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Notes From My Dining Room Table Mar. 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — In 2020, people talk about "two Americas." During the coronavirus outbreak, there... Read More
From Distrust to Dystopia Feb. 06, 2020
"Do we really need this?" That's what a mom from Idaho wrote to me, forwarding a note from her local... Read More
What Will It Take to Stop Google's Kiddie Predators? Feb. 05, 2020
How much more evidence do we need to compile before the federal government protects our children and... Read More
Republicans Could Leverage a No-Lose, Win-Win Platform Dec. 05, 2019
If Republicans are smart heading into 2020, they will focus on a mantra of "Education equality." It ... Read More
Black Education Decline Jun. 19, 2019
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the city's specialized high schools have a diversity problem... Read More
No One Fears a Silent Majority May. 09, 2019
The first bullet hit 21-year-old Riley Howell in the torso. He kept going. So the gunman shot him a... Read More
Arming Teachers Remains a Terrible Idea Mar. 19, 2019
The notion of arming public school teachers has come around again, from some of the usual suspects i... Read More
Democrats Put Target on Many Top Charters Feb. 13, 2019
Democrats are renewing their war on school choice in Michigan, this time targeting some of the top-p... Read More
Teacher Made Serious Error Jan. 18, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I know you are a former teacher and high school principal, so I'm hoping you can help m... Read More
Black Education: A Glimmer of Hope Jan. 09, 2019
In reference to efforts to teach black children, the president of the St. Petersburg, Florida, chapt... Read More
DeVos' Plan to Boost For-Profit Colleges Will Lead to More Disasters Like Vatterott Jan. 03, 2019
It takes some nerve for Vatterott College to blame the Department of Education for its failure and a... Read More
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Teacher? Dec. 20, 2018
Teaching is an honorable profession, one respected by the public, parents, students and the administ... Read More
Don't Let Trump Hatred Thwart the School Choice Movement Nov. 22, 2018
The Detroit school board recently voted 6-to-1 to consider removing Dr. Ben Carson's name from one o... Read More
Pulling a Con on the People Nov. 07, 2018
Donald Trump hates you. But don't take it personally, he hates me, too — and all of us who con... Read More
Schools Should Be Prudent in Scheduling Makeup Time Oct. 30, 2018
Hurricane Florence resulted in the deaths of 39 people in North Carolina, displaced thousands more a... Read More
Florida's Low-Cost Schools Have High Value Oct. 29, 2018
Florida's K-12 public schools are among the best in the nation. Find that surprising? Well, if so, y... Read More
Capitalism Should Be Taught Oct. 17, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I don't need advice, but I feel I have to tell you of an experience that I was not p... Read More
Racial Disparities in School Discipline Oct. 03, 2018
President Barack Obama's first education secretary, Arne Duncan, gave a speech on the 45th anniversa... Read More
Stop Google's Kiddie Data Predators Sep. 26, 2018
No consent. No disclosure. No escape. For legions of unwitting students and teachers across the coun... Read More
Safe Drinking Water Should Be a Priority for Trump Aug. 31, 2018
There's nothing more important than public health. As such, President Donald Trump must make good on... Read More
