
Education


Fix Education by Radical Decentralization
Almost everybody admits that the American school system underperforms. “Reform” is almost universally prescribed as the solution. But in other walks of life, bad ideas are not reformed—they are eliminated and replaced with better ideas. Our school system is rarely...
Is There a “Constitutional Right” to Homeschool?
A concurring opinion published in a case decided recently by the Georgia Court of Appeals asserts that parents have a constitutionally protected right to homeschool their children. In his concurring opinion in the child-custody case of Borgers v. Borgers, Judge...
Is Education a Constitutional Right?
An article in the September issue of The New Yorker makes the case that education is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution. It’s not. Public schools in Detroit are failing to educate students. Just like they are failing to do so in many large cities...
Despite DeVos Announcement, Common Core is not “Dead”
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos pronounced Common Core “dead” last week, but that’s far from the whole truth. During a speech at the American Enterprise Institute, DeVos rebuked the educational initiatives of previous administrations and...