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A Local School Board Election Can Change the Nation Oct. 25, 2017
Former House Speaker Tip O'Neill famously observed, "All politics is local." We have a particularly ... Read More
Trump's Real Record on Race Aug. 22, 2017
One lesson I've learned from working with Donald Trump is that you have to pay attention to what he ... Read More
The Promise of Apprenticeships Jul. 12, 2017
Last month, President Trump signed an executive order to boost apprenticeship programs in the United... Read More
Government Makes the Poor Poorer Apr. 11, 2017
For all the obsessing in Washington over income inequality, why isn't there more outrage over govern... Read More
Democrats Impede Excellence in Education Feb. 15, 2017
What is it about new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos that so bothers Democrats that not a single ... Read More
Trump's Mistaken Interest in HBCUs Feb. 08, 2017
According to press reports, the topic of Historically Black Colleges and Universities came up in the... Read More
Education at a Crossroads Feb. 04, 2017
In just a matter of days — perhaps next Monday — a decision will be made in Washington a... Read More
Education at a Crossroads: Part II Feb. 04, 2017
One of the painful realities of our time is that most public schools in most low-income, inner-city ... Read More
Make Government Schools Compete or Die Jan. 04, 2017
If you pay taxes and take responsibility for getting your own children to and from school, you may b... Read More
DeVos: Great Pick for Education Secretary Nov. 30, 2016
If the teachers unions are outraged by Donald Trump's selection of Betsy DeVos as the new secretary ... Read More
New Evidence Supporting School Choice Jun. 01, 2016
A groundbreaking new study from the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas pro... Read More
National Values, Not 'Special Interests' Apr. 27, 2016
I periodically get mail from folks who find it annoying that anyone pays attention to racial and eth... Read More
Republicans Must Take a Stand for Kids and Minorities Jan. 12, 2016
The great Jack Kemp used to say about politicians that "voters don't care what you know until they k... Read More
Congressional Black Caucus Turns Back on Its Own Children Dec. 23, 2015
The omnibus spending bill just passed by Congress is, if nothing else, in the spirit of the season. ... Read More
Giving Baltimore the Freedom to Choose the Future It Deserves May. 07, 2015
The violence in Baltimore has left many wondering what can be done to improve the lives of young Ame... Read More
The 'Creationism' Distraction Mar. 28, 2014
Eric Meikle, project director at the National Center for Science Education, recently told Politico t... Read More
Republicans and Blacks Mar. 25, 2014
Recently former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice added her voice to those who have long been urgi... Read More
Shorten the School Year Jun. 11, 2012
Vincent Gray, who is the mayor of Washington, D.C., which has some of the worst public schools in Am... Read More
Paging Clark Kent Oct. 13, 2010
Education, like politics, is local. You want it close to home, the better to monitor it. That's how ... Read More
