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The America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids initiative could rescue tens of thousands of students from failing schools. 

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In 1955, the bombshell book “Why Johnny Can’t Read” disturbed a few nesting hornets. A half-century later, per-student education spending in inflation-adjusted dollars has quadrupled, but Johnny (and today’s Jareds and Jessicas) still can’t read. Read more »

In 2001, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge battled with Democratic state legislators to create a corporate scholarship tax credit program to bring the state’s families school choice. Five years later, Ridge’s tax credit has strong bipartisan support and is a model for other states. And just two weeks ago, Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, signed legislation […] Read more »

Instead of perpetuating a system that traps minority students in failing schools, let's give the power to the parents so that they can pick the best education for their children.

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Los Angeles has taken a huge historic first ever anyplace step, with the formation last week of the LA Parents Union. Readers of this space may recall that a few weeks ago, I went off on a tear about how every entity in the LAUSD had power for one reason – they were unionized. And […] Read more »

(The final installment in a three-part series looking at the components of education, and what should be changed to achieve true reform.  Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here.  -ed.) Read more »

The third in a series of articles from an anonymous student in an education school working towards certification as a math teacher. 

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It took two tries, but school choice is finally a reality in our nation's capital--and it's saving tens of thousands of children. 

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Teachers' unions have painted a picture of schools and teachers starved of money--a picture completely divorced from reality. 

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Our education school mole responds to comments on his introductory article and gives more inside perspectives.

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