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Intensive parenting is driving parents (and their kids) crazy
Parents need to chill. Let kids try things on their own, make mistakes and learn.
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Nov 9, 20253 min read
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Kids prefer memes and make-up videos to 'War and Peace'
Should we worry that young people are spending less time reading for pleasure and a lot more time watching YouTube videos?
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Nov 8, 20252 min read
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Going, going, gone
Ninety-one percent of families who used Arkansas' voucher program to pay for private or homeschooling have stayed with the program for the third year.
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Oct 10, 20251 min read
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Teaching kids the habits of anxious, depressed people isn't working well
Schools, colleges (and parents) are teaching kids the habits of anxious, depressed people.
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Oct 5, 20252 min read
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To win back public-school parents, be like Mississippi
Education reforms are working in the South, and they can work in blue states too, if there's political leadership.
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Sep 26, 20253 min read
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Teaching a toddler to read
Toddlers (at least some toddlers) can learn to read with help from a parent tutor, says father.
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Sep 7, 20252 min read
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Oklahoma's teacher test: How do we tell a boy from a girl?
Can you pass Oklahoma's test for new teachers? Yes, unless you're a very dim bulb.
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Sep 5, 20253 min read
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Effort matters: Kids have to do the work
Effort matters.
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Sep 3, 20253 min read
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The first day of school: Don't worry, be happy
Starting school is exciting -- unless parents tell their kids to be stressed.
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Sep 1, 20252 min read
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Dogs -- and decorators -- in the dorm
College students want all the comforts of home, including their pets, when they go to college.
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Aug 31, 20252 min read
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AFT tells teachers: Don't report child neglect -- or chronic absentees
Teachers are being encouraged not to report suspected child neglect or abuse -- or chronic absenteeism -- to keep families together.
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Aug 30, 20253 min read
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Married with kids is making a (modest) comeback
More children are growing up in stable, two-parent families -- but fewer adults are getting married.
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Aug 24, 20252 min read
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Teaching 'Mockingbird' on the education frontier
Christian microschools are booming in Arizona, as parents use ESAs to fund the school of their choice. Chandler Fritz taught a summer reading class.
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Aug 22, 20253 min read
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13% give public schools an A/B grade
As Americans lose confidence in public schools, a majority of parents say they'd send their kids to private schools, if they got help paying the cost.
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Aug 21, 20251 min read
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Boys need men
Boys need male mentors, coaches, Scoutmasters, pastors and son to help them grow up to be responsible men.
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Aug 19, 20253 min read
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School safety is top reason parents use choice to leave public schools
Bullying is the primary reason parents use choice programs to flee public schools.
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Aug 18, 20252 min read
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Kids want to play in the real world, but parents think they're safer online
Children have more freedom to roam online than to play without supervision in the neighborhood park -- or even their own yards.
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Aug 16, 20252 min read
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Illinois doubles down on schools as mental-health clinics
Illinois already spends a fortune on mental health services for students, and plans to spend more. It won't help.
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Aug 13, 20252 min read
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What do parents want? Public schools are competing for students
Public schools don't have a monopoly any more. Parents are using taxpayer-funded school choice to find alternatives.
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Aug 6, 20253 min read
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Go to school, win $500
Birmingham (Alabama) schools will offer a $500 prize to two lucky families at each school -- if they get their child to school on the first day.
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Aug 5, 20251 min read
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