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Why Louisiana's Kids Won't Listen to Their Pious Governor Jul. 03, 2024
For us Texans, there's nothing new about Bible-thumping politicians bedeviling us with the foolishne... Read More
Ten Commandments Law Is Worse Than Worthless; It's Pandering Jun. 22, 2024
Up front, I want to say this: I have no problem with the Ten Commandments. They're solid, as far as... Read More
Graduates Need To Know That Life Is Bigger Than Your GPA May. 17, 2024
"Your success in high school does not determine your success in life." My high school English teache... Read More
America Needs More Schools Like De La Salle Academy May. 14, 2024
Here we are in Times Square. Maniac lights flash across all horizons. Minnie Mouse and Spider-Man ar... Read More
Swamped School Secretary Struggles with Overbearing Parents Apr. 12, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a school secretary. Parents often call in with issues regarding their children. Som... Read More
Supreme Court Signals That Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs To Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling Apr. 08, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Since the Supreme Court struck down longstanding affirmative action admissions policies this past su... Read More
Why Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools Harms Students Mar. 18, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
A 2023 Texas law allowing public schools to hire chaplains, or accept them as volunteers, to provide... Read More
A Professor's Lessons on Democracy Feb. 28, 2024
My ancient history professor, Martin Ostwald, taught me all about Athens in the golden age, the fift... Read More
Playing Is Always Unsafe Feb. 15, 2024
The following note was passed along to us by a dad whose kids attend a public school in Texas. It sa... Read More
Safetyism Eclipses Common Sense Feb. 01, 2024
School's out on April 8 for many kids in the U.S. and Canada. On that date, a full solar eclipse wil... Read More
The Parental Guilt Machine, Hard at Work Jan. 13, 2024
There's a pile of paper on my dining room table — art projects and connect-the-dots and math w... Read More
When My Husband's Mistress Became My Daughter's Schoolteacher Dec. 01, 2023
Dear Annie: Seventeen years ago, my husband had an emotional affair with his co-worker. I confronted... Read More
School's Out Forever Nov. 29, 2023
Woody Allen famously said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up." If he's right, that's bad news... Read More
When Yale Crushed Notre Dame -- In Football Nov. 22, 2023
When Knute Rockne started at end for the Notre Dame football team in his sophomore, junior and senio... Read More
From That Annoying Lady in the PTA, a Call to Arms Nov. 18, 2023
Dear parents, Greetings, fellow chauffeurs, cooks, therapists and personal assistants! Mandy Jensen... Read More
Meeting Students Where They Are Post-COVID Nov. 17, 2023
This week, my associate dean at Ohio State University's Lima campus sent the faculty a reprint of an... Read More
Reasons for Dropping Out Nov. 14, 2023
Dear Annie: I've never commented on a column, but I felt the need to comment about the letter from p... Read More
Sometimes It Takes a Push to Become Who You Are Nov. 11, 2023
How do we become who we are? It's tough to say sometimes, but I'm convinced you can trace my path t... Read More
Schools Should Drop the Obsession with Gender Identity Nov. 09, 2023
Let's make a deal. American parents stop harassing schools over library books that deal sympathetica... Read More
Court Advances Colorado Parental Choice Oct. 26, 2023
Not too many generations ago, preschool was for the relative few who could afford it. Today, it's a ... Read More
