"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela

Life is Over If a 4-Year-Old Can't Read?

By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D.  |  March 11, 2015 | Education Views

Americans are fleeing public schools faster than rats from a sinking ship. Yet Texas politicians have fallen for the line that, if disadvantaged children do not have parents to prepare them for kindergarten, they will trail their classmates and will never be able to catch up.

Give the Forgotten Middle Class School Choice!

By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D.  |  March 6, 2015  |   Education Views  

The wealthy are growing wealthier and the disadvantaged have free food, cell phones, rent, utilities, and cards to access cash.  The middle class is slowly sinking into a sea of oblivion.

The rich can send their children to the finest private schools and colleges. Vouchers, tax credits, and tuition scholarships are being made available to the poor, but no one seems to notice that the middle class can little afford to send their children to private schools.

Key to Winning School Choice Debate

By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. |  February 26, 2015  

‘School choice’ has become the rallying cry for millions of Americans weary with a public school system that is fraught with insurmountable problems that have grown worse in the face of failed reform efforts.  Public education is no longer focused on providing students with a sound academic foundation, but rather changing student attitudes, beliefs, and view as world citizens instead of American citizens. 

The Guv'ment Wants Your Kid! 

By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. |  February 20, 2015    

More spending and more spending for education!  As the Texas 84^th Legislative Session gets underway, politicians are pushing for a massive overhaul in early childhood education.  Numerous bills have been filed to increase the program from half-day to full day as well as to expand the eligible base.