When Fairfax Schools Reopen, More Than 2,000 Teachers Will Still Teach From Home
The school district is hiring classroom assistants to watch the kids as they learn from their laptops.
Education
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says Teachers Must Go Back to School: 'Enough Is Enough'
"We are failing those children by not giving them the option to return to school."
Maryland Is Vaccinating Remote Public School Teachers Before In-Person Private School Teachers
Teachers who refuse to go back to work should not get to cut in line.
San Francisco Schools Renamed the Arts Department Because Acronyms Are a Symptom of White Supremacy
"We are prioritizing antiracist arts instruction in our work."
Don't Wait For (Any More) Disasters To Adopt Libertarian Values
We literally can't afford it.
Corey DeAngelis: Why 2021 Is a Turning Point for School Choice
The silver lining to disastrous education lockdowns? A massive increase in support for all sorts of student-centered reforms.
Thanks to Teachers Unions, Families are Fleeing Traditional Public Schools
The pandemic, says Reason Foundation's Corey A. DeAngelis, is finally forcing districts to put students ahead of teachers and bureaucrats.
San Francisco Residents Balk at Decision To Scrub Lincoln, Washington, Feinstein from School Names
Plus: Smoking rates stop falling, ACLU defends man banned from library over Trump poem, and more...
A Rigged System Is Keeping a California Charter School Under Union Rule
First the union invaded, now it refuses to leave.
My Family Has School Choice. So Should Yours.
The pandemic showed me how many choices I have about my kids’ education. Everyone should have the same options.
The Economist Who Says Schools Are Safer Than You Think
When the feds failed to track COVID-19, Emily Oster stepped in.
Chris Stewart: Race, COVID-19, and the Future of School Choice
Black families need control of their children's K-12 education, says the Minnesota activist. The past year's lockdowns might just make that happen.
San Francisco School Board Votes 6-1 To Rename 44 Schools
Aren't there more important things to do right now?
Teachers Unions Use Accusations of Racism To Oppose School Reopening
Good Democratic voters don't like being called racist Trump supporters, which unions are leveraging to keep schools closed.
President Biden Should Tell Chicago Teachers To Return to School
Teachers unions in Chicago and elsewhere are militantly defying requests to reopen.
Viewpoint Diversity Will Get a Boost From School Choice
There’s no reason to fight over the content of your kids’ lessons when you can choose your own.
The Fake Argument That School Choice Is Racist
Black education activist Chris Stewart is done with liberal falsehoods and conservative failure to deliver reform.
Schools Might Not Reopen for 'Maybe Another Year,' Says N.J. Teachers Union
Montclair cancellation of K-12 reopening is yet another reminder that unions are putting students last.
What Are the Prospects for School Choice Gains in 14 States?
If passed, new laws will give parents more control over how their education dollars are spent.
School Choice Spreads as Pandemic Public Education Falls Short
Plus: Church reopening case hits a wall, Supreme Court weighs in on Texas abortion law, and more...
Chicago Teachers Union Refuses Order To Go Back to Classrooms
District officials described the act of defiance as an illegal strike.
As Teachers Unions and Bureaucrats Battle, Families Choose Alternative Schools
Making it easier for families to fund their preferred education options will be a lot more effective than throwing a big bribe to teachers unions.
Parents Who Opt Out of Public Schools Don't Deserve Smears From Teachers Unions
Union leaders shame parents, arguing that equity gaps will widen if parents pull their children out of public schools.
Will New York Lead the Way in Screwing Up School Reopening?
Remote learning continues to be the norm for more than three out of four New York City public school students.
In 2020, Teachers Unions and Police Unions Showed Their True Colors
It's time for the left and the right to take a hard look at their favorite public-sector unions.
Oregon's Plan To Vaccinate Teachers Before the Elderly Is Terribly Misguided
If the aim is to reduce COVID-19 deaths, Oregon's plan is a failure.
Biden Issues At Least 15 Executive Orders and Actions on Day One
Plus: Columbia University neuroscientist defends heroin use, Cuomo plan would still criminalize growing or delivering marijuana, and more...
Ignore the Teachers Unions and Open the Schools
“Keep the schools open,” said Anthony Fauci.
Citing Trump's Rhetoric, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Resigns
"That behavior was unconscionable for our country."
How the Government Can Make Life Better in 2021
Open the schools, accelerate vaccine distribution, and stop being so generous with other people’s money.
Edward Glaeser's "Four Freedoms" Strategy for Revitalizing American Capitalism
The Harvard economist explains how to expand opportunity for the young by deregulating housing, labor, and education.
The Year Teachers Unions Killed the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
The United States was virtually alone in keeping schools closed this fall. As a result, public education—and cities—may never look the same.
The New York Times Helped a Vindictive Teen Destroy a Classmate Who Uttered a Racial Slur When She Was 15
"I’m going to remind myself, you started something," Jimmy Galligan told the paper. "You taught someone a lesson.”
Americans Are Sick of Arbitrary COVID-19 Restrictions
A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures.
Congress Blocks School Choice in New Stimulus Package
Even as the pandemic has exposed the desperate need for disruptions to the calcified public school system, Congress just voted to restrict some of the very creativity that's sorely needed.
Government by 'Harrison Bergeron'
From pandemic relief to public schools, wealth taxes to COVID vaccines, politicians are finding bad ways to redistribute the pie.
An Anti-Racist Education for Middle Schoolers
District officials in San Diego evidently believe that the practice of grading students based on average scores is racist.
Public Schools Are Losing Their Captive Audience of Children
Pandemic chaos is driving families to flee government institutions in search of education that better suits their needs.
Continuing Education During COVID-19
Many kids continue to be locked up at home rather than receiving a proper education.
As Schools Reopen, Chicago Will Hire 2,000 Employees to Assist Students Whose Teachers Stay Home
Surprise: The teachers union opposes this plan.
Universal Student Debt Forgiveness Is Regressive, Say Economists
Plus: Uber abandons self-driving autos, on being "both loud and silenced," and more...
School Board Won't Reverse Fourth-Grader's Suspension for BB Gun Incident During Virtual School
Ka’Mauri Harrison is accused of bringing a BB gun to school. But he never left his house.
Chicago Teachers Union: 'The Push To Reopen Schools Is Rooted in Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny'
No one has fought harder to keep kids out of the classroom than teachers unions.
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