Education

Media Ramp up Attack on PBS’s ‘School, Inc.’—And Blow It 0
- Education
- July 24, 2017
Last month, I wrote about The Washington Post’s attack on the PBS documentary “School, Inc.”, produced by the late Andrew Coulson, former director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. In a June Washington Post commentary launched by staunch public school advocate Diane Ravitch, “School, Inc.” is excoriated for presenting the successes of free-market
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Virtual Schooling is Surging 0
- Education
- July 21, 2017
I haven’t been a student in a typical classroom since the turn of the millennium. Back then, technology was just beginning its march into all aspects of modern life, including education. Earlier this year, I took a fully online course and was pleasantly surprised, not only by its intellectual rigor but also by the virtual
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How Much Money Each State Saves Thanks to Homeschooling 0
- Education
- July 20, 2017
As many recognize, homeschooling has been booming in recent years and promises to keep growing. The most recent numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) hail from 2012 and suggest that 1.8 million children are now educated at home. Compared to public school students, studies suggest that homeschoolers perform up to 30 percentile
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John Ruskin—8 Profound and Relevant Thoughts on Education 3
- Education
- July 19, 2017
John Ruskin (1819-1900), the Victorian English artist and critic, has left behind him not only a school of artwork but also a considerable body of written material – some of it quite profound. In an age where “advanced” and “progressive” ideas were becoming more and more common, Ruskin stood as an advocate not only for
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Why the Devil Loves Democracy 0
- Education
- July 17, 2017
It may surprise many that C.S. Lewis, the beloved author of The Chronicles of Narnia, has some some interesting takes on topics like unselfishness and democracy. Although a Christian apologist, Lewis, like Ayn Rand, believes unselfishness is a vice, not a virtue, and he skewers democracy for its pandering to the average, for its leveling effect, and
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Stop Patronizing Parents’ School Choice Decisions, Please 0
- Education
- July 14, 2017
Whenever we engage in discussions around school choice (charter schools, vouchers, and so on), it’s important to remember the origins of the mass schooling apparatus. In the mid-19th century when the first compulsory schooling statutes took hold–mandating attendance under a legal threat of force–the bureaucrats most responsible for compelling school for the masses had no
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