Parents Bullied in the Name of Common Core Mark Meckler April 9, 2015 Big Government, Common Core, Education, Featured, News Third graders at Coleman A. Young Elementary in Detroit, Michigan brought a letter home that threatened them with suspension if their parents didn’t come to a meeting about the new Common Core testing – in...
High School Senior Defeats Humanist Attempt to Remove “Under God” from Pledge Mark Meckler February 18, 2015 Citizens Spotlight, Education, Featured, News, Shared Values 1 Comment When the American Humanist Association tried to have the words "one nation under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance in New Jersey schools, one high school senior decided to fight them. And she...
Obama’s Budget Slashes School Choice Mark Meckler February 10, 2015 Budget, Education, Featured, News Follow the money. The President’s newly-proposed budget for 2016 shows where his priorities really are. He increased funds for some of his “pet social programs” – like subsidizing child care, health...
Federal Government Makes Power Play on Education, Hopes You Don’t Notice Mark Meckler December 3, 2014 Big Government, Education, Featured, News 1 Comment While you were thinking about cooking turkey and how to survive your weird uncle, the White House was trying to slide information out into the public without you noticing. They seem to have made it a...
New Poll Shows Americans Favor Local Control of Education Mark Meckler August 29, 2014 Big Government, Common Core, Dispersed Power, Education, News Just in time for the start of the school year, Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup released poll results showing that most Americans think education is best controlled at the local level. The poll, taken during May...
More on the Higher Education Bubble. Mark Meckler November 20, 2012 Education What is the justification for higher education, and is it still relevant in today's society? The Higher Education Bubble is upon us, and it is especially painful for young people. Ken Masugi...
