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Portrait of caring father doing homework with two little girls at home, copy space

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 2, 2022
Homeschool}

Why Homeschooling is Growing

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 2, 2022
Homeschool}

The homeschooling highs aren’t just the rapidly growing number of families opting to have their children learn from home. It also entail students’ and parents’ great satisfaction with their selected education avenue. Read More ›

Close up view of graduation hat on dollar banknotes. Tuition fees concept

^{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Higher Education}

Student Loans: Payment Optional

_{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Higher Education}

Since most Americans don’t graduate with college degrees, why should all taxpayers subsidize higher-income earners, who have enjoyed access to federal grants, loans, and tax credits? Read More ›

President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade of the White House Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, en route to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

^{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice}

Biden Undermines Parents in Remarks to Teachers

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 30, 2022
School Choice}

Do kids in America’s classrooms belong to the teachers? President Joe Biden seems to think so. In remarks to teachers this week at a White House event honoring national and state teachers of the year, Biden told educators that their students “are not somebody else’s children. Read More ›

Teacher reading book to elementary school children in class

^{Walter Myers III
April 27, 2022
Education Reform}

What do Critical Race Theorists Think of the Current State of K-12 Education?

_{Walter Myers III
April 27, 2022
Education Reform}

What critical race theorist Derrick Bell saw as the primary barrier to equal education, which will be surprising to many, is teacher unions and others who have vested interests in maintaining the status quo of public education. Bell was a proponent of charter schools, tuition voucher programs, and independent schools. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
April 22, 2022
Indoctrination}

Will Disney go the way of CNN+?

_{Debra J. Saunders
April 22, 2022
Indoctrination}

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that will eliminate Disney’s special tax-district status in what the New York Times described as “brazen retaliation” after the theme-park corporation came out against a Florida bill which critics have branded by critics the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Read More ›

Back to school. Cute asian pupil girl with backpack holding her mother hand and going to school in vintage color tone

^{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Curriculum, Teaching}

Challenging the Educational Establishment

_{Donald Nielsen
April 19, 2022
Curriculum, Teaching}

Private schools view parents as their customers. But, as a whole, public schools operate as if parents are an unwanted intrusion into their ability to deliver education. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Bartlett
April 13, 2022
Curriculum}

What Do We Want With Mathematics Curriculum?

_{Jonathan Bartlett
April 13, 2022
Curriculum}

If we're going to dedicate such a large portion of our children's lives to learning mathematics, we had better know why we are doing it. Read More ›

Boy student having a video call with his classmates

^{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 5, 2022
Education Funding, Education Policy, Unions}

The Deterioration of K-12 Education in America

_{Keri Ingraham and Christos Makridis
April 5, 2022
Education Funding, Education Policy, Unions}

Recruiting and retaining excellent teachers is hindered by a system that rewards tenure instead of performance. Despite the extreme measures of teachers’ unions to promote teacher working conditions and compensation, research reveals that right-to-work laws positively improve worker well-being. Read More ›

choosing writing instrument — Close up hands choosing school stationery in the supermarket.

^{Jennifer Burke
March 28, 2022
School Choice}

Choice in Education Funds Students Not Systems

_{Jennifer Burke
March 28, 2022
School Choice}

Join the growing national movement to make educational freedom available to all families, not just to the elite and wealthy. Read More ›

^{Walter Myers III
March 25, 2022
Curriculum}

In Education, Will the Real Critical Race Theory Please Stand Up?

_{Walter Myers III
March 25, 2022
Curriculum}

Ironically, those pushing for the “teaching” of CRT in K-12 education, which is hardly a viable educational subject, are among those whom critical race theorists argue are largely responsible for the lack of educational equity and attainment in urban public school systems today. Read More ›