What? Even Charter Schools Got “F’s”?
After decades of hand-wringing over nonexistent or, at best, mediocre gains in student academic achievement, the most noticeable thing to come out of...
Education
English as the Official Language Has Broad Appeal
There are 322 languages spoken in the United States, but the people have selected one lingua to rule over them all. ...
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Fr. Hesburgh Took Notre Dame Off Course
Notre Dame University went ahead with both the honorary degree and the commencement speech for pro-abortion President Barack Obama despite a multiplicity of...
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Education, Policies & Promises
President Obama has outlined an education policy that would accelerate past federal education policies and failures: it would increase the money spent on...
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Speaking Up About the Day of Silence
Today marks the 13th annual “Day of Silence,” an activist endeavor ostensibly designed to draw attention to the “problem” of “anti-gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender bullying.” Now...
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Will the Stewart/Cramer Battle Be the Death of CNBC?
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart has struck again, this time perhaps landing a mortal blow on the ratings-troubled NBC financial cable network, CNBC. The...
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Americans Score an “F” in American History
On November 20, 2008, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) released a report entitled “Our Fading Heritage: Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History...
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Kindergarteners Asked to Sign “Gay Pledge” in Calif.
Outrageous moves by pro-homosexual educators in California in the weeks leading up to the November 4 elections may end up inadvertently helping pass...
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Severe Restriction on Home Schooling in California Averted
A California appeals court on August 8 reversed its earlier decision placing severe restrictions on home schooling in California. If allowed to stand,...
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Not Accepting Student Failure
For a brief period in January, the Internet and talk shows were abuzz with chatter about public schools: “Did Oprah Winfrey really imply...
Read moreKeeping Homeschooling Private
Homeschoolers have been vigilant in protecting their rights, rising to the occasion when they discover threats to clamp down on their activities. ...
Read moreFinding Hope at Home
The decline of government schools lies in stark contrast to the bright ray of hope offered by the rising star of homeschooling. ...
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Reviewing the Rhodes Legacy
The “idealism” typically held by Rhodes scholars will take America in the direction of total collectivism. ...
Read moreOutcome-based Education: Skinnerian Conditioning in the Classroom
Outcome-based education sounds like a great idea until one realizes the outcomes desired by our nation's education elite. ...
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