A 12-year-old student in Colorado was kicked out of class for sporting a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. The story went viral, sparking outrage and support for the student’s First Amendment rights. The school falsely claimed that the Gadsden…
The Thales Way By Robert L. Luddy (Thales Press, 152 pages, $24) Would you be interested in a book on reforming education by a man who created flourishing grade, middle, and high school charter schools, all with waiting lists today,…
With growing speculation that some Republicans are clamoring for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to jump in the presidential race — or at least start “warming up in the 2024 bullpen” — everyone should be prepared for a steady stream of…
WASHINGTON — Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? Actually, Ulysses S. Grant is buried in Grant’s tomb, which comes as a bit of a surprise to young Americans educated in our modern educational factories — all air-conditioned, with counselors on…
This article is adapted from Paul Kengor’s book Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century. Google the phrase “founding father of public education,” and you’ll likely land on Horace Mann (1796–1859). But many of us would submit…
For the past twenty years, K–12 test scores in America have been falling, not rising. Only 36 percent of eighth graders read at grade level, and many students are years and years behind. COVID only exacerbated this trend. During school…
In a recent opinion piece published in USA Today, Randi Weingarten delivered the following cri de cœur: “MAGA Republicans are destroying our public schools. Teachers and parents must fight back.” Weingarten is, of course, the president of the American Federation…
Your kids won’t be imbued with decent values from our era’s public schools. They won’t be taught to respect authority or to love their country and flag. They will learn about condoms and LGBTQIA+, but there are no guarantees that…
Public education is seeing everything from declining academic scores to rampant left-leaning bias, and it’s past the point of rescue. The American Spectator’s Grace Reilly joined Ryan Helfenbein on Real America’s Voice News to discuss the many things going wrong in…
