High School Suspends 2 Students for Posting Gun Range Photos on Snapchat, ACLU Files Suit
"Sharing our completely legal weekend activities on Snapchat should not result three days of in-school suspensions," Cody Conroy told Reason.
Education
Teaching 5- and 6-Year-Olds Serious Basic Math
The second edition of "Breaking Numbers Into Parts": very highly recommended.
Most Democratic Presidential Candidates Think College Should Be Free. Here's Why They're Wrong.
"Mayor Pete" Buttigieg is a rare and welcome exception to a trend that gives money to people who don't need it.
Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor Public School Students Unchanged Over 50 Years
Spending four times more in real dollars per pupil doesn't compensate for low-quality teaching.
Beto Called Charter Schools a 'Good Idea' in 2012. He Was Right.
The presidential candidate suggested at the time that charter schools and traditional public schools can coexist.
States Sue Over School Lunch Changes, Say They're Not Scientific Like the Obama Rules Based on Retracted Nutrition Studies
Plus: Pete Buttigieg says no to "free college," and the problems with Elizabeth Warren's plan to jail business execs
Betsy DeVos Is Right: Feds Shouldn't Be Funding Special Olympics
The education secretary is wrongly getting dragged for zeroing out a gratuitous budget item.
Harris Would Hike Teacher Pay Across the Nation by 23 Percent
Plus: Is Obamacare canceled? Beware "national cyber strategy." And Baltimore attempts eminent domain to take down a racetrack.
Teen Girl Kicked Off Cheerleading Team for Saying 'Fuck Cheer' Wins First Amendment Lawsuit
Students have the right to complain about school.
Parents, Not Government, Should Decide How To Teach Their Kids About LGBT Issues
A fight in England between educators and Muslims shows the need for more school choice, not control.
College Bribery Scandal Shows How School Systems Set Up Poor, Minority Students To Fail
Those without a financial leg up have a much harder time succeeding.
23-Year-Old Coleman Hughes Is Reframing the Discussion on Race: Podcast
Meet the undergrad who is recovering the legacy of gay, socialist civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin while explicating Kanye West's conservatism.
Political Correctness Is Ruining Academic Journals
The stupidity of these journals says a lot about what's taught at colleges today.
Louisiana Mom Arrested Under 'Notoriety' Law for Posting Video of a School Fight
But what she did wasn't actually illegal.
West Virginia Teachers Striking Over Law That Would Allow Charters and Vouchers for Special-Needs Students
Walkout unmasks how unions put kids second when it comes to publicly financed education.
One Year Later, Parkland Remains a Stunning Example of Police Incompetence
The mass shooting became a story about gun control. But it's also a story of incomprehensible government failure.
This Private School Has a Better Way to Keep Kids Interested
"It was me choosing my life."
Cory Booker Is Running for President. Must He Run Away from School Choice?
The New Jersey senator was once a big supporter of education reform, but that could be a liability in 2020.
A Charter School Moratorium Will Not Fix What Ails L.A.'s Education System
The district's budget is broken, and the latest deal with the unions will make it worse.
University of ICE? Fake College Targeted Immigrants and Encouraged Visa Fraud: Reason Roundup
Plus: No, Virginia isn't making it legal to kill babies during labor, and why Millennials and Gen Z will rule 2020
Teachers' Strike Blew Another $500 Million Hole in L.A. Schools' Budget
That's on top of massive long-term debts for retiree health care benefits.
Why School Choice Is Growing Everywhere: Podcast
Q&A with the president of National School Choice Week, Andrew Campanella
What Really Drove Los Angeles Teachers To Go on Strike?
They demanded higher salaries. The real problem: A disconnect between what teachers see in their paychecks and what employers are actually paying them.
Private College for $11,000 a Year? Libertarian Businessman Creates an Alternative to Higher Ed Waste
Bob Luddy, who made a fortune in commercial kitchen ventilation, is opening Thales College in North Carolina later this year.
Do Kids Need School? Inside the 'Unschooling' Movement
"School is a place where children go to learn to be stupid," said author and educator John Holt.
Private Schools Provide Educational Choice—For Now
Private schools are holding their ground against surging competition and scared regulators.
School Vouchers Aren't Welfare for the Rich
Data from North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona show how school choice programs take care of students who would otherwise be neglected.
L.A. Teachers, School District Reach Deal To Possibly End Strike
The LAUSD has seen a 16 percent jump in administrative staffers since 2004-and per pupil spending has been marching steadily upwards.
Stossel: Exposing Students to Free Markets
Stossel in the Classroom offers teachers free videos.
Homeschooling Produces Better-Educated, More-Tolerant Kids. Politicians Hate That
Government officials should use the success of the competition as an educational moment.
Does School Choice Help Students Learn? All Signs Point To Yes
National School Choice Week, an annual event designed to promote educational options for K-12 students and parents, is underway.
Do You Believe in Educational Pluralism? Come Out to This Reason Event in D.C. on 1/23!
Lisa Snell interviews Johns Hopkins' Ashley Berner, author of Pluralism and American Public Education: No One Way to School.
L.A. Teachers to Strike After Rejecting Offered Pay Raise
They were offered 3 percent, but wanted 6.5. The district probably can't afford that.
Florida State Commission Recommends Arming Teachers to Keep Schools Safe
Currently, most Florida public school teachers can't carry in the classroom.
Texas School Acknowledges It Cannot Force Students to Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
She was expelled and filed a federal suit. Texas' attorney general ignored the Constitution and defended the school.
Democratizing Gun Production, Education, and Media: Podcast
J.D. Tuccille, Lisa Snell, and Rob Long discuss the democratization of everything at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
