Education

David Harsanyi: Bernie’s #CancelStudentDebt Is a Dangerous Scam

July 7, 2019

This week [in June], Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that it was “literally easier” for her to win the congressional election than pay off her student loan debt — which says [...]

Ben Shapiro: Freedom From Consequences Isn’t Freedom

July 1, 2019

On Monday [June 24], Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., desperate to revive his flagging campaign, proposed a far-reaching plan to wipe out all student debt. That plan falls hard on plans by Sen. Elizabeth [...]

Michelle Malkin: Harvard’s Insatiable Identity-Politics Cannibals

May 25, 2019

I have no love for left-wing, Hillary-promoting Hollywood producer and accused #MeToo villain Harvey Weinstein. Nor am I a fan of those who perpetrated the cop-bashing “Hands Up, Don’t [...]

John Stossel: Academic Jargon

March 25, 2019

Seven academic journals were recently hoaxed into publishing ridiculous studies on topics like “rape culture and queer performativity” in dog parks. The editor of only one of the [...]

Justin Haskins: America’s Public Schools Have Become Socialist Indoctrination Factories

March 18, 2019

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, wants to insert government into every aspect of your life, from education and health care to the kind of car you drive—and she’s not alone. Millions [...]

WATCH: President Trump’s FULL 2019 State of the Union Address

February 6, 2019

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on February 5, 2019, in his second State of the Union Address. You can watch the entire speech in the video below. PHOTO: Donald Trump speaking with [...]

Ben Shapiro: The Left’s War on Parenting

December 27, 2018

Last month, the New York State Education Department made a crucial decision: Commissioner MaryEllen Elia handed authority to local school boards to veto the right for private schools to operate. [...]

Michelle Malkin: Beware Silicon Valley Santas in the Schools

December 26, 2018

When it comes to Silicon Valley Santas bearing gifts for our children, I am a big Scrooge. Every responsible parent should be, too. In 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook showered a rural Idaho school district [...]

Michelle Malkin: Stop Google’s Kiddie Data Predators

October 1, 2018

No consent. No disclosure. No escape. For legions of unwitting students and teachers across the country, this is the dangerous, de facto data policy Google has imposed over their school districts. An [...]

Sigler: Making American Skilled Labor Great Again

August 24, 2018

For decades, vocational training has been waning. Fortunately, the Trump administration is dedicated to reversing this troubling trend. In 2017, President Donald Trump launched his first effort to [...]

Michelle Malkin: NYC’s War on Academic Excellence

June 22, 2018

“I also have a dream.” This rallying cry, handwritten on a simple white placard held up by an Asian-American mom at a protest this week against liberal New York City Mayor Bill de [...]

Michelle Malkin: Crapweasel of the Week: Educrat Arne Duncan

June 1, 2018

Educrat (ED-yoo-krat) noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children. [...]

Michelle Malkin: The Student Data-Mining Scandal Under Our Noses

April 13, 2018

While congresscritters expressed outrage at Facebook’s intrusive data grabs during Capitol Hill hearings with Mark Zuckerberg this week, not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway [...]

Michelle Malkin: Release the Florida School Shooting Video

March 9, 2018

Open government isn’t just good government. It’s the public’s right. In Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s office and Broward County school district are fighting to keep [...]

Small Colleges Struggle with Declining Enrollment

March 8, 2018

Decreasing enrollment at small colleges and universities is a growing matter of concern, college administrators report. For the sixth straight year, overall enrollment in the nation’s colleges has [...]

Federal Student Loans Increase Tuition Costs, Studies Show

March 7, 2018

Federal student grants and loans increase the cost of tuition at colleges and universities, a newly published survey of scientific studies concludes. “In 1987, then-secretary of education William [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Arguments on Forced Union Dues

February 24, 2018

Forty years ago, Detroit government school teachers fought for their right to opt out of union agency dues, and they lost. Now, one public sector worker’s lawsuit may result in the overturning of [...]

North Carolina Bill Would Allow ‘Certain Towns’ to Operate Charter Schools

February 24, 2018

A bill pending in North Carolina would enable towns to create their own charter schools rather than rely on the state to authorize them. The towns of Matthews and Mint Hill are in the [...]

Common Core-Aligned Standards Decrease Massachusetts Students’ Achievement, Study Finds

February 24, 2018

Massachusetts student achievement continues to decline in the wake of the state’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards, a new study has found. “The 2017 update of Massachusetts’ English [...]

Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Case on Guns in Schools

February 24, 2018

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by gun rights organizations challenging school districts’ authority to ban firearms on school property. Lawsuits against Ann Arbor [...]

Merit-Based Teacher Pay Leads to Higher Student Achievement, DOE Study Finds

February 24, 2018

Rewarding teachers with salary incentives for successful performance leads to increased student achievement, a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) reports. “Within the ten [...]

Teachers’ Selling of Lesson Plans Sparks Debate

February 24, 2018

Selling lesson plans online is a growing trend among teachers looking to earn extra money, though the practice has some people concerned about curriculum quality and teacher collaboration. [...]

President Recognizes National School Choice Week, Event Smashes Records

February 7, 2018

National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event celebrating education choice across the country, set new participation records this year and received special recognition from President Trump. [...]

ESA Bill Passes New Hampshire House, Awaits Finance Review

February 6, 2018

A bill to establish education savings accounts (ESAs) in New Hampshire passed the House and is headed to the House Finance Committee for review, having already passed in the state Senate. ESAs grant [...]

Guest Commentary: History Lessons Missing in Army Officer’s Allegiance to Communism

September 29, 2017

History Lessons Missing in Army Officer Allegiance to Communism, By Virginia White Klaus Americans awoke this week to see self-published images of Spenser Rapone wearing the West Point Academy [...]

Incredible Number of U.S. Colleges Now Offer Socialistic ‘Social Justice’ Degrees

June 19, 2017

Incredible Number of U.S. Colleges Now Offer Socialistic ‘Social Justice’ Degrees A new report issued by College Fix reporter Toni Airaksinen has found that more than 100 colleges across the [...]

Hundreds of Students Reportedly Violated in Outrageous and Disturbing Search at School

June 15, 2017

Hundreds of Students Reportedly Violated in Outrageous and Disturbing Search at School About 900 students at a Georgia high school were groped during a disturbing drug search conducted by police on [...]

Kids Running Wild as Schools Face Discipline Crisis

May 2, 2017

In states across the country, school discipline in K-12 schools is at an all-time low, and state and local lawmakers can’t seem to figure out how to address the problem. In Wichita, Kansas, the [...]

Democrats Rule U.S. Colleges, Republicans Nonexistent

January 25, 2017

Nassau Hall, Princeton University. Photo by James Loesch.

According to a new study by researchers at Econ Journal Watch, as reported by Ana Swanson at The Washington Post, of the top 40 elite public and private colleges and universities in the United [...]

On Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Growing School Choice Movement

November 24, 2016

Thanksgiving Day Postcard. Photo by Flickr user Dave.

Editor’s Note: This guest post authored by Teresa Mull, education research fellow for The Heartland Institute. Our education system is far from perfect. Every day, it seems, there emerges a new [...]

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