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School-Choice Tax Credit Gets Big Boost From Treasury
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School-Choice Tax Credit Gets Big Boost From Treasury

October 01, 2026

Richard Rubin and Ashlea Ebeling


School-Choice Tax Credit Gets Big Boost From Treasury

Married couples can donate double, making tax break worth $3,400, not $1,700

Bessent Advances Divisive $26 Billion School Tax Credit Plan
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Bessent Advances Divisive $26 Billion School Tax Credit Plan

October 01, 2026

Erin Hudson


Bessent Advances Divisive $26 Billion School Tax Credit Plan

The program, dubbed the Education Freedom Tax Credit, allows individual taxpayers to direct up to $1,700 of their annual federal tax bill to nonprofits that grant scholarships to students to pay for qualified educational expenses.

Not All ‘Classical’ Schools Are Created Equal
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Not All ‘Classical’ Schools Are Created Equal

September 29, 2026

Jonathan J. Sanford


Not All ‘Classical’ Schools Are Created Equal

The most consequential differences are often the least obvious.

How Classical Christian Education Can Save America
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How Classical Christian Education Can Save America

September 28, 2026

Louis Markos


How Classical Christian Education Can Save America

David Godwin’s new book ‘Forging the American Mind,’ ably explains how faith, virtue, and excellence can be the heart of K-12 education.

The Road To Recovering American Education Runs Through Excellent Teacher Training Like This
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The Road To Recovering American Education Runs Through Excellent Teacher Training Like This

September 24, 2026

Helen Raleigh


The Road To Recovering American Education Runs Through Excellent Teacher Training Like This

If more schools invest in teachers with training like this, America’s K-12 future will look brighter than the latest numbers suggest.

I’ve Gone Back to Fourth Grade
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I’ve Gone Back to Fourth Grade

September 23, 2026

Jeffrey A. Tucker


I’ve Gone Back to Fourth Grade

The problem is broader than a single generation. Most podcasts I find unlistenable simply because whatever language the hosts are speaking is not English. It’s something else entirely and barely coherent. My complaints are not traceable to some kind of grammatical snobbery. There is much more at stake here: the very capacity of humanity to communicate.

Toward a Renaissance of American Jewish Education
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Toward a Renaissance of American Jewish Education

September 21, 2026

Eric Cohen & Steven Price


Toward a Renaissance of American Jewish Education

n his commentary on the Talmud — a body of Jewish learning that represents one of the greatest models of cultural preservation in the history of mankind — the medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides pointed to the rabbinic idea that "the world is sustained only by the breath of schoolchildren." His insight is a deep one: that the fate of every civilization depends, over the long term, on the work of perpetuation and transmission.

Inside the Unconventional College That Blends Classical Building Trades With Liberal Arts Education
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Inside the Unconventional College That Blends Classical Building Trades With Liberal Arts Education

September 04, 2026

Anjulie Rao


Inside the Unconventional College That Blends Classical Building Trades With Liberal Arts Education

Students at Charleston’s American College of the Building Arts are finding hope for a stable future in mastering crafts like blacksmithing and architectural carpentry.

President Trump Champions Educational Freedom — Putting Students and Parents First
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President Trump Champions Educational Freedom — Putting Students and Parents First

August 24, 2026

The White House


President Trump Champions Educational Freedom — Putting Students and Parents First

"Today, President Donald J. Trump welcomes students, parents, and education advocates to the White House to celebrate the start of a new school year. Under President Trump’s and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s leadership, this Administration has delivered an unparalleled record of expanding educational freedom, restoring parental rights, returning power to the states, and putting American students first."

"Education is that vast undertaking of passing on the wisdom and knowledge of one generation to the next."

— Dr. Christopher Perrin

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