Running Schools Like a Business

Because government and private business operate under a different sets of rules, public schools are not, and never will be, like a business. Someone buying a car generally knows what combination of cost, comfort, safety, carrying capacity, reliability, and fun he wants. Many different manufacturers each market a variety of models. A buyer can try […]

Bilingual Education: A Failed Experiment on the Children

Bilingual education is based on the theory that the best way to make minority-language children proficient in English is to first strengthen their skills in their native languages.
A large body of research shows that native-language instruction is an inferior method of moving limited-English-proficient children to full proficiency.
Of the 18 million dollars spent on bilingual education in Colorado, 8 million is for illegal immigrants.