Education
Why microschools matter – Sutherland Institute
Microschools are basically what they sound like – really small schools. While the model is not entirely new in our nation’s history, it has seen a modern resurgence and renewed popularity. Generally, microschools are defined…
The False Promise of Portland’s “All-Electric” High Schools
John A. Charles, Jr. Portland Public Schools (PPS) held a ground-breaking ceremony in North Portland on May 29 to mark the beginning of construction for a new, $466 million Jefferson High School. The Oregonian dutifully…
It’s time to face the truth about NCAE
A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State. The report, commissioned by the Fordham…
Wisconsin eventually will opt in to donor bonanza for schools, business leader predicts
No upside to letting credit-spurred donations here flow elsewhere, says Kooyenga Every current candidate for governor of Wisconsin either favors or at least has not yet rejected the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, despite…
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
May is Homeschooling Awareness Month, and it might be dawning on you that you want to be a homeschooling family as well. In years past, there was a stereotype of those who homeschooled, but that stereotype is giving way to a…
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you Written by The landscape of homeschooling has changed; homeschoolers are racially, religiously, and politically diverse. Organic communities,…
New York Says “Yes” to Scholarships. Oregon Should Too
By Kathryn Hickok Governor Kathy Hochul announced May 5 that she intends to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), pending additional information expected from the U.S. Treasury Department later this…
NC House Override of Gov. Stein’s Veto Jumpstarts hope for thousands of families
Finally. It took a while – nine months to be exact – but yesterday the North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s August 2025 veto of legislation (HB 87) to opt-in North Carolina into the Education…
Wisconsin students who struggle with reading are let down by unenforced literacy reforms, say advocates
Parents don’t want ‘to just sit and read through state statutes’ A three-year-old Wisconsin law requiring schools to inform parents when their students are struggling with reading is going unenforced in far too many…
Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
I had a remarkable opportunity to participate in an important event, Bridging Continents: Transatlantic Dialogue on Family Policy in Brussels on March 12, 2026, sponsored by the European Union and International Affairs Office…
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