Education

California’s Bill Restricting Speech Is Authoritarian 0
- Education
- September 19, 2018
California is one step away from going down the unconstitutional road of government-mandated censorship of Internet speech. The California Senate and State Assembly recently passed S.B. 1424, the “Internet: social media: advisory group” act. This fake news advisory act is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. According to Section 3085 of the
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The Founders Were Not Education Centralizers 0
- Education
- September 13, 2018
Some of the more zealous partisans of tax-funded schooling have resorted to a curious (and dubious) claim: “America’s Founders are on our side.” The Founders, they say, promoted a government role in education. Therefore, they would have opposed school choice. Retired educator Mary Wilke, a correspondent for the Concord Monitor, recently quoted John Adams—co-author of the Declaration of Independence
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Denver’s Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Initiative Increased Debt By 2,400%0
- Education
- September 12, 2018
A year ago, Denver Public Schools put an end to “lunch shaming.” No longer would students have the stigma of receiving a sticker reminding them to pay if they had not settled an outstanding lunch bill. Denver promised that all children would receive lunches whether they paid for the lunch or not. The price tag
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Professor: My Students Can’t Handle Opposing Political Views Anymore 1
- Education
- September 6, 2018
As a college teacher, I try to listen to all points of view, and I want students to feel they can speak up in class to express their own thoughts, and to challenge anything I say in class. I tell them, “Don’t believe anything I tell you. This is college and you should be thinking
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Learning the Fourth Amendment … from Mom 0
- Education
- September 4, 2018
A few months back, I regaled readers with a story about my first confrontation with the state, a head-to-head match that left my brother and I jaded as we packed up our lemonade stand on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey. This summer showed how little has changed. Several news stories emerged detailing how
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Why There’s So Much Inconsistency in School Shooting Data 0
- Education
- September 4, 2018
How many school shootings happen in the U.S. in a single school year? The answer is surprisingly hard to figure out. In April, the U.S. Department of Education released a report on the 2015-2016 school year, stating that “nearly 240 schools (0.2 percent of all schools) reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”
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