Common Core

Instead of American history, students now learn about the evils of capitalism, airplanes and cow farts.

After deliberating for two years, a national commission is pushing to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) in all government schools.

The never-ending quest for magic formulae that universally educate all children brings to mind this lyrical lament from a 1980 Johnny Lee country tune: “I was lookin’ for love in all the wrong places.”

Two very different approaches to education reform began to take shape almost three decades ago, just one year apart

Mistakes are often the best teacher, as they force us to revisit a problem and consider how it can be improved.

Our public schools went through a significant change during the Obama years, a change that was met with an unusual amount of criticism from the public, parents, and concerned education professionals.

The private school-charter school debate is complex, but it’s obvious that the traditional government school system is broken. 

Baby PISA has arrived. Are you ready, folks in the neighborhood? Do you have any earthly idea what this newborn may presage for child rearing and society in general?

Children in our public schools are being pummeled with political correctness.

Think about all the things you spend money on in life. Why do you pick one product or service provider over another? Is it because government told you to?

Further limiting the influence of our current, failing, monopolistic education system would move us closer to the educational vision imagined by our Founding Fathers.

What does high technology hold in store for the education of American children?

Many parents and community leaders might have enjoyed attending a May 17th summit in Burlingame, California on “reimagining” pre-K–12 education, where attendees brainstormed “the next big thing” in school reform.