The gains made by school choice advocates mean that more than at any time in recent memory, public schooling isn’t the only form of education parents can choose for their children. As home schooling has grown, especially post-pandemic, and voucher programs, or education savings accounts, slowly spread state by state, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of our nation’s K-12 education, system by system, heading into the new school year.
Gas prices are higher than they were a year ago. So are flour, rice, spaghetti, ground beef, sirloin steak, lemons, strawberries, and ice cream prices. And reports from earlier this summer showed that the cost of eating at restaurants and electricity prices are higher than last year.
Is Charlie Day funny? The sitcom writer and star is obviously successful, having anchored the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for 16 squirm-inducing seasons. Yet even that achievement offers little in the way of proof of concept. IASIP, as its frat boy and nihilist fans have come to know it, is a tribute to human depravity in which laughs are an occasional byproduct. (Sample episode title: “The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby.”) I won’t say the show has never made me smile, but it’s been an expression of astonishment, not pleasure. Perhaps God chuckled as he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
As college football gets back underway, it is important to remember all college sports are under the control of an organization that hates its athletes and you, the fans.
The clock is ticking for Donald Trump’s rivals to catch up to the former president in Iowa, the first state to vote in the GOP nominating process next year. Trump has built up significant and stable leads in the polls, both nationally and in critical early-voting states. Now, other GOP presidential candidates are scrambling to close the gap in the Hawkeye State, which could...
The absence of the leaders of China and Russia at the G20 summit in India will allow President Biden to take center stage, rallying allies to push back against the goals of Beijing and Moscow in the global arena. While some experts say the strength of the G20 as a global economic alliance has diminished,...
Nikki Haley is on a roll — but the question is how far it will take her. Haley has emerged as the clear winner of the first Republican debate, held in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. Her polls have ticked up in the aftermath — both nationally and in the key early states. She has got...
Fears of an “invasion” don’t justify Texas’ usurpation of federal authority on border enforcement, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Judge David Ezra of the Western District of Texas concluded that the state must move rows of floating barriers in the Rio Grande — whether or not it thinks an “invasion” is underway. The legal decision represents a significant...
House conservatives’ threats of a government shutdown are getting a chilly reception from Senate Republicans as they try to temper expectations for what GOP priorities they can achieve amid a looming deadline. The House has just 11 legislative days to pass a stopgap measure to prevent a shutdown, but some hardline conservatives have been embracing the prospect...