school choice

Education is such a fundamental element of American life, we often take it for granted. Yet the fundamental nature of education is precisely what makes it the political policy every citizen should care about.

The federal government just released a report about schools that concludes what anyone who has ever ridden a public bus, used a public bathroom or stood in line at the DMV could tell you: Private is better.

Instead of mental health days, Oregon should try mental health school transfers.

For the past year, South Carolina lawmakers have focused on a major education reform plan. Unfortunately, their plan will likely not include the most significant education reform possible: school choice.

Far too often, students are bullied by their peers and teachers, as uncovered in the “Betrayed” series by The Chicago Tribune.

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

Oscar Wilde once said, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”

Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft present episode #153 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week’s episode features work from The Property and Environment Research Center, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Center of the American Experiment. 

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

While teachers have walked off their jobs in several states this spring to protest what they believe to be low pay and lack of classroom resources to support teaching, armies of bureaucrat have been bickering over implementing the massive Every Student Succeeds Act.

Parents and their children can be the big winners once freed from statist baby-sitting controls.

John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #137 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from The Heartland Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, and more.

“Homeschooling was for hippies, now it’s for hipsters.”