Neal McCluskey

In defense of Betsy DeVos

Other than maybe the highly voluble William Bennett, Ronald Reagan's second education chief (who still has a radio show), it is difficult to think of a U.S. Secretary of Education who has garnered as much attention as Betsy DeVos. But not in a good way. As exemplified by her much-lambasted interview on "60 Minutes" recently, from basically the day her nomination was announced she has been condemned as dangerous and unprepared for the job.

March 18, 2018

Distinguishing between disagreement and bigotry

I am a Roman Catholic, and I study education for a living. Knowing that, you may think that I view the anti-Catholicism that runs through a lot of American history -- much of which played out in education -- as pure bigotry. You would be wrong.

November 22, 2016

McCLUSKEY: Common Core, the worm in the teacher’s apple

The reality of the Common Core national curriculum standards is finally coming out, and suddenly the Core has big parts falling off.

June 13, 2014

McCLUSKEY: Why can’t we stop fighting over Christmas?

Christmas is supposed to be a season of peace. But thanks to public schooling, for many Americans it is instead a time of war.

December 22, 2011

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Articles by Neal McCluskey

In defense of Betsy DeVos

Distinguishing between disagreement and bigotry

McCLUSKEY: Common Core, the worm in the teacher’s apple

McCLUSKEY: Why can’t we stop fighting over Christmas?