Tag Archives: Education

Unintended consequence? Really? California schools stink.

Posted on January 3, 2026 by TPOL Nathan

Back in 2020, the State of California no longer required the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or any alternatives for students to get into California’s government-run, tax-funded universities and colleges. Just before Christmas, the Wall Street Journal tells us, “Now arrives … Continue reading →

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Home schooling – enemy of government?

Posted on December 5, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Fifty-sixty years ago, no one had ever heard of home schooling here in the States. It wasn’t necessarily nonexistent, but incredibly rare. You might find the occasional rancher or forest ranger or other remote family teaching their own children, but … Continue reading →

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Government-run schools and religious liberty

Posted on October 14, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

To put it bluntly, the State of Colorado is rapidly becoming the new California. Once a bastion of liberty it has become just another Tranzi nightmare of a State – and is well on its way to being a failed … Continue reading →

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Cursing? No, cursive writing is not for cursing – nor a curse

Posted on August 25, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A few months back, a lady asked an interesting question. Why don’t the schools (at least, the “public schools” – government-run, tax-funded) teach children to write in cursive anymore? She had some good thoughts – definitely answers that could be … Continue reading →

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Guest editorial: the evils of educational central planning

Posted on July 25, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Kerry McDonald recently published this commentary in her email newsletter. It is worth pondering: In an article earlier this week in the large education news site, The 74, 7th grade teacher Ronak Shah laments that today’s school-choice programs enable families to switch schools … Continue reading →

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Corrupt judges, corrupt system

Posted on May 23, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Although yesterday this commentary referred to the decision by a Massachusetts judge to “protect the [US} Department of Education,” we think this deserves more analysis. And frankly, more anger. To quote The Donald: “After 45 years, the United States spends … Continue reading →

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American schools – more and more are little but a joke

Posted on March 25, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Schools are supposed to educate – to teach people (especially children). Public schools, that is, government-run, tax-funded, schools are constantly demonstrating that they are generally incapable of doing so. Oh, there are exceptions to this. Schools which have outstanding, loving, … Continue reading →

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The dying Department of Education

Posted on March 23, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Although Trump and his agents have repeatedly stated they intended to get rid of the US Department of Education (DEd), his executive order (and bills filed in Congress) seem to have taken many people by surprise. And shocked them. We … Continue reading →

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A conservative’s realization: being had by government

Posted on February 10, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The following commentary by Rob Morse, a conservative advocate of the 2nd Amendment and armed citizens, is telling. He points out clearly that government – American government at all levels – has failed. Particularlyin the field of education. That the … Continue reading →

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Government funding of private schools?

Posted on September 14, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Jonah Goldberg once wrote, Government money only pays for the “liberties” the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state. To put … Continue reading →

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