Parental rights, schools, and rival moral visions Sheila October 22, 2011 In the public schools, parents are losing more rights with more frequency these days. The California school system has been Read More
US wins Nobel prize in economics Sheila October 11, 2011 That line wound up on a popular comedy show. But seriously, I found this impressive. The Nobel in economic science Read More
UC Berkeley students hold ‘teaching moment’ Sheila September 27, 2011 It was a ‘racist bake sale.’ No kidding. At first glance, this looked like a parody in the Onion. A Read More
What happened to school choice? Sheila August 30, 2011 I’m told it’s the political power of unions. Makes me wonder about all the good teachers trapped in Read More
Abolish the Department of Education Sheila August 17, 2011 I’m hearing this from more voices now. The most recent being columnist Dennis Byrne. Here’s a way for Read More
The Department of Education fable Sheila June 16, 2011 It’s remarkably like The Emperor’s Clothes. Only this one is a true story. Hard to believe that it Read More
Pro-choice atheist to pro-life activist Sheila May 19, 2011 It takes an open and intelligent mind that always seeks truth, willing to go wherever that leads. Becoming a parent Read More
Dear College Officials: Apply the Constitution Sheila April 8, 2011 We have another case of free speech rights being restricted on a campus by academic officials who need a course Read More
Dropouts and economics Sheila March 26, 2011 Business and commerce means people, buying and selling. The economy is the conglomerate of how that’s doing. Let’s Read More
The state of education Sheila March 24, 2011 Or…the state and education. Talk about an inconvenient truth… Davis Guggenheim’s documentary on global warming was all the Read More