What Can Schools Do to Get Better at Accountability?
“Try to think of an education policy that 1) has been shown, in dozens of studies across multiple…
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The One Class They Don’t Teach: Balancing Parental Responsibility and Communal Investment in Child Raising
The Children’s Bureau paints this picture: “Maybe it’s a resource parent whom a foster child bonds with over…
Pandemic Causes Student Mental Health Crisis to Skyrocket
A Florida school recently hired a social-emotional learning specialist for kindergartners—likely a response to the national rates of…
What to do if your school promotes a holiday you don’t celebrate
We’re in the thick of the winter season...and that means holidays are upon us. With all the festive…
The Scoop on Your State’s School Board
“State boards of education are among the last bastions of civil discourse in the country. By and large,…
Is America’s Education Model Outdated? With Paul Lott
Spoken word artist Prince Ea showed his audience a photo comparison of two classrooms: one from 150 years…
California High School Students Will No Longer Receive Ds or Fs
California school districts recently decided to make the move to eliminate grades D and F for high school…
The Great Teacher Salary Debate
My mother was a teacher. She taught first-graders for several years and enjoyed it. She even included her…
Why School Discipline is in a Free Fall
“Why didn't someone see what was about to happen?” As Albert Mohler presents in his podcast, The Briefing,…
How Content Makes Education Even More Political: With Dr. Mark Smith
Think of the first time you dropped your child off at school. What did you imagine for their…
School Racial Equity Committee Defends Co-Chair’s Inappropriate Behavior Against Parents
On Thursday, members of the Racial Equity Committee at a Fort-Worth school held a news conference to defend…
How to Teach Kids How to Read (The Right Way)
As a child, learning to read was an ordeal of very mixed emotions. Some days, I couldn’t wait…