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As we gaze off into the distant states, there is a power grab underway in our very own backyard.
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Public Schools Are De-Emphasizing Academic Knowledge
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Local School Boards Do Not Represent the Communities They are Elected to Represent
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A Representative Form of Government
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Are public schools becoming biggest school choice advocates?
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Public Schools are not Teaching America’s Heritage
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Letters to the Editor, Week of August 15
In this week's mailbag, we hear about taxpayers getting gouged, out of control HOAs, and obstruction in Hill...
Let’s Call “Robin Hood” What It Is: A State Property Tax
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Letters to the Editor, Week of August 1
In this week's mailbag, a response to last week's article by Michael Quinn Sullivan: Not Your Kids, and...
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 4
In this week's mailbag, we hear responses to State Sen. Konni Burton's commentary: Local Control: A Tool,...
A Solution to Local Apathy
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