Juneteenth and July 4 celebrate American ideals and the struggle to attain them.

Ethnic studies mandates based on racism, colonialism and Marxism are being rejected, even at the University of California and San Francisco schools.

Public schools must work to regain public trust by focusing on academics, not politics.

Parents' rights won a 6-3 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court: Parents can opt out of gay and transgender lessons that contradict their religious beliefs.

As Texas requires public schools to post the Ten Commandments, 57% of Americans support teacher-led prayer in schools; half favor Christian prayers.

Redesign high schools to prepare students for skilled careers in growth industries.

Demand is high for skilled technicians and manufacturing workers, but few high school or college graduates are qualified.

A jury convicted a man of hitting a boy, but not of a hate crime, despite the use of a homophobic slur.

Autism rates skyrocketed when the diagnostic criteria changed to include mild "Aspie" symptoms.

Education reformers -- and donors -- have lost heart because it's so hard to create and scale long-term change

Improving schools won't narrow achievement gaps: Some kids are better able to take advantage of learning opportunities.

The SAT, and soon the ACT, are changing to cater to students with short attention spans.

Ability grouping works for K-2 readers.

Ignoring how children learn in favor of letting teachers do what feels good is a "soul destroying" mistake.

Pay teachers for performance and taking hard jobs, not just for years in the classroom.

Teachers' unions and community groups make it very, very hard to close high-cost, low-enrollment schools.

Fatherhood isn't as hard as they say, and it's a lot more fun.

MAHA wants healthier school lunches with more locally grown vegetables and less pizza. Kids like pizza.

Stop teaching a can't-do spirit. Young Americans are individuals capable of reason, resilience and growth -- not perpetual oppressors or victims.

Philadelphia teachers are told to stress the negative in history lessons: America is the land of oppression.