Bacon's Rebellion

Tag: Calder Svensen

  • Student Funding, Family Choice

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    by Calder Svensen The landscape of American education is shifting. With the potential dissolution of the Federal Department of Education, states have a rare opportunity to rethink how education dollars are spent. Rather than waiting for broad, national solutions that may never materialize, Virginia should lead in designing an approach that prioritizes flexibility, choice, and…

  • Detours and Delays

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    by Calder Svendsen Scheduling is nine-tenths of the job, as any successful — or unapologetically unsuccessful — parent will tell you. Love, life lessons, and the hard knocks of parenting certainly have their place, but they’re more like the mortar holding together the mileposts of daily life. The real challenge isn’t just shaping a child’s…