Education

Tax-Funded Vouchers Boost Private School Tuition

By Public Schools First NC The 2024-25 school year was the first year that North Caro­lina’s Opportunity Scholarship taxpayer-funded private school voucher program became universally available. For the first time, all families could apply to…




Why I Left Teaching

Commentary by Lisa Williams I grew up in the culture of teaching. My grandmother was an elementary teacher for 50 years, and when her district forced her into retirement at age 70, she joined the…


Blaming Low Wages on Bad Schooling

Review of The Fantasy Economy by Neil Kraus By Nora De La Cour “Bachelor’s degree holders generally earn 75 percent more than those with just a high school diploma,” asserts a stats-packed CNBC article with…


Important Election Wins for Public Ed

By Jeff Bryant In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostly…



Enrollment in Nature Schools Soars

By Damon Orion Author, journalist, and child advocacy expert Richard Louv famously coined the term “nature deficit disorder” to de­scribe the detrimental effects of children’s disconnection from nature. His assertions are backed by data that…


Faculty Resist Campus Protest Clampdown

By Annie Ma Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules…


Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe

By Lauren Woods Several years of community service and real-world research of the cross-campus UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative has led to the awarding of $11.5 million in state support to UConn to bring access…