U.S. Census Bureau survey finds surge in homeschooling
“It wouldn’t surprise me if, five to 10 years from now, everyone looks at this and thinks, ‘That grew a...
Read More >Florida’s other ‘U’
The chart at the top of this post shows Florida private school attendance by family income expressed as a percentage...
Read More >Education freedom: The next generation
The Manhattan Institute published a study by Jay Greene in 2001 called the Education Freedom Index, which created a state-by-state...
Read More >Using education savings accounts to cut out the middleman a la Harry Tuttle
Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film Brazil mixed Orwellian dystopia with Monty Python dark comedic absurdity. Sadly, it now appears to have...
Read More >The forgotten achievement gap
The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University has linked state exams across states for grades 3-8. The chart below shows...
Read More >Florida can drive fast and freeze out the Texans
The American economy suffered greatly during the 1970s, with Texas being an exception. While most of country struggled with unemployment...
Read More >Innovative teacher recaptures spirit of the ‘little red schoolhouse’
MESA, Arizona – “Miss Laura! A chick! There’s a chick in the shed!” The excited cry set students at the...
Read More >Uneasy lies the head that wears the tiara
Recently, I watched Liberty: the American Revolution. The documentary includes a dramatization of letters Abigail Adams wrote to her sister...
Read More >Mr. Burbleaf: Tear down this wall!
In your author’s humble opinion, this chart from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute is the most revealing K-12 graphic of...
Read More >A lesson from the Buddha
The podcast “99% Invisible” featured a fascinating story of an impromptu shrine and the unexpected benefits it’s brought. Dan Stevenson...
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