education
Politics
Former leading California Democrat explains why she switched parties, talks problems with education

California Democrat Gloria Romero was a trailblazer, but frustrations with the state’s education policy caused her to become a Republican. A member of the California Assembly from 1998 to 2010,… Read More

June 26, 2025
Culture
School choice states top latest ‘Parent Power!’ rankings

States with school choice lead an annual measure of the freedom parents have to find the right school for their children. The Parent Power! Index, published… Read More

June 18, 2025
Government
K-12 education is thriving in Florida, where half of students don’t attend their local public school

Florida has reached a tipping point: More than half of K-12 students in America’s third-largest state are educated outside their local, conventional public school.  The Sunshine State has been a… Read More

June 12, 2025
Culture
Need summer reading? Inspire patriotism, faith with ‘Revolutionary War Adventure’ series  

Did you know the first submarine ever used in combat was the American Turtle, which revolutionists employed against the British Royal Navy?   You would have, if you’d read Robert Skead’s… Read More

May 28, 2025
Culture
‘It wasn’t me, it was God’: Dr. Ben Carson reflects on Christian faith, impossible brain surgeries, parenting and politics at Herzog Foundation event

The most honest American presidential candidate of all time may also have been the most reluctant. But it was the former brain surgeon’s Christian convictions and love for America that… Read More

May 21, 2025
Public Education
Blue states last in educational efficiency, analysis shows

Blue states tend to spend more on education, but that doesn’t mean students perform better on standardized tests, a new report shows.  An analysis by the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI)… Read More

May 19, 2025
Government
‘Not one size fits all’: Trump ed secretary doubles down on dismantling DC education bureaucracy, getting money into the classroom

Mere days after the Education Department’s 45th birthday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon is doubling down on dismantling the department and returning education to the states. “Not one size fits all,”… Read More

May 16, 2025
Public Education
Teachers more optimistic under Trump administration, survey reveals

Educators nationwide are more optimistic about the state of education since President Trump was reelected, a new survey shows. The poll, conducted by EdChoice and Morning… Read More

May 12, 2025
Culture
Texas AI school accelerates education, frees students up for personal projects, growth

Amid fears of artificial intelligence (AI) wrecking education, Alpha, a private, Texas-based AI school, has cut academic instruction to just two hours while achieving top-tier results… Read More

May 8, 2025
Government
Trump aims to reform higher education with these executive orders

President Donald J. Trump signed five executive orders April 23 to reform U.S. higher education by addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies, foreign influence, AI technology, school discipline and college… Read More

April 25, 2025
Government
McMahon: Trump admin will promote school choice, won’t punish states that don’t adopt

Although the Trump administration wants to withhold federal funding if states refuse to adhere to specific education policies, support for school choice is not one of them. Education Secretary Linda… Read More

March 28, 2025
Government
Trump: SBA and HHS to get these Department of Ed. programs

A day after signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, President Donald Trump announced his plan for how student loans and other services would be handled… Read More

March 21, 2025
Public Education
NJ school cancels ‘Gender Justice’ field trip for 2nd graders after criticism

A New Jersey elementary school will not send its 2nd graders on a field trip to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice after receiving online backlash. Fleetwood Elementary School… Read More

March 21, 2025
Christian Schools
Battle for the American Mind: Defense secretary Pete Hegseth says classical Christian education key to winning America back

When he was first nominated for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth stoked the fires of patriotism with bold ideas of military reform and American dominance. But Hegseth knows whizzing bullets… Read More

March 17, 2025
Public Education
The Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration proclaims conservative ideals for the rebirth of education 

What does a truly conservative vision for the future of education look like, according to policy experts?  It might look like the new Phoenix Declaration, published… Read More

March 6, 2025
Government
Arkansas bill that would teach fetal development in schools gaining traction 

Arkansas lawmakers want to give elementary schoolers a more pro-life education.  The state’s House Education Committee Tuesday voted to advance the Baby Olivia Act (HB1180) along party lines; Republicans supported… Read More

February 5, 2025
Culture
Homes before schools: Parental influence ‘often ignored’ yet key to children’s education, report finds

What’s two times more predictive than socioeconomic status of a child’s academic success? The “alterable curriculum of the home” – a fancy research term for parental influence, the left-leaning Hechinger… Read More

February 4, 2025
Government
Trump’s education department strikes a swift blow against entrenched DEI policies

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s Department of Education said Thursday that it has begun dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies within its halls. The department removed… Read More

January 27, 2025
Government
Trump’s executive order put DEI in schools on 120-day notice 

In a sweeping executive order targeting discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI), President Donald Trump gave schools and colleges receiving federal funding four months to end them.  The order… Read More

January 23, 2025
Public Education
Parents ready to retake America’s classrooms with new presidential administration

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Five years after the COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures reshaped Americans’ perception of public education, parents who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation are… Read More

January 17, 2025