In the past eight days, legislative bodies in three states have passed choice legislation.
College Prep
Negligent Nanny State
The state government of California fails the foster children it assumes responsibility for by, among other things, forcing them through California’s public schools.
Battle of New Orleans
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.
Early Childhood Education Discrimination
Poor and
minority children are over-identified for special education, especially
the emotional behavioral disorders and mental retardation.
Angels in East Brunswick
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.
Phonics Betrayed
If you thought the reading wars were over, think again.
Boys Night Out
Is it time for more Americans to consider single-sex education?
Traditional Values Triumph Again
Perhaps inadvertently, a Harris poll released earlier this month shows the benefits of a religious education over a secular one.
California Credentials Questioned
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.
Public School Powder Kegs
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.