universal school choice legislation. The measure didn’t fail because of a lack of commitment from its champions but because too many Republicans were persuaded by the weak arguments made by opponents of educational freedom. Read More ›