Distance learning was an eye-opening experience for parents in Nevada and across the United States. They got an up close look at what was actually being taught (and not taught) to their children in their schools.
This eye-opening experience was a propellent for many parents fighting for change to our education system.
In her article in the Mises Wire, Alice Salles describes the populist movement that is targeting the American educational system.
The last two years have shown us just how powerful teachers unions can be in shaping our nation’s education system. But whose best interest do these unions really have at heart? 4,500 members of the Minneapolis Teachers Federation and Education Support Professionals are currently on strike to demand higher pay, better working conditions, and smaller…
Last year Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet claimed that homeschooling should be banned because it’s a threat to our children’s wellbeing. But as homeschooling graduate Andrew Reder points out in his article in the Tampa Free Press, research by Bartholet’s own colleagues prove her wrong.
Oppose a bill to increase school spending and you are said to be robbing children of the resources they need to succeed in the classroom. But what if more money wasn’t actually the solution to America’s public education system? Recently Dan Mitchell created a graph on public school spending that tells an interesting story. While…
Finding the perfect school for your special needs child can be extra challenging. But your child should never have to settle for less in their education. This video by School Choice Week details 10 questions to ask to help you find the right fit for your family.
As Senior Education Fellow Kerry McDonald points out, our current school model was established at the beginning of the Industrial Age. It was created to prepare students to spend their lives working in a factory. But in today’s Imagination Age, this model is actually hurting the students it is supposed to be teaching. Students who…
What are kids actually learning in school? One California teacher couldn’t understand why the majority of her students were failing their ethics class. When she decided to dig deeper into what she was being taught, she was shocked by what she found. When she discovered Critical Race Theory throughout the course curriculum, Kali knew she…
