Opinion
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas publication aids and abets student achievement cover-up

(The Sentinel) – It’s bad enough that there are more high school students below grade level in Kansas than are proficient. But media aiding and abetting education officials’ cover-up attempts… Read More

July 20, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ union

When first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for substantive… Read More

July 19, 2022
Government, Opinion
How biased is your state’s charter law against rural students?

Variety is the spice of life, and policymakers created charter schools to inject a bit of pluralism into the K-12 space. Sadly, a combination of factors, including a lack of… Read More

July 12, 2022
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: Advice for concerned parents

This part is part six in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5). (Capital… Read More

July 6, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for Americans

With all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power”… Read More

July 6, 2022
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: The DEI playbook

This part is part five in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4). (Capital Research) – NAIS’s most… Read More

July 5, 2022
Opinion
Renewed commitment to freedom, responsibility paramount. It can start with education

In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not… Read More

July 5, 2022
Courts, Culture, Opinion
Biden’s smear of Supreme Court on foreign soil a disgrace to the nation, a disservice to its intricate design

In defaming the U.S. Supreme Court – in front of an overseas audience – for its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Joe… Read More

July 4, 2022
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: ‘Go woke or get out’

This part is part four in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3). (Capital Research) – “Go woke or get out”… Read More

July 1, 2022
Culture, Opinion
Kansas’ ‘Value Them Both’ amendment allows regulations but doesn’t ban abortions as opponents imply

(The Sentinel) – Kansans will vote on a constitutional amendment known as Value Them Both on August 2 to determine whether there should be any regulation on abortion. Opponents imply… Read More

June 27, 2022
Culture, Opinion
Biden’s war on America’s families continues, with his latest salvo aimed squarely at our children

Most parents would agree that raising our children is equally the most difficult and most rewarding endeavor we have ever undertaken. So why, then, is the president of the… Read More

June 20, 2022
Culture, Opinion
As SCOTUS decision on abortion looms, major media ignore pro-abortion attacks on churches, Kavanaugh

(Religion Unplugged) – There have been at least 41 incidents of attacks against churches and crisis-pregnancy facilities since the May 2 leak of the Supreme Court draft decision that… Read More

June 14, 2022
Government, Opinion
Florida reformers got it right: ‘Customized education is good for all kids’

(reimaginED) – My son Richard has the chutzpah of Hank Greenberg, the greatest Jewish baseball player of all time. So, soon after we moved to Florida, Richard tried out for… Read More

June 14, 2022
Opinion
Smithsonian hosts ‘age-appropriate drag show’ for young children to celebrate pride month

In an oxymoron for the ages, an “age-appropriate drag show” for young children was hosted earlier this month by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of a larger… Read More

June 13, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas is #32 in educational ‘racial equality,’ belying officials’ ‘anti-racism’ claims

(The Sentinel) – Kansas is the 32nd-worst state in the nation for racial equality, showing once again school officials’ alleged devotion to ending racism and discrimination is merely cover for a… Read More

June 13, 2022
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: Learning “Leninthink”

(Capital Research) – The march of woke ideology through private schools has been somewhat different than its takeover of public schools. Government-run schools are pretty much slaves to the political… Read More

June 13, 2022
Government, Opinion
Time to help South Carolina students dream big with school choice

(reimaginED) – South Carolina parents and students are ready for summer. In Greenville, high schools like Eastside and Riverside held their graduations last week. Charter schools around the state also… Read More

June 10, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Wokeism in secular private schools: Going undercover

(Capital Research) – If you thought your children were safe from the Left’s culture war in a private school, think again. Across America, a pandemic of “woke” ideology is quietly… Read More

June 7, 2022
Opinion
Biden: no lunch for poor kids unless schools allow boys in the girls’ restrooms

(The Sentinel) – Just when you think Washington can’t stoop any lower, the Biden administration says it will withhold funding for lunch for poor kids and other programs if… Read More

June 7, 2022
Opinion
Op-Ed: High school students value free speech but feel uncomfortable speaking up

(The Center Square) – Ideally, American public schools are settings where young Americans develop into citizens and become socialized to particular ideas, values, and civic norms. Attitudes toward democracy and… Read More

June 7, 2022