Category: Education
English Should Be Our Official Language — December 1995
English Should Be Our Official Language An American who emigrates to France does not become a Frenchman, no matter how long he lives there. Likewise for other countries.…
Education Reporter — November 1995
Education Reporter — October 1995
Are All Children “At Risk”?
A new mantra has crept into the stream of discourse about government’s role in social services. Identified as an African proverb, it is, “It takes a whole village…
Is the Government Planning Your Child’s Career?
Republican Presidential candidates criss-crossing the country have discovered that one of their best hot-button applause lines is “I promise to abolish the Department of Education.” Out in the…
Are All Our Children “At Risk”? — October 1995
Are All Our Children “At Risk”? A state task force proclaimed this month that “there is a crisis in California that demands our immediate attention.” No, it’s not an…
The New Crisis in California
A state task force has just proclaimed that “there is a crisis in California that demands our immediate attention.” No, it’s not an earthquake or a hurricane or…
Education Reporter — September 1995
Let’s Abolish the Department of Education — September 1995
Let’s Abolish the Department of Education Abolishing the Department of Education was one of Ronald Reagan’s campaign promises when he ran for President in 1980. Fulfilling that…