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
Women’s Career Adviser Urges a Mommy Track
The Harvard Business Review is not a magazine that usually stirs up emotional controversies. But an article in the January-February issue is downright incendiary because it dares to challenge some sacred feminist dogmas. Feminist ideology teaches … [Read more...] about Women’s Career Adviser Urges a Mommy Track
The Politics of Daycare
When President George Bush delivered his Budget Message to Congress on February 9, the conservative, pro-family approach to child care came of age. With striking clarity, he said: “I support a new child care tax credit… without discriminating against … [Read more...] about The Politics of Daycare
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
Too Much Child Awareness About Child Abuse
The Scottsdale, Arizona School District has removed a controversial “grandfather card” from use in a curriculum on child sexual abuse awareness called C.A.R.E. This is one of those programs used in Kindergarten through second grade that are sometimes … [Read more...] about Too Much Child Awareness About Child Abuse
Americans Should Say NO To Financing The Soviets — March 1989
Education Reporter — February 1989
