College Prep

On February 12th, the state of Utah cemented its place in the annals of history when Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed the first-ever universal school choice bill into law.

Despite having text books readily available, only 24 percent of fourth graders and 23 percent of eighth graders in Arizona scored proficient on the highly respected NAEP reading exam. One wonders whether the return on laptop investments will be any better.

In the past eight days, legislative bodies in three states have passed choice legislation.

The state government of California fails the foster children it assumes responsibility for by, among other things, forcing them through California’s public schools.

In New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina we can see what it takes to dislodge an entrenched educational bureaucracy and its companion teachers union from power—a natural disaster.

Poor and
minority children are over-identified for special education, especially
the emotional behavioral disorders and mental retardation.

The Rutherford Institute, acting as co-counsel for Coach Marcus Borden, has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit defending the right of the high school football coach to silently bow his head and bend his knee while members of the football team engage in the time-honored practice of student-initiated pre-game prayer.

If you thought the reading wars were over, think again.

Is it time for more Americans to consider single-sex education?

Perhaps inadvertently, a Harris poll released earlier this month shows the benefits of a religious education over a secular one.

We should streamline our credentialing system so that every child has access to teachers highly qualified not because they hold a paper credential but because they demonstrate subject-matter competence, classroom performance, and passion for their job.

Despite the touchy-feely pronouncements of their proponents, America’s Public Schools have become battlegrounds over divisive issues that divide an already divided nation even further.