What do Common Core and Obamacare have in common, other than the enthusiasm they engender in the White House and widespread disappointment they generate outside of it? Both programs have fatal computer glitches. “New Hampshire-based…
Topic: public education
Common Core in South Dakota is Being Sued
Via Education News: Continuing its legal battle to stop the federal government from usurping control over the nation’s elementary and secondary public schools, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm…
Study: Minority Teachers have Higher Quit Rate than Others
This is a legitimate concern: An Albert Shanker Institute study has found that “[t]eachers of color continue to be underrepresented” in the United States, with, notably, nine large cities seeing drops in the number of…
School Choice Celebrated by Congress
School choice advocates celebrated the work of champions of the issue, reported the Washington Examiner: “School choice advocates gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally for educational options and celebrate three members of Congress that…
Tragedy of U.S. History
On February 17th, an education bill was passed by the Oklahoma State House of Representatives Education Committee to “defund the current Advanced Placement U.S. History course framework and replace it with a curriculum deemed more…
Homeschoolers in North Carolina are 107,000 Strong
That’s a great milestone for homeschooled children in North Carolina.
Common Core Crack-Up
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in education continue to crumble when they encounter reality. “Not a single junior at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School showed up to take this spring’s Smarter Balanced tests (SBAC—one…
Pre-schooling on Gender Ideology
How early in a child’s education does indoctrination begin? “Of course, there are many resources to help initiate conversations and help frame our students’ thinking,” A. J. Jennings writes in the Summer 2015 issue of…
America’s New Great Society: Rich Kids vs. Poor Kids
Robert Putnam, a professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and a noted social science author, spoke about the growing opportunity gap in America at the American Enterprise Institute this past week. Putnam pointed…
Currie Spices Up the Classroom Debate
Once upon a time, there was a teacher who undermined parents’ rights. Sound familiar? It should. This has become a common story in classrooms across America, as more liberal teachers latch on to kids’ books…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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