Pennsylvania School Battle Boils Up
We all want school reform, right? But in Pennsylvania, reform apparently means abandoning all pretense that public schools are to provide an “academic” education. Henceforth, the schools' avowed mission will be to conform student attitudes and … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania School Battle Boils Up
What’s Happening on College Campuses? — May 1992
How College Students are Cheated
George Bush and Bill Clinton both want to direct more federal funding to college students. But if the money is spent on worthless courses and political indoctrination, everyone will be the worse off. The majority of college students today take … [Read more...] about How College Students are Cheated
Education Reporter — April 1992
St. Louis School Lessons
A news story with national significance about public schools has been unfolding in St. Louis, Missouri, thanks to the work of independent investigators. Twenty years of expensive court-ordered busing for desegregation have had zero results, while all … [Read more...] about St. Louis School Lessons
Education Reporter — March 1992
America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
Education has emerged as a national issue in a very short historical tine-frame. that speed in itself is newsworthy; the U.S. Department of Education only dates from the Jimmy Carter administration in the 1970s, and Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 … [Read more...] about America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
Education Reporter — February 1992
Are U.S. Workers Really Illiterate?
It took the Japanese Speaker of the House to say out loud what American politicians are afraid to say: 30 percent of U.S. workers “cannot even read, so managers cannot convey their orders in written form.” Cast in the unlikely role of the little boy … [Read more...] about Are U.S. Workers Really Illiterate?
