School at Home or Homeschooling?
The trend of educating children at home is blossoming, but not all available curricula are created equal. To reach desired outcomes, parents need to choose carefully. ...
Education
Louisiana Teachers’ Union Threatens Private Schools in State School Choice Program
The Louisiana state teachers' union sent letters to private schools participating in the state's school choice program threatening them with lawsuits if they do not withdraw from the program while the...
An Argument for Privatizing Public Schools
Lew Rockwell has suggested a major change in how we educate our young: End public education, at least as an experiment in a few communities, and see real education take place....
Evangelical Stalwart Wheaton College Joins Suit Against Contraception Mandate
Wheaton College, an Illinois school considered by many to be the leading higher education institution in the evangelical community, has joined the throng of religious organizations — including Washington D.C.-based Catholic University of...
Obama Admin. Unveils $1-Billion “Master Teacher Corps”
The Obama administration announced a new initiative Wednesday to recruit an elite group of master educators in a $1-billion effort to improve education. ...
Secular Group Targets Georgia School District Over Religious Expression
A Georgia school district is being targeted by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation over what the group claims is the district’s continued violation of the First Amendment’s supposed ban on...
Nebraska To Revise Controversial School Social Studies Standards
As the Nebraska Board of Education presented its proposal for social studies standards in public schools this year, it was met with firm resistance from concerned citizens, who pointed out that...
Time to Trim Teachers
Contrary to President Obama's claims, laying off public-school teachers won't hurt educational outcomes or the economy; in fact, it will do just the opposite says the free market Cato Institute’s Andrew Coulson. ...
Education Waivers Highlight Obama’s Executive Agenda
Now that the Supreme Court has effectively rewritten the Affordable Care Act to find the mandate to purchase health insurance constitutional and President Obama has been implementing some of his legislative...
UN: Turning America’s Students Into Good Global Citizens
The United Nations is actively trying to infiltrate American classrooms with a curriculum designed to transform our students into better “global citizens.” The initiative, known as UN Global Classrooms, is being...
Voters In N.D. Reject Fighting Sioux Mascot
In yet another victory for the forces of politically correct insanity, voters in North Dakota voted to dump the mascot of the University of North Dakota (UND). The Fighting Sioux are...
Feds Fine School $15,000 for Selling Soda
Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, was fined $15,000 by the federal government for inadvertently leaving a soda pop vending machine running during its lunch period, demonstrating that letting Washington unconstitutionally...
Vanderbilt Forbids “Personal Commitment to Jesus” in Student Group’s Bylaws
A commitment to Christ is apparently out at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University, as the school’s religion police continue to crack down on campus organizations that place a priority on the Christian faith...
Obama Courts Young Voters With Student Loan Debt Plan
As President Obama and his GOP presidential rivals continue to pound the campaign trail, the grave issue of student loan debt has come under the spotlight. In what critics are calling...
Half of College Grads Find Either No Work or No Degree-Related Work
More than half of college students graduating this June can expect to find either no work, or work that doesn’t utilize their freshly minted skills, according to the Associated Press. Of...