Newsweek magazine has cautiously opened the door to public controvery about how children age 5 through 8 are taught in public schools today and how new research indicates that most schools are using an entirely wrong approach. Newsweek phrases its … [Read more...] about Little Children Don’t Belong in Institutions
Will Children Get Real Money or Funny Money
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help you” is a standard straight-man line in comedy routines. It’s always good for a laugh. As applied to child care, it would be funny if it weren’t so tragic. With a track record like the government has … [Read more...] about Will Children Get Real Money or Funny Money
Education Reporter — April 1989
Business and the Schools – An Odd Couple
A cover article in Nation’s Business addresses the problem that so many young people are too illiterate to hire even for entry-level jobs, and challenges business to take on an effort to remedy the situation. Business is already spending $30 billion … [Read more...] about Business and the Schools – An Odd Couple
Choice in Education – The Wave of the Future
When George Bush was campaigning for the Presidency, he said he wants to be the “Education President.” Nobody knew what that meant, since about 93 percent of public school funding comes from state and local sources over which the President has no … [Read more...] about Choice in Education – The Wave of the Future
The Child Care and Career Dilemmas — April 1989
Education Reporter — March 1989
Minnesota School Survey Offends Parents
A questionnaire to be administered this month to thousands of Minnesota public school students has aroused opposition from parents who find it objectionable because it is privacy-invading and asks questions which assume that illegal drug use and … [Read more...] about Minnesota School Survey Offends Parents
Education Reporter — February 1989
The Challenge of Child Care Costs — February 1989
