School Choice on Townhall

Powerful Evidence for School Choice Tue Apr 23

Daniel J. Mitchell

Education is another area where we should be hopeful. Simply stated, it’s increasingly difficult for defenders of the status quo to rationalize pouring more money into the failed government education monopoly. ... more
School Choice on the March Sat Apr 20

Ed Feulner

These days, freedom is under fire in many ways. So it’s nice to be able to report that, in one area at least, freedom is marching in the right direction: education. ... more
Bravo: Nevada Governor Pushes School Choice Bill Fri Apr 12

Daniel Doherty
Superintendent’s Shocking Comment Reminds Us That School Choice is an Uphill Battle Wed Apr 10

Kyle Olson

As Wisconsin legislators debate expanding the state’s parental choice private school voucher program, Racine Unified Superintendent Dr. Ann Laing’s shocking comments from the last budget cycle remind us school choice is an uphill battle. ... more
A Victory For School Choice Mon Apr 1

Michael Gerson

The school choice movement -- which germinated 50 years ago in free-market economist Milton Friedman's fertile mind -- recently counted its largest victory. The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the state's school voucher program. Under it, more than half a million low- and middle-income Hoosier students -- and about 62 percent of all families -- are eligible for state aid to help pay for a private or religious school. ... more
More Federal Mommy Sun Feb 10

Lincoln Brown

The benefits of early childhood education are boundless, and no sane person would argue that. But no sane person would argue that such things should remain under the aegeis of the federal government. ... more
School Choice: Making the Grade Fri Feb 1

Ed Feulner

More than 200 organizations across the country are staging some 3,600 events to mark this year’s School Choice Week. But many grateful parents have reason to celebrate every week. ... more
Teachers: The Unsung Heroes of School Choice Tue Jan 29

Gary Beckner

School choice is a hot topic in education today. Whether headlines point to students excelling in public charter schools or in innovative virtual schools, students and teachers are taking advantage of the options and flexibility provided by new school choice policies being introduced around the nation. ... more
Immigration Reform, School Choice and the Proposed Border Commission Tue Jan 29

Hugh Hewitt

If you are going to debate immigration reform, be smart about immigration reform, especially about the positions of the opposite party's intellectuals. ... more
“One-Third of Fourth Graders are Functionally Illiterate” Mon Jan 28

Daniel Doherty
Free to Choose? Wed Dec 19

Ken Connor

Americans' affirmation of the "right to choose" is a feature of our national identity. No matter where you go or what you're doing, chances are you are confronted with a plethora of choices. ... more
She’s Back! Infamous Michigan Bureaucrat Now Tells ‘Incapable’ Parents to ‘Stay Informed’ Thu Nov 15

Kyle Olson

Debbie Squires, the infamous Michigan Elementary/Middle School Principals Association bureaucrat who told a Michigan legislative committee that parents may not know what is best for their children is now saying they should “stay informed” and “voice their concerns to legislators,” according to Hometownlife.com. ... more
Score One For The Kids: Washington and Georgia Produce An Election Night Highlight Sun Nov 11

Austin Hill

You’ve probably seen the post-election headlines: private sector employers in the U.S. have begun slashing jobs, attributing their economic hardship to President Obama’s healthcare and environmental policies. ... more
Best Moment of the Republican Convention Mon Sep 24

Bruce Bialosky

Even though I’ve been fortunate to attend a few national conventions, I still get a thrill when I meet (for the first time) a favorite politician to whom I’ve donated money, or one of pundits that I read on a daily basis. (My wife would stop at nothing to get a picture with Bret Baier of Fox News.) Or it may be a particular speech. But at this year’s convention, my most special memory was a movie. Who would have ever thought that, for a guy from Hollywood, schlepping to steamy Tampa would elicit a big screen moment? ... more
Chicago Strike Shows Why we Need School Choice Mon Sep 17

Star Parker

It says something about today’s public education reality that the two sides in the teachers’ union dispute in Chicago are the union and the mayor. ... more
Time for School Choice in Chicago Thu Sep 13

Cal Thomas

"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time." -- Calvin Coolidge, responding to the 1919 Boston police strike. ... more
Obama's Education Hypocrisy -- Again Fri May 25

Mona Charen

If you were a child in the District of Columbia school system (51st in state rankings for academic achievement, first for school violence), you and your parents probably greeted the election of Barack Obama with great joy. ... more
Awesome: Romney Touts School Choice, Declares War on Teachers' Union Wed May 23

Kate Hicks
What is Fair Wed Mar 21

John Stossel

President Obama says he want to make society more fair. Advocates of big government believe fairness means taking from rich people and giving to others: poor people; or people who do things politicians approve of, like making "green" energy equipment (Solyndra); or old people (even rich ones) through Social Security and Medicare. ... more
Climate Debate Will Burn Public Schools Mon Feb 27

Neal McCluskey

With the recent revelations of a prominent scientist using dirty tricks against global-warming skeptics, the overheated climate debate has taken another ugly turn. Worse, the scandal reveals that our children’s minds may be the newest battleground in the unending global warming war. ... more
Math Matters Wed Feb 22

Walter E. Williams

If one manages to graduate from high school without the rudiments of algebra, geometry and trigonometry, there are certain relatively high-paying careers probably off-limits for life -- such as careers in architecture, chemistry, computer programming, engineering, medicine and certain technical fields. ... more
The Fight to Reform Education Sun Feb 5

Derek Hunter

Would any concerned parent willingly send their children to an average public school in this country if there was an option available? ... more
Michigan School Uses Kids, District Resources to Push for Tax Increase Thu Feb 2

Kyle Olson

You just have to love it when government uses taxpayer resources to convince taxpayers to cough up more. It takes an unusually large set of brass ones to do such a thing. ... more
Disgusted Parents 'Occupy' the Classroom Wed Jan 25

Marybeth Hicks

That rumbling sound you hear isn’t a snow-removal truck, a low-flying plane or a train inadvertently chugging through your backyard. ... more
Juan Williams Skewers Chicago Teachers Union in New Film Tue Jan 24

Kyle Olson

“A Tale of Two Missions” – a film by Juan Williams and Kyle Olson (and directed by Chicago-based Andrew Marcus) – tells the story of competing cultures in American education through examples from Chicago. ... more