Education
A parent-centered, state-based rebirth of American K-12 education
Originally published in American Habits. Once in the hazy past, the K-12 education system in America was considered the global gold standard. For decades, the world looked upon the U.S. with envy. But it was hard to…
Will PPS Refuse to Comply with Federal Civil Rights Law?
By John A. Charles, Jr. The United States Department of Education announced on February 17 that it was opening an investigation into Portland Public Schools (PPS) over a complaint that the district’s Center for Black Student…
Why we work for school choice
How and where we educate our children is a freedom that North Carolinians hold dear. However, merely professing it doesn’t make it a reality. Last month, the Carolina Journal-Civitas Poll asked likely voters, “If money was no…
Grades now hyper-inflated at UW-Madison
Canadian universities have a remedy Grade inflation continues unabated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The average GPA for undergraduate students at Wisconsin’s flagship university increased to 3.48 in the recently…
Ethnic studies courses required to graduate at all 13 four-year UW schools
The courses, which cover everything from race to gender, have been the subject of scrutiny for pushing left-leaning talking points The University of Wisconsin-Madison isn’t alone in requiring every undergraduate to enroll in…
RGF Freedom Index Results Finalized
As we have done for more than a decade, the Rio Grande Foundation has tracked the votes in New Mexico’s legislative sessions. The 2026 session was a short, 30-day legislative session, but some momentous bills passed (for…
Is state aid to public education growing or shrinking?
Is the state contribution to public education funding growing or shrinking? The complexity of New Hampshire’s school funding formula, and misconceptions about how that formula works, cloud the answer. But there are a few…
New Open Enrollment Bill: Frequently Asked Questions
Utah legislators will soon discuss HB 528 – Local School Board Reporting, a bill that increases transparency about open enrollment – the policy that allows students to transfer between district public schools. This…
Sutherland Institute submits public comment on adding the Success Sequence to Utah Health Education Core Standards
Last year, the Utah State Legislature passed H.B. 281 Health Curriculum and Procedures Amendments, requiring that health instruction include information about the Success Sequence, which as the law defines it is “a…
SBOE Workgroups Announced: The Final Fight for Texas History
The workgroup numbers for the Texas State Board of Education are finally out, and they reveal a historic milestone for our state’s education system. As the SBOE moves toward the completion of this monumental process, it is…
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