With Father's Day coming up, we should ponder the sad plight of the 20 million American children who are growing up without their fathers in the home. In 1993 Charles Murray identified "illegitimacy as the single most important social … [Read more...] about The Cost to Taxpayers of Missing Fathers
Education Reporter — June 2011
Obnoxious Classroom Curricula
Elementary school curriculum isn't just about the three R's any more. Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic now have to make time for lessons in gender diversity and for nosy questionnaires that lead kids into teen sex and illegal drug … [Read more...] about Obnoxious Classroom Curricula
Perpetuating Federal Spending on Education
The TEA Partiers are demanding that Congress not raise the debt ceiling but instead avoid default by cutting spending dramatically. Federal spending on education emerges as the discretionary item in the federal budget most available for the knife, … [Read more...] about Perpetuating Federal Spending on Education
Education Reporter — May 2011
What Students Learn and Don’t Learn
If you are attending college to get teacher certification, you will probably be required to attend classes on "multicultural education." This is supposed to bring diversity to the classroom and prepare teachers to teach pupils of various … [Read more...] about What Students Learn and Don’t Learn
Education Reporter — April 2011
Education Spending Dollars and Sense — April 2011
Education Spending Dollars and Sense Education Spending Won't Create Jobs Contrary to Obama's political rhetoric, more taxpayer spending to send more students to college will not reduce unemployment or improve the economy. It's just Obama's … [Read more...] about Education Spending Dollars and Sense — April 2011
Education Spending Won’t Create Jobs
Contrary to Obama's political rhetoric, more taxpayer spending to send more students to college will not reduce unemployment or improve the economy. It's just Obama's way of finagling the unemployment statistics by listing young people as … [Read more...] about Education Spending Won’t Create Jobs
Education Spending Has a Simple Solution
As the new Republican House majority wrestles with ways to cut our unsustainable budget deficit, Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet. On March 14 he said: "We cannot cut education." But why not? If we are going to cut programs that are proven to … [Read more...] about Education Spending Has a Simple Solution
