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Education

Democrats’ “State of Play” in NJ and VA: Media Spin Meets Hard Reality

Politico’s latest “State of Play” on the 2025 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia is exactly what...

Michael Phillips
September 8, 2025

Montgomery County Schools Face Backlash Over Surge in Non-English-Speaking Immigrant Students

When parents in Montgomery County send their children to school, they expect classrooms focused on academics, discipline,...

Michael Phillips
September 5, 2025

This Is What We Call Nutrition? A Glimpse at Montgomery County School Meals

At a recent back-to-school night in Montgomery County, parents were invited to see what their kids will be eating in the...

Michael Phillips
September 5, 2025

Anne Arundel County Schools Put Girls Last with Bathroom Policy

A follower sent us this photo from Old Mill High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Hanging in the girls’ bathroom...

Michael Phillips
September 4, 2025

Preferential Protection: Baltimore’s Double Standard on School Security

Once again, Chris Papst and the Project Baltimore team at Fox45 News have pulled back the curtain on hypocrisy inside...

Michael Phillips
September 4, 2025

Maryland’s Homeschool Families Brace for Possible Regulatory Overreach

As of August 2025, Maryland has not enacted any new restrictions on homeschooling, but the atmosphere among parents...

Michael Phillips
September 2, 2025

Baltimore Is Collapsing — And the Left Is to Blame

Baltimore is not a city in “transition.” It is a city in collapse. The numbers speak for themselves: roughly 250,000...

Michael Phillips
September 1, 2025

Maryland Dumbs Down Math: Why Dropping Times Tables Dooms Students

🚨 Maryland has just adopted new math standards that remove the requirement for students to know their multiplication...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Are Maryland Schools Failing Children?

A teacher who imposes his or her ideology onto children is failing the most basic requirements of the job. Parents entrust...

Michael Phillips
August 30, 2025

Maryland’s School Safety Theater: Layers of Bureaucracy, Little Real Protection

Maryland politicians love to tell parents that our children are safe in their classrooms. They’ll point to pages of...

Michael Phillips
August 28, 2025

Asbestos in Maryland Schools: Another Safety Crisis Under Wes Moore’s Watch

Just weeks after Maryland families learned their children would be sitting in mold-filled classrooms, another threat has...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Maryland Schools Open the Year With Mold: Another Failure of Wes Moore’s Priorities

As Maryland students filed back into classrooms for the 2025–26 school year, many parents weren’t worried about test...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Colin Kaepernick Cashes In: MCPS Invites Activist Quarterback to Preach Politics—and Pitch His AI Company

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the same system struggling with plummeting test scores, teacher shortages, and...

Michael Phillips
August 19, 2025

Harford County Stands Up to Silicon Valley: A Needed Reckoning in the Fight Against Social Media’s Youth Toll

By Michael Phillips In a move that should draw applause from parents across the political spectrum, Harford County Public...

Michael Phillips
July 25, 2025

Finally, A Course Correction: Why Shrinking the U.S. Department of Education Is Long Overdue

By Michael Phillips The Left is in meltdown mode after the Supreme Court’s July 2025 decision to uphold major cuts to the...

Michael Phillips
July 15, 2025

“$20K Per Student—And They Still Can’t Read?”: John Myrick Calls Maryland’s Education System a Betrayal

By | July 2025 Maryland’s education budget is one of the largest in the nation. At nearly $20,000 per student, the...

Michael Phillips
July 15, 2025

UVA President Resigns Under Pressure—A Turning Point for Accountability in Higher Education

By Michael Phillips The resignation of University of Virginia (UVA) President Jim Ryan on June 27, 2025, is a watershed...

Michael Phillips
June 28, 2025

Federal Cuts Are a Wake-Up Call for Maryland’s Education Priorities

Instead of panicking over DC dollars, Maryland must take local control of its educator pipeline By Michael Phillips As...

Michael Phillips
June 11, 2025

Maryland’s Education Crisis: Bureaucracy, Unions, and a Governor Missing in Action

Maryland’s public education system is in freefall—and no one in power seems willing to admit it, let alone fix it. In...

Michael Phillips
June 5, 2025

Bridging Divides, Building Citizens: The Fremont Conservative Institute’s Mission to Unite America

In an age marked by political polarization and ideological echo chambers, one organization is standing tall with a bold and...

Michael Phillips
May 30, 2025

Maryland’s Quantum Leap: Ambition or Overreach?

Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Democratic leadership have launched an aggressive campaign to crown the state as the global...

Michael Phillips
May 30, 2025

Come to Maryland! (Just Kidding—Please Don’t)

So... Nobody Wants to Move to Maryland Anymore. Shocker. After decades of steady growth, it turns out the Old Line State is...

Michael Phillips
May 26, 2025

The Flag, the Suspension, and the Fight for Patriotism in Maryland Schools

In a story that has sparked outrage far beyond the halls of Towson High School, 17-year-old Parker Jensen—a senior, a...

Michael Phillips
May 2, 2025

Mahmoud v. Taylor: The Battle Over Books, Rights, and Belief in America’s Schools

When does a parent’s religious belief end—and the state’s educational authority begin? That’s the question at the...

Michael Phillips
April 29, 2025

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