Canadian writer Grant Allen once lamented, “What a misfortune it is that we should thus be compelled to let…

A very contentious election season is upon us. To better navigate the deluge of political propaganda…

When interviewing for a legislative fellowship in Sacramento, California over two decades ago…

During an otherwise quiet September morning some years ago, I received a curious call…

A weird thing happens when voters are polled. People usually hold their legislature in low esteem…

“How many different kinds of curricula are there in the state’s public school system?” This is a regular question concerned Californians ask when discussing education policy, especially with how politicized our K–12 classrooms are these days.

Last week, I signed a permission slip for my 11th grade son allowing him to see a PG-13 movie for his United States history class in our local public high school. I was thankful that the school respected our relationship enough to ask permission…

Few people have described our Leviathan Legislature so succinctly as G.K. Chesterton did a century ago. "When a politician is in opposition he is an expert on the means to some end; and when he is in office he is an expert on the obstacles to it." Enter California’s 120 full-time lawmakers.

Parents, where do you draw the line? Do you want to be in control of the upbringing of your children, or are you willing to turn those responsibilities over to the state? How much ground are you willing to cede to a capricious government bent on eliminating your God-given rights as a parent?

While reading the California Education Code the other day, I made a stunning discovery. School districts are allowed to burn books. Is California that far ahead on the road to totalitarianism? Not so fast.

After witnessing the stunning recall of three trustees in a very progressive San Francisco Unified School Board in February 2022, many in the media began to marvel at the political power disenchanted parents and public school advocates were capable of wielding. After all, San Francisco has…

Striking teachers and supporters rally in Grand Park across from City Hall in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2019 (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

After another general election when over a thousand school board seats were on the ballot, we have seen a slight shift in favor of parent advocates representing our districts in California.
And while many media outlets want to frame the election about social and cultural issues…