Education Reform

Education Reform
Ending the Department of Education: Background
The Department of Education is back in the national spotlight because President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to work toward dismantling it. As usual, anything Trump proposes—good or bad—receives immediate and…
by Kali Fontanilla on January 2, 2025

Education Reform
Ending the Department of Education: The Good
As is usually the case at the beginning of government expansion, the origins at least were noble. The public schools in the South had been segregated for nearly 100 years.
by Kali Fontanilla on January 2, 2025

Education Reform
Ending the Department of Education: The Bad
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) significantly expanded of the federal government’s role in public education, with disastrous results: Teachers felt intense pressure to “teach to the test,” emphasizing…
by Kali Fontanilla on January 2, 2025

Education Reform
Ending the Department of Education: The Ugly
Shrinking ED would undoubtedly be a complex and controversial process, and we would likely see significant media outcry along the way, which we are already witnessing with just the possibility…
by Kali Fontanilla on January 2, 2025

Education Reform
Legislation Proposed to Increase Taxes on Large University Endowments
On Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance introduced the College Endowment Accountability Act on the Senate floor. The Ohio Republican’s legislation would increase the excise tax on endowment net…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 19, 2023

Education Reform
The NEA Recommends the Book Gender Queer, So I Read It.
Gender Queer is considered the most banned book in America. At least 138 school districts in 32 states have banned the book from their libraries. But let’s be clear, “banning”…
by Kali Fontanilla on July 13, 2023

Education Reform, Labor Watch
A Much Needed but Partial Great School Rethink
School “reform” is probably only slightly younger than schooling itself. Americans have advanced numerous waves of education “reform” phases, from the very beginnings of government schooling under the Massachusetts Bay…
by Michael Watson on June 30, 2023

Education Reform
There Is Hope for Education
Expanding school choice, scrutiny of curriculum containing critical race theory, parental rights legislation, academic transparency laws, banning sexually explicit books from school libraries and classrooms—Randi Weingarten, president of the American…
by Kali Fontanilla on May 9, 2023

Education Reform
Goodbye to Bad Education
The Hamilton Southeastern School District, which sits just north and to the west of Indianapolis, decided in early March they’d rather eat $80k on a contract for school surveys purported…
by Sarah Lee on April 24, 2023

Education Reform
The Crisis of Exploitation in the Classroom: The Past Is Prologue
Education is the secret to happiness, comfort, and prosperity. Ignorance is the bedfellow of misery, poverty, and hardship. But education is missing in too many communities. Why? A combination of…
by Armstrong Williams on February 23, 2023