When it becomes successful in their own backyards, even die-hard liberals support school choice. “I support [means-tested, not universal] vouchers, I support homeschooling, I support charter schools, I support changes in the traditional system, [and]…
Topic: education
No, Baltimore Schools Aren’t Underfunded
A great find by the Washington Examiner. No, liberals, Democrats and President Obama, Baltimore public schools are not underfunded. They actually spend a lot of money per student, barely below the high-spending liberal Montgomery County…
Teachable Moment In Baltimore
Before professors everywhere seize upon the Baltimore riots as a “teachable moment,” we’d like to offer a few simple pieces of recent history to cogitate over. Expect your local professor to echo the president’s claim…
Scott Walker Strikes Again
For a quarter of a century, Republican presidential candidates have uttered variations of George H. W. Bush’s high pitched pledge: “I want to be the education president.” It has gotten them exactly nowhere. So far,…
U.S. Eighth Graders Struggle in U.S. History
As the Washington Examiner reported: “Less than one-in-five eighth graders have a proficient grasp of United States history, and less than a quarter have a proficient grasp of civics, according to new government data released…
Canadian Bus Driver tells 8-Year-Old to Not Read on the Bus
Yeah, sounds really odd that there’s a no-reading rule on a school bus.
When taxpayers subsidize ill-considered degree programs
As the John William Pope Center wrote: “Each year, UNC officials pitch new degree programs to the system’s Board of Governors. More often than not, the programs are approved, even though a casual observer—especially a…
Delaying Common Core the Chicago Way
Opposition to Common Core continues to spread well across party lines, no matter how much the educational establishment tires to minimize the blowback. “Illinois state officials have threatened to withhold funding from school districts that…
Christina Hoff Sommers gets Trigger Warning Treatment at Georgetown
Apparently, speaking the truth leads to Georgetown University students claiming Sommers’ remarks would trigger students with signs and posting them on social media. Have we coddled our future generations too much to be offended at…
Adjunct Professors on Welfare
Apparently, there are adjunct professors on welfare. More from the Washington Monthly: “This is not really true. It turns out, according to a piece at Slate, that a lot of America’s adjunct professors are actually…