Max Eden
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The policies promoting school shootings
The school shooting in Newport News, Virginia, involving a six-year-old who shot his teacher, fell from the headlines before we could learn our lesson from it. → Read More
Newsom's school propaganda
Imagine if Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey, established a nonprofit organization and solicited donations from the Florida governor’s donors and state contractors. Further, imagine if the purpose of that organization were the creation and dissemination of movies and school curricula lauding Ron for his… → Read More
Virginia's impressive new path on education
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) was elected with a mandate to increase excellence and reduce ideology in public education. He had to overhaul the history and social studies standards inherited from his Democratic predecessor, Ralph Northam, and direct his Department of Education to create "best in nation" standards. → Read More
Red states should embrace the science of reading
There is no Democrat or Republican way to teach reading. There is a correct, scientifically based way and an incorrect, guess-work-based way. It just so happens that conservatives have long championed the correct way, and progressives have long been enchanted by the incorrect way. With rampant… → Read More
PragerU: There Is No Apolitical Classroom
Video Transcript Do you know what's going on in your kid's school? If not, now would be a good time to take a look. Here's what you're likely to find: According to the education establishment, the purpose of public education is no longer just to teach "the three R's" — reading, writing, and arithmetic; it is to awaken students to the fact that they live in a country that has been, remains, and… → Read More
Biden and Schools
Federal education policy is likely to take a sharp left turn. → Read More
Critical Race Theory in American Classrooms
The radical curriculum may already be at a public school near you. → Read More
Biden opens the door to expand school choice
Joe Biden appears to have proposed—without quite realizing it—the largest expansion of federal school choice in American history. → Read More
Amid the pandemic and anti-racism protests, school choice can be so much more
At the signing ceremony for his executive order on police reform Tuesday, President Trump declared: “School choice is the civil rights statement of the year, of the decade, and probably beyond.” → Read More
A Punitive & Senseless Education-Funding Proposal, Advanced in the Name of ‘Equity’
A recent New York Times op-ed suggests that today’s education reformers care more about bringing the top down than bringing the bottom up. → Read More
Do school spending cuts really hurt students?
Education advocacy groups are lobbying for a $250 billion bailout for K-12 schools and higher education. But Congress and the Trump administration should take a careful look at the research before they decide whether to cut another check. → Read More
Harvard vs. the Family
A scheduled academic conference confirms the suspicions of homeschooling parents. → Read More
A Divisive, Historically Dubious Curriculum
Teachers should reject the 1619 Project. → Read More
Great Hearts Academies Charter School Network Gets Results.
An unusual charter school network, serving middle-class families, promotes a classical curriculum—and gets results. → Read More
School Safety Is Another Reason to Lift the Charter Cap
This month, state Sen. Leroy Comrie declared that pervasive disorder and violence in Mayor de Blasio’s public schools are forcing his constituents in Queens to take “their children to other schools, even if they have to pay for private schools.” He was right. Parents shouldn’t be... → Read More
Obama's School Discipline Guidelines Put Students in Grave Danger
President Donald Trump, following the recommendation of a national commission on school safety chaired by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, will repeal the Obama administration's "Dear Colleague Letter" on school discipline. The letter, issued in 2014, advised school superintendents nationwide... → Read More
Reversing the Obama-era DCL will make schools safer.
Reversing the Obama-era “Dear Colleague” letter will make schools safer. → Read More
Enforcing Classroom Disorder: Trump Has Not Called Off Obama's War on School Discipline
In January 2014, the Obama administration issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on school discipline. The DCL—prepared by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR)—claimed that: (1) school districts rely excessively on suspensions;... → Read More
Doctoring the Safety Stats
The de Blasio administration’s record on crime in schools and shelters is lacking. → Read More
Testimony by Max Eden before the House Judiciary Committee on School Violence
Editor's note: The following is testimony delivered by senior fellow Max Eden before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing entitled “Preventable Violence in America: An Examination of Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Misguided Public Policy.” Good morning Mr. Chairman,... → Read More