National Standards Mean Federal Control
Now that Clinton has made a giant leap toward federalized health insurance through KidCare, he is moving rapidly to federalize public school curriculum through national reading tests for…
Category: Family
G.I. Jane Is a Role-Model for Evil
“G.I. Jane,” directed by Ridley Scott, is a fitting sequel to his 1991 movie “Thelma and Louise.” Both movies try to idealize the macho victim, the tough, gun-toting…
Education Reporter — September 1997
Education Reporter — August 1997
Is the NEA Union ‘Molding the Future’? — August 1997
Is the NEA Union ‘Molding the Future’? While most Americans were enjoying nonpolitical fireworks and cookouts over the Fourth of July weekend, 8,923 delegates and 5,469 registered…
NEA Convention Delegates Gather to Gloat
While most Americans were enjoying nonpolitical fireworks and cookouts over the Fourth of July weekend, 8,923 delegates and 5,469 registered non-delegates to the annual National Education Association (NEA)…
Beware of Gifted and Talented Invitations
Any parent will puff up with pride when the school says that his child is “gifted and talented” and should be promoted into a special class with other…
Education Reporter — July 1997
The Military’s War Over Marriage
The media have been in a feeding frenzy again. It’s so much more exciting to cover the military’s sex scandals than tedious news such as the budget or…