Poll Shows Schools Are Our #1 Worry
The Washington Post just conducted a public opinion poll to find out what are the top “worries” of Americans. The results are informative and useful to policymakers, officeholders,…
Category: Education
Feminist Assault On Reasonableness
Now that women are attending law schools in greater numbers, feminists are turning up as law school professors, law review writers, state legislators, congressional staffers, prosecutors,…
The NEA Is About Politics, Not Education — August 1996
The NEA Is About Politics, Not Education It’s hard to see how the Democratic National Convention in August could be any more exciting for Bill Clinton than the annual convention…
The Nea Stages a Clinton Rally
It’s hard to see how the Democratic National Convention in August could be any more exciting for Bill Clinton than the annual convention of the National…
Phonics vs. Whole Language — July 1996
Phonics vs. Whole Language The scandal of widespread illiteracy has finally become a topic of general discussion and debate, from local newspapers to Dan Rather on the CBS Evening…
Whatever Happened To Competition in School?
When it comes to the Olympic Games, everyone seems to understand that competition produces the winners and the record-breakers. It’s unlikely that the athletes could reach such heights…
Phonics Boom
It’s many years overdue, but the scandal of widespread illiteracy has finally become a topic of general discussion and debate, from local newspapers to network TV news. Americans…
Pupil Privacy Law Is Needed
The school establishment has suddenly discovered a bill that passed the House last year and is pending in the Senate which may interfere with plans to build files…
Books About What’s Going On At Colleges
Those who just learned about the dumbing down of our best colleges from the slashing report of the National Association of Scholars should do their homework by reading…
The Tide Is Turning Against Federal Education Bills
We’ve heard a lot about Republican plans to return power to the states. Bob Dole, in his stump speech, ostentatiously pulls a copy of the Tenth Amendment from…