Back to School: Choosing Education Over Schooling
As we approach this new school year, I encourage fellow parents to consider carefully the differences between schooling and education.
‘Racist’ Tests
Every Ivy League school is bringing back standardized testing. Other schools are following suit. They finally admit what the data always showed: tests are useful.
Tackling Head Start
“We are removing unnecessary bureaucracy” and “trusting parents and local communities,” says HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Coddling the College Freshmen
The University of Michigan, one of the nation’s leading public universities, is giving out participation trophies to its first-semester students to protect them from the horrors of letter grades.
An Idea Only an Academic Would Find Clever
A Yale professor wants to give more weight to votes from woke college grads who would also represent the interests of children.
Cambridge Con Man
University of Cambridge Prof Jason Arday, stands accused of plagiarism, falsifying his qualifications, and fabricating his life history.
Teachers Union Brainwashing
The unions want to alter the answers AI produces to ensure students are seeing what is politically correct.
Why Americans Soured on Higher Education
Ironically, the ongoing college collapse is driven by knowledge, not ignorance.
Weingarten’s Disparate Impact on American Education
The teachers’ union boss views her primary role as opposing Donald Trump, who just made a big move to remove race-based quotas from education.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Shows Education Can Be Fixed
One party, Democrats, thinks that freedom is the problem. Republicans know that freedom is the answer.
Randi’s Radicals
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten’s remarks this past weekend could have been delivered at the Democrat National Convention.
Why Our Kids Don’t Learn
The nation’s two major teachers unions are cash machines for the Democratic Party. And the last thing they want is parents having any say.
Student Loan Bills Come Due
The Trump administration is ending the student loan nonpayment grift, but borrowers have made entitled, poor choices in the meantime.
Democrats Declare War on School Choice
The Dems and their union puppet masters want to abolish school choice programs because they are getting better results than the public schools.
Young Americans Are Opposing Iran Without Understanding It
Many students are being exposed to one-sided perspectives on foreign policy by professors who often present American power through a largely critical lens.
Top Opinion
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Gary Bauer Wannabe Bomber Busted, but Bigger Battle Remains
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Tony Perkins For a Skeptical U.S. Electorate, Decisive Action on Iran Is a Must
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Rich Lowry Don’t Fear Flock Cameras
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The Washington Stand James Talarico: ‘God Is Not a Christian’
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Guest Essay A Return to Virtue Will Make America Stronger Than Ever
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The Babylon Bee New Press Secretary to Just Be Picture of Scott Jennings Doing That Face
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Erick Erickson The Data Center Opposition Is Bipartisan
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Josh Hammer Florida Is the New Ground Zero for Both Political Parties’ Civil Wars
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