Editors’ Note: The following essay is the third of three by Theresa Marcroft published in The Prickly Pear. This series is an important contribution addressing the crisis of unplanned pregnancies in America. The first essay, Weekend Read: How Abortion Hurts Women, presents the very real long-term physical and mental health dangers prior abortion causes, largely […]
The average cost of private schools is a vital fact for understanding issues like school choice and public school spending. This is because it provides a market-based comparison to the cost of government schools. Yet, the U.S. Department of Education hasn’t published an estimate for the average cost of private K–12 schools since 1995. To […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/One-room_schoolhouse_Route_141_Pound_Wisconsin_LOC_23537979148.jpg554800James D. Agrestihttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJames D. Agresti2023-11-03 00:30:062023-11-03 05:49:20The Average Cost of Public School Education Is 58% More Than Private School
When I was growing up there was no question who was in charge of me. It was my parents. I was blessed with going to one of the finest public school systems at the time — Shaker Heights, Ohio. It was clear the schools were responsible for educating me to read, write, learn mathematics and science, and teach me about history, particularly American history. The responsibility ended there. Have things ever changed?
I saw a transition when my own children attended school. The Beautiful Wife and I chose to send them to a Jewish school system. We knew of the degradation of the public school systems (in the ‘90s) and wanted our children to have our Jewish values reinforced during the long school days they experienced. When they were in elementary school the only indoctrination they were subject to was spelling correctly and multiplication tables.
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1126785367.jpg8361254Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2023-11-02 00:30:462023-11-02 10:36:06Whose Children Are They?
Since October 7th, 2023, we have seen that ideas have consequences in the real world. Phillip Magness is an economic historian who specializes in the economic dimensions of slavery and racial discrimination, the history of taxation, and measurements of economic inequality over time. He also maintains an active research interest in higher education policy and […]
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As reported in the past few missives on the subject, stocks, and bonds have been having a generally tough time. We warned that this was going to happen, and we were lucky enough to get the call right. Weakness continued through the month of October and just might extend into the first weeks or so […]
As the narrative of the Covid era settles, it looks as if we are intent on forgetting what actually happened and who was responsible. Pandemics have a way of falling out of historical memory. President George W. Bush read historian John Barry’s book The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History over […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/fauci_china_covid.jpg10801920Helen Andrewshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngHelen Andrews2023-10-28 00:32:302023-10-26 07:26:16Weekend Read: Mass Madness at Three [Getting Covid Right]
Editors’ Note: Perhaps just as Covid lockdown revealed to parents what was going on in public education, so will the reactions of the university to Hamas’s barbarity against Israeli civilians trigger a second look out our universities. It appears the Muslim Brotherhood and Progressives have formed a union. Yet Gallup Polls consistently show that only […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-942952674-1-scaled.jpg17082560Sarah Leehttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSarah Lee2023-10-27 00:30:062023-10-27 11:02:50Paying for Hate on College Campuses
The concept of Critical Race Theory (CRT) has sparked heated debate in recent years, particularly after conservative activists singled out this school of thought as a hotbed of applied Marxism in both higher and K-12 education. The response from CRT’s defenders has been peculiar, to put it mildly. Just over a decade ago, leading CRT […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/blackandwhite.jpg38007900Phillip W. Magnesshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngPhillip W. Magness2023-10-27 00:28:452023-10-25 05:53:14Critical Race Theory in Data: What the Statistics Show
In times past, there’d be universal outrage over assassins suddenly invading, taking hostage, and slaughtering more than 1,000 people, including grandmothers, children, and concertgoers. Back then we’d call such actions “crimes against humanity,” regardless of which side did the attacking. But today’s brazen support for Hamas terrorists is an indicator that rule by terror is […]
Many of us have tried somewhat in vain to alert parents about the fecklessness of supporting certain colleges and/or sending their children to them. Currently, there are 3,982 colleges and universities in the United States. Some are not only dangerous for the mind of your child or grandchild, but their body as well. The reaction […]
Weekend Read – The Gem of Unplanned Pregnancy Options: ‘Open’ Adoption
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Terri MarcroftEditors’ Note: The following essay is the third of three by Theresa Marcroft published in The Prickly Pear. This series is an important contribution addressing the crisis of unplanned pregnancies in America. The first essay, Weekend Read: How Abortion Hurts Women, presents the very real long-term physical and mental health dangers prior abortion causes, largely […]
The Average Cost of Public School Education Is 58% More Than Private School
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by James D. AgrestiThe average cost of private schools is a vital fact for understanding issues like school choice and public school spending. This is because it provides a market-based comparison to the cost of government schools. Yet, the U.S. Department of Education hasn’t published an estimate for the average cost of private K–12 schools since 1995. To […]
Whose Children Are They?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyWhen I was growing up there was no question who was in charge of me. It was my parents. I was blessed with going to one of the finest public school systems at the time — Shaker Heights, Ohio. It was clear the schools were responsible for educating me to read, write, learn mathematics and science, and teach me about history, particularly American history. The responsibility ended there. Have things ever changed?
