The Reality of School Choice

What a wonderful idea this concept of school choice. To be able to send your children to the school that is just right for them. What parent would not jump at the opportunity to send their children to the absolute very best school? It’s a no brainer, right? Sure is but, at what price? There…

Let’s Talk About School Vouchers

February 7, 2017, marked an important milestone in United States history, the Vice President of the United States was required to cast a tie breaking vote in the Senate in the matter of the confirmation of the new Secretary of Education. The United States Senate voted fifty for and fifty against the confirmation of Betsy…

What Could be Next for Education?

It has been over two months since I last posted an article. This short hiatus was no accident. After my last post regarding, up until now, the absence of a nomination for the position of Secretary of Education and because of all the campaign rhetoric about the abolishment of the United States Department of Education,…

Post-Election Malaise

After eighteen months of wishing the election cycle would end, now that it has, why do I find myself not feeling any better? Well I have a huge confession to make. Like no election season before, I have found myself completely obsessed with the punditry, constantly watching the cable news networks for every snit bit…

Looking at the European Education Model (Part 2)

Before we continue with our look at some of the education models that are different from our own (meaning the United States), it is interesting to note that since the last blog installment, we had the pleasure (or not) of witnessing the third and final Presidential Debate. While much like the first two debates, which…