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The homeschooling movement is growing in America, and it’s no surprise. The home is a natural, rich soil for student learning. Even with public and private school students, parents remain a powerful force in the education of their children. For most...

If you’re like us, you’re sick and tired of reading story after story about radical teachers and radicalized students. Thank God we we still have some good colleges and universities who are teaching our kids about the greatness of America. Here is the...

On a Friday morning in April, I strapped on a headset, leaned into a microphone, and experienced what had been described to me as a type of time travel to the future of higher education. I was on the ninth floor of a building in downtown San Francisco...

The Obama administration has recently suffered a setback in its plan to rate American colleges. In the summer of 2013, President Obama announced a college ratings system based on access, affordability, and performance. His goal was to inform students...

Introduction He knew a path that wanted walking; He knew a spring that wanted drinking; A thought that wanted further thinking; A love that wanted re-renewing. ~ Robert Frost, from “A Lone Striker” In just two months, I will be striking out on...