Over the last few years, Orthodox Jewish private schools, also known as yeshivas, have been under fire by a group of activists known as Young Advocates for Fair Education, run by several yeshiva graduates, who have criticized them for providing an inadequate secular education.At the heart of the yeshiva controversy lies two important interests in education: the right of the parent to choose an appropriate education, which may include values-laden religious education, and the right ...

"As America approaches its 250th anniversary, questions about the purpose and future of education have never been more urgent. The Phoenix Principles offers a bold and unifying vision for how education can renew the American spirit and sustain a free and virtuous republic for generations to come. Rooted in the timeless ideals of liberty, truth, virtue, and citizenship, this volume lays out a coherent framework for education policy and practice—one that affirms the central role of families,...

Although his life was cut tragically short in 2016, Andrew Coulson had a remarkable impact on education policy. As director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom from 2005 to 2015, Coulson was committed to excellence in education and consistently advocated for free-market reforms that would make schools more flexible, innovative, and responsive to the needs of parents and students. In this volume, prominent education researchers and thinkers who knew Andrew and his ideas w...