Elizabeth Warren Would Rather Make You Fix Your Terrible Public School Than Let You Send Your Kid to a Charter School
"You don't like the building? You think it's old and decaying? Then get out there and push to get a new one," she said.
Education
Betsy DeVos Wants To Overhaul the Broken Federal Student Aid System
Her plan isn't perfect, but she's right that the system is broken. Congress should act to fix it.
Elizabeth Warren's School Choice Blunder
Elizabeth Warren was so "#PublicSchoolProud" that she sent her son to expensive private schools for the majority of his K-12 education.
14-Year-Old Faces Felony Hate Crime Charges for Posting 'Slave for Sale' Craigslist Ad
"Anyone, regardless of age, accused of such disgraceful actions will be charged accordingly."
Cory Booker Pushes for Greater Democratic Support for Charter Schools
Less pandering to education unions; more choices for parents.
Brooklyn School Integration Is Totally Working! (Except for Some Non-Compliant Families, but They Probably Hate Diversity)
Middle-school enrollment is down 7% after a trailblazing admissions overhaul; politicians declare victory while insulting those who left.
U.S. Secret Service Wants Schools To Treat Unhappy Students as Potential Violent Threats
Most teens who are depressed or bullied will never respond with mass violence. You wouldn't know it from these threat assessment recommendations.
Republicans and Democrats Rev Up Spin Machine for Start of Public Impeachment Hearings
Plus: the effects of restrictive zoning on education access, DACA's uncertain future at the Supreme Court, and Mayor Pete's miraculous surge
NCAA Okays Paying Student Athletes, Republican Senator Immediately Wants to Tax Their Scholarships
Sen. Richard Burr's proposal would heavily deter any student-athlete from getting paid.
Anti-Vaping Propaganda in Schools Undermines Critical Thinking and Spreads Dangerous Misinformation
Students should avoid e-cigarettes because they "have chemicals in them," a lesson warns.
Canceling Halloween Is the Cruelest Thing To Do to Kids
Such actions remind kids that government authority is stupid, arbitrary, and worth fighting at every opportunity.
Colorado School Suspends 17-Year-Old After She Posted a Non-Threatening Gun Photo With Her Older Brother
She didn't break the law or threaten anybody, but her school still panicked.
Why 'Free College' Is a Terrible Idea
A bachelor's degree isn't a prerequisite to a satisfying career—it's a costly way of signaling the fortitude to withstand suffering.
How to Fix the Student Loan Mess
There is a better solution than the ones politicians offer.
Elizabeth Warren Is Running Out of Fake Money to Pay for Her Terrible Ideas
Warren says her wealth tax math "clearly" adds up. It doesn't.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Accidentally Makes the Case for School Choice
It’s far from clear how any of the reforms championed by AOC and Bernie will truly challenge the public education status quo.
Seattle Public Schools Will Start Teaching That Math Is Oppressive
A new ethnic studies curriculum will teach students that "ancient mathematical knowledge has been appropriated by Western culture."
Chicago Teachers Go on Strike to Demand Higher Pay, Smaller Class Sizes, New Schools, More Staff, and Affordable Housing
More than 300,000 students in Chicago were out of school on Friday as the teachers strike continued.
The Movie Miss Virginia Powerfully Dramatizes the Urgent Need for School Choice
Virginia Walden Ford talks about her role in integrating schools in the 1960s and leading a movement to escape failing public schools four decades later.
Want Your Kids To Hate Reading? Have Them Keep a Reading Log
Reading logs rarely instill a love of reading in children. We ought to just drop the act.
Charter Schools Don't Cater To All Parents. Robert Pondiscio Explains Why That's Good.
How the Other Half Learns reveals how Success challenges supporters and opponents of education reform.
Is It 'Morally Disturbing' When Charter Schools Skim Highly Motivated Families?
Robert Pondiscio's provocative new book, How the Other Half Learns, challenges supporters and opponents of education reform.
A 12-Year-Old Girl Pointed Finger Guns at Other Kids. Cops Handcuffed and Arrested Her.
"The safety of our children in school is paramount, today more than ever," said the police chief.
Ohio Police Fired Blanks During School Shooter Drill, Needlessly Terrifying Students
Increasingly theatrical and frightening active shooter drills are surprisingly common, even though school shootings are not.
Betsy DeVos Threatens To Cut Funding for Duke-UNC Middle East Studies. Why Stop There?
The Department of Education alleges the universities' research is discriminatory against certain religions.
Even Social Engineers Don't Want Their Kids Used as Demographic Pawns
The logic behind school busing is back. And so is flight from government-operated schools.
Florida Police Officer Fired After Arresting a 6-Year-Old Girl for Throwing a Temper Tantrum
Another example of the school-to-prison pipeline, which mislabels kids as criminals.
The Supreme Court's Next Big School Choice Case
What’s at stake in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.
Felicity Huffman's 14-Day Prison Sentence Is Too Harsh
The U.S. incarcerates people for petty crimes at an alarming rate.
Sandy Hook Promise Ad Hypes the Danger of School Shootings, Fostering Irrational Fears and Bad Policies
Official responses to these extremely rare crimes are grossly disproportionate in light of the risk they actually pose.
Is Everyone Who Opposes a New School Zoning Plan in Brooklyn Racist?
"Controlled choice" is supposed to fix inequality in New York public schools. It might make everything worse.
American Constitutional and Political Thought
Resources for teaching and civic education
Elizabeth Warren: 'Money for Public Schools Should Stay in Public Schools.'
Most Democrats agreed, though Andrew Yang argued that it made more sense to fund families directly.
Charter Schools vs. the Education Monopoly
“If I choose for my child to go to a charter school, then that's where my taxes should go!"
Stossel: Let Charter Schools Teach
Governments limit charter schools, even though charters often do better than government-run schools.
A Texas Educational Aide Posted About CBD on Facebook. Someone Complained. Then the School District Fired Her.
Kerri Owens' firing from her job at Allen High School may well be a First Amendment violation.
Will Democrats Really Grab Your Guns?
Debating "mandatory buy-backs," Afghanistan withdrawal, and back-to-school week on the Reason Podcast.
Catholic School Pastor Thinks Harry Potter's Spells Are Real, Bans the Books
Harry Potter and the Baffling Return of Religious Panic
Colorado Teen Banned From School for Going Shooting With His Mother
Posting “Finna be lit” on Snapchat shouldn’t have gotten Nathan Myers thrown out of school.
Americans Voice Growing Support for School Choice
People also want more funds for public schools, but support drops when they're informed of current expenditures.
