Sometimes a story breaks that isn’t just outrageous — it’s clarifying. Last week, we learned that Juan Carlos Mora, a 24-year-old Venezuelan man with a daughter of his own, was arrested in Ohio after spending more than a year enrolled…
Young kids will inevitably hop on any trend to be considered cool or gain popularity amongst their friends, no matter how dangerous. The current trend for attention? Damaging school-issued laptops by causing these devices to short-circuit by jamming various objects…
In an 86-61 vote, the Texas House passed Gov. Greg Abbott’s private school choice program last week. The proposed $1 billion program would enable Texas students to receive scholarships to attend private school, or use the funds for tutoring or…
By now, it’s become clear that President Trump intends to make school choice the law of the land. He has done all that he could to signal his support for school choice, signing executive orders and pushing the Congress to…
Like the distant call of a horn announcing the arrival of the cavalry, news broke this week of Trump’s executive order investigating DEI in higher education. It’s a welcome announcement, and I greet it as gladly as any other fair-minded…
As Ohio Republicans celebrate their victories in the 2024 election, they have also managed to secure a major post-election victory for children in their state. On Nov. 27, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 104 — also…
I am fond of recalling this anecdote from the life of Horatio Storer, a man who would graduate from Harvard and become the father of American gynecology and one of the most influential doctors in the nation. His family lived…
With ongoing reports of supposed “book bans” and legislation being passed to “combat” them, it’s important to understand what’s really going on. Both the side arguing that these books somehow “save lives” as well as the side saying, “You’re an…
Every year when the school season starts I remember that I was a lousy student in school until I got to college and was finally able to study what I wanted. The fundamental reason was disinterest and my youthful eagerness…
