Public schools
These Supreme Court won’t go far enough on school choice
Before the end of April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear not one, but two important education freedom cases. At stake in both is the ability of families to determine what children will learn. Unfortunately, no matter how the…
Promising federal school choice bill faces uncertain prospects
Education choice is booming in popularity across the United States, and the federal government may be ready to join the rush—that is, if everything goes just right. A growing number of state governments have been getting out…
Seattle schools botched privacy on a mental health survey
A mental health survey administered to Seattle-area middle and high schoolers is putting their sensitive personal information at risk, according to a February investigation from The Seattle Times and the education-focused…
Like Being Back in School
Six U.K. police officers arrested Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine at their home in Hertfordshire after they complained about their disabled daughter's primary school in a WhatsApp group and through emails. The couple,…
Brickbat: Unsportsmanlike Conduct
New York's Northville Central School District has fired high school basketball coach Jim Zullo after video showed him yanking his star player's ponytail. The incident happened after the Northville girls' team…
Everyone is wrong about RFK Jr. and cellphones
I agree with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that cellphones probably don't belong in classrooms. They are likely to distract from learning, to impede socialization, or both. But Kennedy has a…
Federal court upholds Idaho law protecting girls’ locker rooms from ‘transgender’ boys
Sat Mar 22, 2025 - 7:00 am EDTFri Mar 21, 2025 - 1:00 pm EDT BOISE, Idaho (Alliance Defending Freedom) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled unanimously Thursday to uphold an Idaho law that protects the…
Did Trump’s executive order just abolish the Department of Education?
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order that attempts to begin the dismantling of the Department of Education. But since only Congress can officially abolish the department, it's unclear…
Kansas schools fought open enrollment but now need it to stay afloat
Kansas launched its K-12 open enrollment program at the beginning of the 2024–25 school year, allowing students to transfer to public schools other than their residentially assigned ones. Before this reform, school districts…
Invest in education—not the Department of Education
If an investment yields stagnant or negative returns despite increased funding, the rational thing to do is back off. This logic rarely applies in government, but we're in a unique moment. The U.S. Department of…
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