In a recent piece published in The American Spectator, I made the case that despite an abundance of spending on civic education in public schools, the government is failing in this ... Keep Reading
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Educational bureaucracy and the collapse of civics
In the wake of the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education earlier this week, civic illiteracy and even hostility to the principles that made America great continue to ... Keep Reading
Learning from conservative and not so conservative voices on education
With prolonged school closings due to coronavirus, a lot of parents and families are getting an opportunity to think a little deeper about education. And in most instances, parents ... Keep Reading
The West Ed Report: A Review, Part I
On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Civitas continues to question status quo on education
The February issue of Capitol Connection highlights the long and growing support for school choice in North Carolina. The January school choice poll oversampled minority households ... Keep Reading
Trump closer to North Carolinians on school choice than some state leaders
President Donald Trump made school choice a significant focus of his State of the Union address. One of his guests was Janiyah Davis, a fourth-grader in Philadelphia who was ... Keep Reading
My own personal reason for supporting school choice
Most people don't know that I attended seven different schools during my K-12 years. It's certainly no world record or even a story of pity. My dad was an Air Force pilot so I was ... Keep Reading
School choice offers opportunity to focus on kids over politics
Wherever you are in the North Carolina k-12 education debate, it's unfortunate that things have become so politicized. I've written about how Gov. Roy Cooper is amping up the ... Keep Reading
Trading Dewey for Plato: A look at classical education
Our modern education system's utilitarian approach can be tied to John Dewey, a 20th century philosopher and education reformer. But should Dewey's methodology have the final say ... Keep Reading
Why keeping education in the headlines is good for school choice
Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget ... Keep Reading
