Larry Sand
Larry Sand, a former classroom teacher, is the president of the non-profit California Teachers Empowerment Network.
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Brazen Taxation
When I think about government-run schools, I am reminded of Margaret Thatcher’s famous quote, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually…
In Schools, Jews Lose
When Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists attacked Israel through air, land, and sea, killing more than 1,200 people on…
Still Stupid in America
In a memorable April 1995 video, Apple founder Steve Jobs declared, “The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because…
DEI is Deflating
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has, over the past several years, become part of the fabric of American institutions, notably businesses and schools. In a nutshell…
Minimizing the State as Co-parent
On Oct. 31, Brittany Patterson, a 41-year-old Georgia mother, was arrested and accused of endangering her son—all because the unsupervised 10-year-old walked…
How will Trump handle education policy?
The education establishment is in a colossal snit over Donald Trump’s reelection. At the college level, Berkeley’s official news outlet published a series of interview…
Unlike Its Membership, Teacher Union Leaders Are Far Left
The teacher union leadership is in a collective snit after it became clear that Donald Trump would be reelected as U.S. president. American Federation of Teachers…
Indoctri-Nation
An essential mission for many educators throughout the country is the indoctrination of their students. The newest arrival…
Extending Tax-Credit Scholarships
According to a just-released Education Opportunity in America report by 50CAN, only 39% of public school parents are satisfied with their child’s education. According…
Windy City Wickedness
It’s no secret that Chicago is a city with an abundance of woes. For example, Chicago has a massive pension debt and a forecasted…
Free Speech Impediment
It has now been 60 years since the birth of the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley. It all started in mid-September 1964, when the school’s dean…
Classical v. Unclassical Curricula
Chad Aldeman, a Virginia-based researcher who focuses on education-related issues, recently detailed the educational experience of his daughter, who completed…
The Coming Election’s Effect on Education
At the recent Donald Trump-Kamala Harris debate, the subject of education was nonexistent. Despite its hot button nature, the moderators...
Teacher Pay: Myths, Reality and Union Shenanigans
Chad Aldeman, a leading researcher who focuses on school finance, the teacher labor market, and assessment and accountability policy, recently wrote, “Wrong Ideas about...
Degrading in the name of equity
As a fad-filled field, education is unrivaled. The concocted experiments are especially despicable because the subjects are children who act as...
Bribing Children to Attend School
High rates of chronic absenteeism—defined as missing at least one out of every ten school days—have become a national issue. California has been...
Resistance to the Never-Ending Gender Agenda
It’s no secret that many of our institutions have gone, well, bonkers, and nowhere more so than in the gender arena. As Heather Mac Donald notes...
California Adopts Six Million Children
On July 15, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1955 into state law. This deplorable legislation…
The Republic is Falling Asleep
The scale of America’s civic ignorance is staggering. In June, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) conducted a…