After the lockdowns of 2020, America’s schools face tall tasks and challenges from critiques. Students are falling behind in their studies and scoring lower on standardized testing, while the problems before the pandemic have only grown. Frederick Hess diagnoses the current state of education and how conservatives can finally take the lead on K-12 education and promote a better system.
As a state coalition leader for BEST, Sheri Mitchell worked towards a return to in-person learning. However, in this opinion piece, she advocates reforming discipline within Gwinnett County. She argues in favor of a firmer stance, saying the safety of the students should be a paramount concern for the community.
With the midterm elections on the horizon, the movement for school choice has become front and center in the public discourse. With the growing popularity of school choice and Governors across the nation taking action, there has never been a better time to address the topic than now. Parental Right advocates must capitalize on this moment ripe for reform, particularly regarding school choice.
While detractors believe school choice hurts teachers, this opinion piece in The Hill pushes back against this narrative with a collection of success stories from teachers directly tied to school choice. Collen Hroncich of the CATO institute discusses the positive impacts of school choice on everyone involved in the educational process, from the students to the teachers and parents.
Executive Director of BEST Laura Zorc was quoted in a Washington Examiner piece discussing falling ACT scores. She continues by talking about school choice and how problems like falling ACT scores highlight the need for changes.
School choice scores a monumental victory in West Virginia Supreme Court through the overturning of lower courts block of ESA program.
Tamra Farah opines about the benefits of education freedom through ESAs.
Laura Zorc reminds us that Florida needs to expand ESAs.
Senators Bill Cassidy and Tim Scott believe that their Educational Choice for Children Act will continue the increasing trend of parents wanting to reclaim control of their children’s education. Parents are fed up after seeing the affects the federal-mandated COVID-19 lockdowns had on America’s educational system!
Our very own, Amy Carney, writes an original piece commenting on the lefts continual aggression to make school choice more difficult, especially when it comes to charter programs.
