Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support 'Universal Masking' in Schools?
Supporters of that policy assume it works, then desperately search for evidence to validate that conviction.
Education
Georgetown Should Not Fire Ilya Shapiro for a Bad Tweet
“I regret my poor choice of words, which undermine my message that no one should be discriminated against for his or her gender or skin color,” Shapiro tells Reason.
An LGBT-Friendly Charter School in the Heart of Alabama Shows the Power and Flexibility of School Choice
But culture war political fights over race and sex education threaten their educational freedom.
Florida Parents Take Back the Classroom
But parental rights laws and anti–critical race theory bills can’t end the curriculum wars. Only school choice can.
Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?
The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's School Choice Declaration Draws Mixed Reactions
The governor's recognition of North Carolina School Choice Week is a welcome gesture, but school choice advocates say his words don't match his actions.
Hong Kong's Politicians and Cops Use Pandemic Justifications To Do Beijing's Bidding
What happens in places where the pandemic is a transparent guise for seizing more state power?
The Pandemic Set Off a Homeschooling Boom. Don't Be So Sure That a Bust Is Coming.
In a new poll, more than two-thirds of parents say they have favorable views about homeschooling, and those numbers are on the rise.
This L.A. School Called the Cops on Unvaccinated Teens Who Showed Up for Class
The students' negative COVID tests weren't good enough for school administrators.
Microschools Have a Big Future
Small-is-beautiful education avoids conflicts that plague larger one-size-fits-few institutions.
Tennessee School Board Pulls Maus From Eighth-Grade Curriculum
A grim sign of the bureaucratic mentality controlling public education
First Amendment Clearly Protects Student Encouraging Classmates to Negatively Evaluate Professor
The school told the student she was "restricted from discussing Dr. Lazorski with any student in the CHE 1800 course or any of Dr. Lazorski's classes."
Corey DeAngelis: 2021 Was 'the Year of School Choice,' But 2022 Will Be Even Better
Covid lockdowns, insane teacher-union demands, and fed-up parents are fueling historic breakthroughs in all sorts of education reform.
What Homeschoolers Knew Before Everyone Else
Long before the pandemic, millions of students were completing their education at home. I was one of them.
State-Run Pre-K Resulted in Worse Educational, Behavioral Outcomes for Kids
Biden wants billions for universal preschool, but a new study finds such programs could be harmful for children.
N.Y. Can't Teach Kids To Read on $30,000 a Year
Inflation-adjusted revenue per student in public schools is up 68 percent in the Empire State—and 24 percent nationally—over the past two decades. Time for School Choice.
Charter Schools Win Support by Offering Education Flexibility
Charters have proved their worth by serving students failed by traditional public schools.
When the CCP Threatens International Students' Academic Freedom
Pandemic-era technologies like Zoom hold great promise, but also create unexpected problems for international students sent back to their home countries.
A Lawsuit Threatens a Promising School Choice Law in West Virginia
The West Virginia Hope Scholarship lets parents use their kids' per-pupil funding wherever and however works best for them.
L.A. Schools Will Require Non-Cloth Masks (Even for Sports) and Vaccination Next Year
School choice is the best alternative for parents who are reasonably frustrated with this insanity.
My NBC Article on the Affirmative Action Cases Accepted by the Supreme Court.
The article explains key issues in the case, and outlines what I think the Court should do.
Joe Biden's Problem Isn't Bad Messaging. It's Bad Policy.
Will bipartisanship fix Joe Biden's presidency?
'These Kids Are So Anxious and Depressed They Can't Do Anything for Themselves'
A seventh grade health teacher says that masks and lockdowns have made her students less resilient.
For Too Many Charter School Families, Getting to School Is a Struggle
How access to school transportation drives inequality
Supreme Court Takes Two Cases Challenging Racial Preferences in College Admissions
One involves racial preferences at Harvard, the other at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Biggest Education Innovation Is Growing Use of School Choice
Homeschooling, charter schools, and other “alternative” learning approaches are now mainstream.
Profs Get Preliminary Injunction against University of Florida
Federal judge issues a strongly worded opinion on Florida's conflict of interest policy
Flint Public Schools Extend Remote Learning Indefinitely
Schools in Flint, Michigan, are extending the virtual learning period for the foreseeable future. Haven't we learned that virtual learning comes at too high a cost?
It's Time for Kids Liberation Day
Where omicron plummets, COVID-19 restrictions on our pandemic-damaged children need to end. Let's throw 'em a big party!
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to the University of Pennsylvania
The law school has initiated disciplinary hearings against Professor Amy Wax stemming from her appearance on Glenn Loury's podcast
Florida's COVID Policies Defied the Media's Narrative
Ron DeSantis killed people because Florida didn't impose tougher rules, we're told. But it's not true.
Bob Corn-Revere: How Today's Censors Hide Behind Science and Psychology
In The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder, the legendary First Amendment lawyer exposes the tricks of today's "anti-free speech movement."
Harvard Students Who Get COVID Will No Longer Be Put in Isolation Housing
Harvard University is easing up on onerous restrictions against students that test COVID-19 positive. Does this signal a shift to normalcy for college students?
Academic Freedom and the Mission of the University
Draft article on academic freedom now available
The Academic Freedom Podcast #10 on the University of Florida
A conversation with two members of Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Freedom
"This Case Stems from the Suppression of Academic Scholarship at the University of North Texas"
University’s removal of professor from journal editorship may violate First Amendment, holds a federal court in the Journal of Schenkerian Studies controversy.
Citing Debunked CDC Research, Virginia School Districts Vow To Defy Youngkin on Mask Mandates
The science isn't actually on school districts' side.
Lawsuit From Former Students Alleges Financial Aid Price Fixing at Elite Universities
Federal subsidies for higher education lead to market distortions that affect financially needy students.
Don't Ban Critical Race Theory. Legalize School Choice.
"It's the taxpayers that are funding this."
UW Administrator Says Prof Created "Toxic Environment" with His Land Non-Acknowledgment
The Director of the UW School of Computer Science & Engineering said Prof. Stuart Reges's statement is "not relevant to the content of the course he teaches"—but the school encourages professors to include its own preferred view, which is just as irrelevant to the course content.
Emory Law School Student Government Refuses to Recognize an Emory Free Speech Forum Student Group,
citing the "harm that could result from ... discussions," especially about "race and gender."
Closing Schools To Protect Kids Made Them Sick
Children forced to Zoom into school ended up with suboptimal immune systems—the opposite of herd immunity.
Colleges Use Omicron as Justification for Shutdowns and Surveillance
Even on campuses where the student body is 99 percent vaccinated, college administrators are bending to COVID-19 hysteria.
