Commentary In Part I and Part II, I described Marina Middle School in San Francisco. The principal, the secretary, the custodian, several teachers—all walked away. The school had devolved into a blackboard jungle. Students were in charge. In San Francisco, this was not the first such incident. Everett Middle School had incidents of violence and…
Why California’s Schools Are Losing Their Teachers, Part III
May 26, 2023
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Experts Sound Alarm on Sliding National Test Scores
May 25, 2023
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Forty years ago, the National Commission on Excellence in Education issued a report entitled “A Nation at Risk.” The report warned that the country’s global influence would be diminished if improvements weren’t made. Attendees of the Reagan Institute’s Summit on Education said the Nation’s Report Card for 2022 indicates the challenges still exist. “We’ve got…
School Refers Counselors for Federal Investigation for Allegedly ‘Misgendering Students’
May 24, 2023
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Three middle school counselors in Amherst, Massachusetts, have been placed on administrative leave over claims they allegedly misgendered LGBT students and tried to convert them. According to a May 9 notice to the counselors, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School initiated a Title IX complaint against the three school officials and referred the matter for federal investigation…
‘Our Children Do Not Chain Us—They Give Us Opportunities,’ Says a Military Mom Who Homeschools Her 3 Kids
May 24, 2023
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Native New Yorker Meg Thompson knew homeschooling her three kids would be the best way to give her family the flexibility to adapt to her military husband’s “atypical work” and spend more time together. Now seeing her kids thrive, she hopes to empower other parents to take the lead on their children’s education. “You have what…
Summer: Time to ‘Deschool’
If you are a parent of schoolchildren approaching the glorious summer break, might I suggest you use the time to reap the many benefits of deschooling. Deschooling is a process familiar to many homeschoolers during which you and your family shake off and let go of the many notions, assumptions, and beliefs about learning that…
The Unforeseen Problems of Preschool
We have more preschool programs all the time. In fact, a recent article in The New York Times indicates that there are more preschool openings than can be filled by children, noting that “early childhood advocates say more families would likely sign up if they knew about the benefits of preschool.” But these so-called benefits…
What’s the Matter With Texas Republicans When It Comes to School Choice Legislation?
Commentary This has been the year for school choice all over the country. At least six additional states joined Arizona and Florida to give parents the funds to send their children to private and charter schools. Surprisingly, deep-red Texas is not among these states—at least not yet. Currently, there is no school choice in the…
Where’s the Competition in California’s New Teacher Bill?
May 19, 2023
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Commentary If you want to see what’s wrong with K-12 education in California, a good place to start is Assembly Bill 938, by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance). It sets “aspirational funding levels” to “raise wages by 50 percent” for teachers and other school workers by fiscal year 2030-31. Or seven years from the 2023-24 fiscal…
Schools Can Hire More Admin Staff to Ease Red Tape Burden on Teachers
New South Wales (NSW) schools will be able to recruit more support staff to help reduce “an endless amount of paperwork” that teachers have to deal with every day. The initiative is part of an election promise by the centre-left NSW Labor government to ease the regulatory burden on teachers so that they can focus…
Deep South States See Major Improvements in Student Reading Scores
Three states in the Deep South—Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana—have seen major improvements in student reading scores after the state legislatures changed educational policies. Mississippi saw the biggest ranking change in terms of fourth grade reading, jumping from the second-worst state in the country in 2013 to the 21st spot in 2022, The Associated Press reported….
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