EducationCommentary
‘60 Minutes’ Snubs the Facts on Education
Beth Richardson is committed to her son’s success. She expected Jed to do his homework once in school, so she did her homework first on… Read More
EducationNews
5 Ways Obama’s Discipline Policy Made Schools Less Effective and Safe
As is typical with so many other policies, federal meddling in what should be a local matter leads to poor results. This is the conclusion… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: What It’s Really Like to Be a Conservative on a College Campus
The Daily Signal’s two interns this semester, Kyle Perisic and Chrissy Clark, join us to weigh in on life as a conservative at the university—and… Read More
EducationCommentary
My Bill to Expand Education Options for Military Families
All across America, military families are making personal sacrifices to keep our country safe. As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family,… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus a New Hope for Military Families
On our week-in-review show, Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey and Managing Editor Katrina Trinko recap the top stories making news. They cover President Donald Trump’s meeting with… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Congress Should Modernize Impact Aid for Children of Military Families
Kathleen Jones and her family were “trying to figure out the next chapter in their lives.” Her husband spent 28 years in the military, so… Read More
EducationNews
Military Spouse Says Education Savings Accounts Would Create ‘Phenomenal’ Freedom for Those Who Serve
The spouse of a retired Air Force colonel says a bill creating federally funded savings accounts for military families would provide more school choices and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Here’s What Congress Is Doing to Tackle School Safety
In the wake of the recent horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a number of proposals involving federal grant programs… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: Teachers Could Make More Without Unions’ Interference
As the West Virginia teachers strike continues, Mary Clare Amselem joins us to explain how teachers could make significantly higher salaries if the unions would… Read More
EducationCommentary
Memo to West Virginia Teachers Striking: Union Policies to Blame for Lower Pay for Good Teachers
If you see thousands of children in West Virginia out of school this week, rest assured they are not playing hooky. In fact, it’s their… Read More
EducationCommentary
Escape Through Bankruptcy Is Not a Solution to the Student Loan Crisis
As Congress turns its attention to the problems facing higher education, the Department of Education announced last week that it will seek public comment on… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers
Why does the left oppose allowing a small number of highly trained teachers and other adults who work at schools to arm themselves? When asked,… Read More
EducationNews
Campus Activists Take on a Generational Battle for Free Speech
The battle for Western civilization is taking place on the campuses of American universities and high schools, activists argued Thursday at the Conservative Political Action… Read More
EducationNews
Betsy DeVos Urges Americans to Embrace ‘Education Freedom’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is calling on Americans to embrace a vision of “education freedom” that empowers students and parents with a “multitude of pathways”… Read More
EducationNews
Florida House Passes ‘In God We Trust’ Bill for Schools in Response to Massacre
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday requiring all public schools to prominently display the nation’s motto, “In God We Trust,” somewhere on… Read More
EducationCommentary
How to Protect Free Speech on Campus? Override the Heckler’s Veto.
The irony and hypocrisy are obviously lost on self-styled “anti-fascists” who loudly—and, more often than not, violently—shut down, in fascist fashion, the free speech of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Horrific Sex Ed Curriculum Is Taking Over in This Virginia County, and Objectors Are Getting Steamrolled
I usually avoid really sick, appalling spectacles. I skip movies like “Saw.” But last Thursday I saw something worse. I went to the sex education… Read More
EducationCommentary
Recovering the Keys to Black Success
Carter G. Woodson, noted scholar, historian, and educator, created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became Black History Month in 1976. Woodson chose February because… Read More
EducationCommentary
What Trump’s Education Budget Gets Right, and Where It Can Improve
The Trump administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 on Monday, and it contains some welcome requests in the sphere of education. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
Campus Free Speech Zones Are on the Way Out, and That’s Good News
Inside Higher Ed last week ran an obituary for an idea that was doomed from the start: free speech zones on college campuses. Those zones are… Read More
EducationCommentary
How Ending Student Loan Forgiveness Will Help the Poor
A college education offers many advantages. Graduates enjoy the benefits of their university’s alumni network, and the diploma can give grads a leg up over… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Loses Dad-Daughter Dance Because of Gender-Neutral Policies
Kids see plenty of offensive things at school—but when did fathers become one of them? Ask New York’s Department of Education. As far as its… Read More
EducationCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Bold School Choice Plan Mirrors New Orleans’
In the months following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September, Puerto Rico has struggled to find its footing and rebuild. Unfortunately, dysfunction was already… Read More
EducationCommentary
In Wake of Nassar Assault Scandal, Michigan State Students Choose Wrong Target
Everywhere I go, I carry a Spartans water bottle. I used to hope that someone on the street would yell to me, “Go, Green!” It… Read More
EducationInternationalCommentary
University of Texas at Austin Nixes Beijing-Funded Propaganda Institute
The University of Texas at Austin has become the latest North American institution of higher learning to reject the idea of a Chinese Confucius Institute on… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Podcast: Why School Choice Matters
Lindsey Burke, an education expert at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss why parents love school choice options like education savings accounts, and her… Read More
EducationCommentary
University of Virginia Betrays the Legacy of Its Founder, Thomas Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, which is located in Charlottesville and is dedicated to “the defense of free expression in… Read More
EducationCommentary
College Tuition Costs Are Out of Control. Here’s How We Can Right the Ship.
You can’t put a price on education, the saying goes, but if you did, it would be very high. And the cost falls on everyone…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Homeschooling Is Not a Crime
It’s elementary. Education control freaks will use any excuse to crack down on competition. With 2 million K-12 students now educated at home (including our… Read More
EducationNews
Betsy DeVos: ‘Common Core Is Dead’
In her first major policy address of 2018, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos criticized the education policies of the Obama and Bush administrations, and laid out… Read More
