Lindsey M. Burke

OPINION November 15, 2023

The root cause of the insanity on college campuses is older than you may think

The narrative of 'oppressor vs. oppressed' has its roots in a theory that's much older than you might imagine. It has flourished on American campuses, leading to shocking protests.

OPINION March 27, 2023

Florida sets shining example on school choice. Here's how

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have expanded education savings accounts, cementing the state’s status as a national leader in education freedom and choice.

OPINION February 8, 2023

A new twist to Biden's student loan handout plan could cost taxpayers billions

Biden administration's newly proposed rule on student loans proposes massive changes to the 'income-driven repayment' program.

OPINION November 14, 2022

Education choice supporters win big in 2022 midterm elections

From Arizona to Florida, states that went big on school choice policies in the last two years overwhelmingly re-elected the people who made it happen.

OPINION August 30, 2022

Biden's student loan bailout boondoggle is on shaky legal footing

The Biden administration’s loan 'forgiveness' decision brings with it a host of policy and legal questions.

OPINION May 13, 2022

Biden's student loan 'forgiveness' plan is a raw deal for taxpayers

The Biden administration has extended the "pause" on student loan payments for a sixth time. By the time the latest pause ends, those who took out student loans will have been able to go 30 months—two-and-a-half years—without making a single payment nor accruing any new interest.

OPINION January 6, 2022

More COVID school closures spell the end of teachers unions empire

Imagine being a second grader in a major city right now. If you entered kindergarten during the 2019-20 school year, COVID first closed your school in March, potentially offering "remote learning."

OPINION October 9, 2021

Lindsey Burke: Dropping 'F' grades for kids is a new 'soft bigotry of low expectations'

The new grading system at Sunrise Park Middle School in Minnesota will no longer reflect student behavior or tardiness, or whether an assignment was completed on time. Grading, the school’s website reads, perpetuates systemic racism.

OPINION February 17, 2021

Lindsey Burke: Biden backtracks on school reopenings – here's how left, unions put ideology before students

When setting goals, it’s important not to lower the bar. Yet that’s exactly what the Biden administration has done with school reopenings.

Coronavirus March 28, 2020

Lindsey Burke: Coronavirus school closings should prompt states to pay parents to educate kids in other ways

States should provide emergency educations savings accounts to families for the remainder of the academic year. States should deposit into these parent-controlled accounts 90 percent of what the states would have spent on their children in the public school system from the time public classrooms were shut through the end of the school year.