Tag: education
Fixing education will take more than school choice
May 22, 2023 | Post
The topic of school choice policies continues to be a subject of ongoing debate, with varying perspectives on how best to approach the issue. Aside from the opposition of groups invested in the status quo, pro-school choice reformers disagree about how to design choice policies and the role of the federal government. Any policy that […]
The right drug policy: legalize and educate
April 26, 2023 | Post
Decriminalization, as we define it today, removes the penalty for simple possession of drugs, but still enforces penalties on individuals found selling or trafficking.This policy is certainly better than prohibition and will undoubtedly save countless lives. However, it does maintain the worst problems created by prohibition. Here’s why the right drug policy is to legalize and educate…
Why economics is not just graphs and charts
November 29, 2022 | Post
In economics, unlike in math, constant relations not only are not possible, but can’t exist. Because economics involves the behavior of human beings, not numbers or inanimate objects.
Student loan debt forgiveness is not the sunshine and rainbows we think
August 31, 2022 | Post
Student loan debt forgiveness can be characterized as a regressive policy in that it disproportionately benefits higher income households at the expense of working-class taxpayers who are already struggling. Besides, Biden’s plan does nothing to address the root causes of soaring tuition fees
A public school teacher’s plea for libertarian solutions
May 6, 2022 | Post
I am one of the few public school teachers who wishes to see the government out of our classrooms. We need libertarian solutions in education.
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law is about state censorship, not parental rights
March 31, 2022 | Post
Proponents of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill claim it’s about protecting students and families, yet it’s merely a pretext for limiting freedom.
Notes from the bubble
October 4, 2017 | Post
We treat those we believe to be ill-motivated as adversaries to be defeated, and we frequently have no compunction about excluding them from our “disinterested pursuit of truth.”
Cut your writing down to size: 4 bad writing habits you need to quit for your career
March 31, 2017 | Post
The main culprit behind bad writing habits? Page requirements.
A road map for college students interested in a career advancing liberty
March 29, 2017 | Post
What was I supposed to do in college to make me attractive to employers after graduation?
Turn off the rage machine: Stop reading the news
March 9, 2017 | Post
We’re consuming entertainment, not insight, when we keep up with the news.
“Social justice lawyers” won’t save law school
March 4, 2017 | Post
It’s easy to spout high-minded rhetoric about idealistic young people, but that doesn’t change the cold, hard fact that law school is a bad deal for most students.
Baristas with BAs: The result of central planning for schools
February 23, 2017 | Post
Government school systems fail to provide different kinds of instruction as appropriate to different kinds of students in different places and times.
Learn Liberty Turns 6
February 11, 2017 | Post
It’s safe to say that six years ago, we had no idea what we were doing.
Highlights from our Reddit AMA with Isaac Morehouse
January 31, 2017 | Post
If you missed the Reddit AMA with Isaac Morehouse last week, fear not! We’ve taken the liberty of compiling some of the highlights for your viewing pleasure.
Diversity: The best argument for school choice
January 28, 2017 | Post
Data such as standardized test scores can only tell us so much. For one thing, children are not standardized.
3 reasons why school-choice profits are a good thing
January 28, 2017 | Post
The key difference is not whether people are seeking to make money, but how they seek to make money.
How school vouchers can help children with disabilities
January 26, 2017 | Post
Last week, Douglas County went in front of the U.S. Supreme Court because the family of Endrew F., a fifth grade student with autism, sued it for refusing to give Endrew a voucher to attend a school to meet his unique educational needs.
The political left’s shmoo theory of education
January 25, 2017 | Post
“Education” is not some homogeneous blob individuals accumulate.
5 types of school choice: Which has the least government involvement?
January 24, 2017 | Post
In some types of school choice (like open enrollment programs and charter schools) the government plays a big role. And in others (like voucher programs and education savings accounts) not so much.
Reddit AMA with Isaac Morehouse, founder of Praxis, Tuesday January 24th
January 18, 2017 | Post
Join us on Reddit for an AMA (“ask me anything”) discussion with Isaac Morehouse on Tuesday, January 24th, at 3:00pm EST.
Why education isn’t a public good — and why government doesn’t have to provide it
January 18, 2017 | Post
Calling education a public good is potentially dangerous.
How entrepreneurs can make better schools for real kids
January 17, 2017 | Post
Suppose that there are children throughout America who are utterly disengaged in their assigned public school each day, but that are absolutely riveted by the sports news on TV or YouTube each night. Suppose that at least one set of their parents realize their sports nut child is uninterested in school because it targets the instruction and examples to generic children.
A champion of “absolutely unlimited competition” in education
January 15, 2017 | Post
In 1926, J. Gresham Machen testified before a congressional committee regarding a proposed federal department of education. In the first minute of his testimony, he explained that the purpose of the bill was “to promote uniformity in education,” which, he asserted, “is the worst fate into which any country can fall.”
What standard should we use to judge school choice?
January 14, 2017 | Post
“Perhaps the voucher movement ought to be called the ‘Make schools accountable to parents’ movement.” – Arnold Kling