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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.
Portland Community College Cancels Leftist Event Due to Safety Concerns
"PCC Public Safety was made aware of a possible planned disruption to tonight's event."
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.
Making Community College 'Free' Will Harm Serious Students
A well-intentioned plan is one of the worst ideas in the governor's new budget given the real-world effect it will have on California students.
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.
Judge Rules Against Syracuse University Students' Free Speech Rights
A shortsighted decision that makes little sense.
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.
The Gillette Ad Tells Men Not to Hurt People. Why Is This Offensive?
"Toxic masculinity" is sometimes a scapegoat for the left, but this particular commercial makes no grand anti-male claims.
Women's March Co-Founders Won't Condemn Farrakhan, Revealing the Hollowness of Intersectionality
If the left is going to insist that only the most consistent enemies of bigotry are welcome in their ranks, one might expect some consistency.
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.
Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Jordan Peterson, Others Urge Portland State Not to Punish Peter Boghossian for 'Grievance Studies' Hoax
"It's hard to avoid the conclusion that if the rules forbid it, it's the rules, not the researchers, that have gone wrong."
Professors Win First Amendment Lawsuit, Chicago State University Settles for $650,000
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education collects a 13th victory.
Portland State University Says Hoax 'Grievance Studies' Experiment Violated Research Ethics
Firing Peter Boghossian for failing to get permission from the institutional review board would threaten academic freedom.
Some Male College Students Want Campuses to Censor Porn
Notre Dame student bravely responds, "Give Me Pornhub or Give Me Death."
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.
Broward Deputies Revise Active-Shooting Policy Following Parkland Flub
The Parkland shooting has led to policy changes, controversial court rulings, and even a free speech lawsuit.
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.
College Administrator Asks Student To Remove 'Fuck Nazis' Sign Because It Isn't Inclusive
"I am asking that you or your roommate take the sign down so that all students can be a part of an inclusive residential experience."
Mount Holyoke, a Women's College, Can't Find a Logo Gender Neutral Enough to Please Its Trans Students
The Venus symbol "has a long history of exclusion... represents the erasure of others."
Mary Washington Ruling Threatens Free Speech on Campus
Dissenting judge warns of "Catch-22 Title IX liability."
Universities May Have Duty to Block Students' Access to Sites That Carry Supposedly "Harassing" Statements About Students
A bad decision from the Fourth Circuit, aptly criticized by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
New York Officials Threaten Private Schools
Once again, politicians in the Empire State want to leave nowhere to hide from their control.
Freeing Your Kids (and Yourself) in the 21st Century with Lenore Skenazy
Reason's livestream conversation with Lenore Skenazy.
First Amendment Lawsuit Challenges U.T.-Austin's Prohibition of Speech That Is 'Offensive,' 'Biased,' 'Uncivil,' or 'Rude'
The university's definition of "harassment" is breathtakingly broad.
House Committee Cancels Testimony of Gay Economist Who Once Joked About Taxing Gay Sex
His 16-year-old blog posts are completely irrelevant to his testimony on the minimum wage.
