Lindsey M. Burke

Lindsey M. Burke is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones fellow in education.

Opinion
Why is Congress funding the failing Department of Education?

(The Daily Signal) – Since its creation in May 1980, the Left has demanded Republicans justify opposing federal intervention in U.S. education. However, with President-elect Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency now… Read More

December 23, 2024
Culture
Feds’ college financial aid change would penalize multi-child families

(The Daily Signal) – Families across the country are struggling with the high cost of gas, groceries, and rent. Now they can add one more financial hardship to… Read More

February 15, 2024
Public Education
Teacher shortage? For decades, public schools have enjoyed hiring sprees

(The Daily Signal) – Pop quiz time. “Teacher shortages have gotten worse.” True or false? False. And yet, that sentence was part of a recent Washington Post headline. And it’s… Read More

December 5, 2023
Opinion
The root cause of the insanity on college campuses is older than you may think

(The Daily Signal) – Americans are finally catching on that the oppressor-oppressed narrative being taught in our schools and universities is not a conspiracy theory disseminated by conservatives. It’s real. Jewish students… Read More

November 23, 2023
Public Education
Iowa leads way on education freedom

(The Daily Signal) – In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, families bear the twin burdens of inflation and indoctrination. Parents continue to witness their children being taught divisive, radical ideologies that portray… Read More

November 14, 2023