3 Reasons Schools Should Make Their Own Trans Policies
Wednesday night the Trump administration reversed the one-size-fits-all approach the Obama administration took last year on student privacy in sex-segregated facilities.
5 Pieces Of Advice For Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Now that Betsy DeVos has been confirmed, it’s time to offer her realistic advice that does some justice to the legitimate concerns about her nomination on both sides.
Yes, Donald Trump Can Repeal Common Core. Here’s How
Let’s read Donald Trump’s reiterated promise to repeal Common Core, not in the ruling class’s legalistic hyperliteralism, but on Trump terms, and on the American public’s terms.
Democrats Are Going Ape On Betsy DeVos Because If They Lose Education They Lose Everything
Leftist control over education, from preschool through college, is a prime contributor to leading Republicans’ inability to think through education policy.
Unions Attack Betsy DeVos To Sideline The Research That Supports Her Ideas
Her opponents fight the person, but Betsy DeVos’s platform is sound education reform.
Public School Is Often The Most Destructive Institution In American Life
Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, answered an array of preposterous questions from a bunch of unserious people. It’s a reminder that politics is often tragedy.
8 Questions To Ask Betsy DeVos At Her Confirmation Hearing
Given all the DeVos money floating around Washington, how likely are Republicans to ask some fair but critical questions about a woman who would oversee some $70 billion annually and 5,000 public employees?
7 Things Betsy DeVos Needs To Do Immediately After She Becomes Education Secretary
No objective data finds that a single major federal program has had any effect on any of its targeted outcomes. This ought to give Betsy DeVos some humility about her position.
The Betsy DeVos Nomination Bodes Well For Parents’ Involvement In Education
School choice increases parental involvement and student achievement. Betsy DeVos could use her bully pulpit as education secretary to drastically deregulate federal education policies.
Michelle Rhee Would Be A Terrible Choice For Education Secretary
Former DC schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is definitely a celebrity. But that’s about the only way in which she would fit with a Donald Trump administration as education secretary.
Yes, Trans Bathrooms Represent Progress—That’s The Problem
The Left thinks it’s progress to pretend that human beings won’t do bad things simply because we don’t want them to. Observant people call that pride.
If Title IX Covers Trans Students, It Has No Reason To Exist
If the Obama administration and courts change the word ‘sex’ in the Title IX section related to bathrooms, it is changed for the entire statute.
Which States Snag The Most K-12 Cash From Everyone Else?
Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Arizona must love U.S. taxpayers for sending them so much K-12 money for lackluster education.
‘Every Child Achieves’ Won’t Fix The Fed-Ed Farce
Bills to rewrite No Child Left Behind put Republicans in a bad political position and expand the federal role in education.