Last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the National Guard to start patrolling the subways of New York City to deal with the city’s crime problem, which has been metastasizing for years now. There was a lot of guffawing…
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Florida Academy Shatters Anti-School Choice Talking Points
Can you imagine a less modern opinion than this: “The one thing that is never taught by any chance in the atmosphere of public schools is this: that there is a whole truth of things, and that in knowing it…
Read MoreDoug Ducey on budget cuts, school choice, and Arizona’s weird politics
In December, former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey received the Savas Award for Privatization, given annually to someone for innovation in the provision and quality of public services by engaging the private sector. The award is given by Reason Foundation, the…
Read MoreMichigan State Board Members Warn State Homeschool Registration List is a Precursor to “Unwarranted Home Entry” | The Gateway Pundit
The State Board of Education in Michigan meeting on Feb 13th, 2024 raised concerns about registration lists for homeschooled parents The government loves putting people on “lists.” They want a list of the vaccinated. A list of gun-owners. A list…
Read MoreDiAngelo Just Said The Quiet Part About ‘Antiracism’ Out Loud
Last week marked a new low in our national conversation on education. On an episode of the “Not Your Ordinary Parts” podcast, professional race-baiter Robin DiAngelo shared how she uses a classic piece of Renaissance art as an example of…
Read MoreMicroschool parents zoned out of operation
Alexander Cheung’s nine-year-old son has autism and ADHD. He struggled socially and emotionally in public school both in California and after the family moved to Liberty, Utah. After researching the benefits neurodivergent kids get from being in nature, Cheung started…
Read MoreSchool choice is popular and increasingly common
One of the best things about National School Choice Week (celebrated this year from January 21–27) is watching people take advantage of the growing range of options that allow them to opt out of public schools, often while taking per-student…
Read MoreWhy Gen Z Is Ditching The Girlboss For The Tradwife
Hannah Neeleman, a Utah-based cattle farmer and mother of eight, is perhaps the most popular Instagram “tradwife” — a growing category of social media influencers who reject the not-so-traditional 9-to-5 workforce in favor of homeschooling their children, homemaking, or running…
Read More2023 brought more evidence that pandemic school closures damaged students
In the years following extended school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence has only grown that American schoolchildren have suffered tremendous learning losses from months spent in online learning. Test scores—and school attendance rates—are still far below pre-pandemic levels. Over…
Read MoreThe paradoxical freedom of tradwife TikTok
A willowy blonde labors in a rustic bedroom. Her hair is gathered in a single braid that drapes over one shoulder, long enough that the end of it grazes, paintbrush-like, over the swell of her distended belly. She paces to…
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