February 11, 2022

Are College Rankings Rigged?

Each year high school students and their parents, along with prospective graduate and professional school students, consult university ranking lists. Most well-known is the U.S. News & World Report Ranking List. These rankings have an indisputabl...

January 15, 2022

Despite the known harm, schools shut down yet again

As 2022 gets underway, students are sidelined in their learning yet again due to school closures.  According to Burbio's K–12 School Opening Tracker, 5,506 schools nationwide opted not to provide students with in-person ...

December 8, 2021

Dealing with the School Staff Shortage

K-12 public schools throughout the U.S. are facing staff shortages so severe that school days are being canceled. Seattle, Boulder, and Portland, Oregon are just a few examples of districts without adequate staff to maintain daily operations followin...

December 2, 2021

It’s Time for Parents to Reclaim Authority Over Their Children

The results of the Virginia gubernatorial race made two things clear. First, Democrat leaders, in lockstep with teachers unions, want unbridled control of children through public schools. Second, growing numbers of increasingly passionate parents are...

September 9, 2021

Dumbing Down K-12 Education

The inability of U.S. students to perform on par with the majority of other developed nations should cause alarm, given its implications for America’s global leadership. Instead, while other countries take their K-12 education seriously, Americ...