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. Published March 18, 2018
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. Published November 22, 2016
The reality of the Common Core national curriculum standards is finally coming out, and suddenly the Core has big parts falling off. Published June 13, 2014
Christmas is supposed to be a season of peace. But thanks to public schooling, for many Americans it is instead a time of war. Published December 22, 2011