I saw a transition when my own children attended school. The Beautiful Wife and I chose to send them to a Jewish school system. We knew of the degradation of the public school systems (in the ‘90s) and wanted our children to have our Jewish values reinforced during the long school days they experienced. When they were in elementary school the only indoctrination they were subject to was spelling correctly and multiplication tables.
Decolonization from Theory to Practice
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Phillip W. MagnessSince October 7th, 2023, we have seen that ideas have consequences in the real world. Phillip Magness is an economic historian who specializes in the economic dimensions of slavery and racial discrimination, the history of taxation, and measurements of economic inequality over time. He also maintains an active research interest in higher education policy and […]
Stocks Look for Seasonal Strength
/in Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Neland NobelAs reported in the past few missives on the subject, stocks, and bonds have been having a generally tough time. We warned that this was going to happen, and we were lucky enough to get the call right. Weakness continued through the month of October and just might extend into the first weeks or so […]
Weekend Read: Mass Madness at Three [Getting Covid Right]
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Liberty, Politics/by Helen AndrewsAs the narrative of the Covid era settles, it looks as if we are intent on forgetting what actually happened and who was responsible. Pandemics have a way of falling out of historical memory. President George W. Bush read historian John Barry’s book The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History over […]
Paying for Hate on College Campuses
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Sarah LeeEditors’ Note: Perhaps just as Covid lockdown revealed to parents what was going on in public education, so will the reactions of the university to Hamas’s barbarity against Israeli civilians trigger a second look out our universities. It appears the Muslim Brotherhood and Progressives have formed a union. Yet Gallup Polls consistently show that only […]
Critical Race Theory in Data: What the Statistics Show
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Phillip W. MagnessThe concept of Critical Race Theory (CRT) has sparked heated debate in recent years, particularly after conservative activists singled out this school of thought as a hotbed of applied Marxism in both higher and K-12 education. The response from CRT’s defenders has been peculiar, to put it mildly. Just over a decade ago, leading CRT […]
University Students’ Support For Terrorism Isn’t Ideology, It’s Conditioning
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Stella MorabitoIn times past, there’d be universal outrage over assassins suddenly invading, taking hostage, and slaughtering more than 1,000 people, including grandmothers, children, and concertgoers. Back then we’d call such actions “crimes against humanity,” regardless of which side did the attacking. But today’s brazen support for Hamas terrorists is an indicator that rule by terror is […]
Has Hamas’ Attack Finally Aroused Parents About Universities?
/in Culture War, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyMany of us have tried somewhat in vain to alert parents about the fecklessness of supporting certain colleges and/or sending their children to them. Currently, there are 3,982 colleges and universities in the United States. Some are not only dangerous for the mind of your child or grandchild, but their body as well. The reaction […]