
@Heritage; author: The Polarization Myth; Splintered; snr fellow Goldwater Institute, Beacon Center. Tweets are my own.
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IT’S HERE: The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex (Encounter Books, Dec. 2, 2025). When headlines scream of division, here is a refreshing perspective: Americans are more united than you think. Order here: a.co/d/5mXWXCN
We have advocated for women's sports & Title IX @heritage & @DailySignal hosting Riley Gaines here: olive.dailysignal.com/2023/1…
The original purpose of Title IX matters: Equal opportunities for women & girls in education & sports. That's why the US Dept of Ed's effort to end the "gender" nonsense around Title IX was crucial, as I wrote with @madisonfaith_m here: dailysignal.com/2026/09/28/e… 1/3
And I wrote here, "Lawmakers’ primary purpose in Title IX was to give women and girls equal opportunities in education..." 2/3
"Records of the design and passage of Title IX clearly demonstrate that its intent was to remove barriers to education opportunity that women faced." static.heritage.org/2022/But… That's why Title IX & its original intent is so important. 3/3
And #schoolchoice for all students
Here is my solution: focus on rigor for ALL students and hold schools accountable for whether kids actually learn.
My piece in @CityJournal: city-journal.org/article/new…
Indeed, as I wrote with Adam Kissel in July: dailysignal.com/2026/07/19/t…
🚨 NEW: For the @WSJ, @Hartz_PhD and I expose the ideological takeover of the American Psychological Association.
The APA is facing the possible loss of its federal accreditation authority following allegations of widespread antisemitism.
But while the APA's antisemitism problem is serious, it's only a symptom of a much deeper ideological rot.
The organization has become so captured by radical left-wing political activism that its commitment to scientific objectivity competence is now in serious doubt.
We examined the program for this year's major APA Division 39 conference, which drew nearly 800 attendees and held 90 panels over four days.
By our count, roughly 70 of the 90 panels were overtly political, and always left-wing. Topics included abolishing the family, queer anarchist psychoanalysis, dismantling gender assessment guidelines, and white supremacy. One session even concluded with a drag show.
There was at least some hope that the threat of losing federal accreditation might prompt some institutional soul-searching. It didn't.
Instead, APA members just elected Candice Hargons as their next president. Her campaign identifies "systemic intersectional oppression" as the profession's "common enemy" and calls for rejecting the traditional scientific notions of objectivity.
Psychologists wield enormous influence over vulnerable patients, and the people seeking treatment deserve the peace of mind knowing that the care they're receiving care is evidence based and not tainted radical politics.
We believe most would agree that federal accreditation should actually mean something. If the APA cannot distinguish its scientific mission from its political activism, the Education Department should reconsider whether it deserves the government's endorsement as an authority over psychological training.
Read our full essay in the Wall Street Journal below:
🔗wsj.com/opinion/the-inmates-…
Guardrails around generative AI tools & prohibitions on companion AI bots that have nothing to do with education. More details: washingtontimes.com/news/202… @WashTimesOpEd 2/2
Looking forward to more good education policy in Montana. A review of our Education Freedom Report Card ranking for MT-->
Montana was just ranked 18th in the nation for education freedom in the @Heritage Foundation's new Education Freedom Scorecard. But does that ranking tell the whole story?
In this first video of a two-part analysis, our Chief of Staff @CherylTusken dives into the new report and examines the background of Montana's ranking.
Full report here: educationreportcard.heritage…
Jonathan Butcher retweeted
BREAKING: Judges dismissed a case challenging Tennessee’s universal school choice program.
The teachers union cartel loses again.
Jonathan Butcher retweeted
Huge victory for universal choice in Tennessee. A 3 judge panel at the trial court granted our two motions and dismissed the case. Opponents will appeal but final victory is one step closer. .@edchoice @BeaconTN @GovBillLee @WaltBlanksJr @shakamitchell
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The Louvre is now closed because the mostly-peaceful protesters might smash IM Pei’s pyramid so they could go torch the Mona Lisa. Remember, this is all about education!
"raised prices after gaining access to federal funding"
Imagine that.
Replying to @PrestonCooper93
Other explanations are less sympathetic.
One school said it raised prices after gaining access to federal funding.
Another openly admitted it raises tuition when Pell Grants go up.
The @usedgov should be shut down, but the nation's report card (NAEP), administered by ED is a useful tool. Worth keeping around-->Here's why: dailysignal.com/2026/10/18/w…
Consistent with my commentary above: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Why Rising Graduation Rates May Not Be Good News @The74 the74million.org/article/lie…
Jonathan Butcher retweeted
We @Heritage released a model bill on AI in education for states.
Highlights:
📚Schools decide if AI is allowed
✏️Human-centered learning 1st & foremost
🦉Instructional guidance on proper AI use
🍎No AI companions
🏠Parental Consent + Alternatives
💾Limits on vendor use of data
Jonathan Butcher retweeted
🚨@DefendingEd filed a civil rights complaint with @usedgov’s OCR after Kalamazoo Public Schools and its teachers’ union established race-based staffing targets and preferences that can put race ahead of seniority.
How Head Start Can Serve More Children for Less dailysignal.com/2026/10/15/h… --> and then shut down this failed program
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🎶📺On October 12, 1993, ‘Animaniacs’ gave us ‘Wakko’s America,’ with Wakko Warner singing all 50 U.S. states and their capitals in one speedy tune!
Did you learn the state capitals from this episode?🇺🇸

























