School’s out but microaggression workshops are still in
While no longer holding classes, schools from Massachusetts to California are still hosting social justice–themed seminars.
Opioids are now behind 20 percent of deaths among young Americans
The study, published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open, reveals that young Americans are dying at a far greater pace than any other group.
The ‘diner’s dilemma’ and Vermont education spending
Here’s a proposal to rein in costs, reinstate some measure of local control and inject accountability into the process: Have the Legislature set a uniform per-pupil spending level, but allow local school boards full rein over how to best spend the money, free from state-level interference.
Prosecutions of illegal border jumpers surged in April after Sessions issued ‘zero tolerance’ order
Federal prosecutors accepted 8,298 unlawful entry case referrals from Customs and Border Protection in April, about 30 percent more than the 6,368 they took on in March, according to a report released Monday by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
Statehouse Headliners: Gov. Scott’s 10 vetoes this year show commitment to jobs, low taxes
In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed 10 bills. None of these vetoes have been overridden, an act that requires a two-thirds majority of the Legislature. Ten vetoes in a single year is an extraordinarily high number. Only two governors have ever had more for their entire careers.
In cake case, 7 Supreme Court justices uphold free exercise of religion
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday that a Colorado baker’s right to exercise his religion had been denied when a state agency penalized him for declining, based on his religious beliefs, to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding.
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights excludes unborn from having rights
In blatant violation of international law, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has unveiled a startling new campaign that claims “you have human rights since birth.”
Lindberg: For educating Vermonters, it’s time to return to what works
The ruling elite of all parties in Vermont have doubled down on this approach with the coercive and tyrannical Act 46. The political promises of reduced costs, lower taxes, equality of education and increased opportunities were false. The exact opposite result is happening. The next phase of Act 46 will be Gov. Scott’s school closing commission. This for me is unacceptable.
McClaughry: The school property tax deadlock
The problem the Democrats face is that most homeowners badly want property tax relief, and are not very receptive to appeals for sound fiscal practice. It is after all election year, and if Scott’s proposal prevails, his strong suit in November will be that “he stopped rising school property taxes.”
Venezuela’s ‘21st-century socialism’ is an unmitigated disaster
Many on the left have for years praised Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, as heroes of “21st century socialism.” Tragically, the downward spiral of Venezuela’s economy puts the lie to those claims.
Why it’s OK for this school choice program to underperform on standardized tests
While the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program might not be having an immediate positive effect on the standardized test scores prized by researchers and policy bean counters, it is having a potentially more meaningful, long-term impact on participants’ academic attainment and future life outcomes.
Shareholders grill Zuckerberg at meeting over alleged liberal bias
One investor told Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to lead less like Vladimir Putin and more like George Washington so Facebook doesn’t become a “corporate dictatorship,” according to Bloomberg.