Schools didn’t forget America 250. They just decided to ignore it

September 16, 2026

Schools didn’t forget America 250. They just decided to ignore it

My son and I spent the summer immersed in American history. For the Fourth of July, we drove down to Colonial Williamsburg to hear the Declaration of Independence read aloud from the balcony of the old Capitol. We visited Philadelphia and stopped into Independence Hall and saw the Liberty Bell. We read history books together, […]

Keeping kids in school is common sense

Strong communities are built on structure, responsibility, and opportunity — values Americans have long championed. One of the most effective ways to uphold those principles is simple: Keep kids in school. I have spent my career advocating for strong borders, the rule of law, and accountability in our immigration system. As a member of the […]

Don’t let online students go hungry

Marcus Jackson spends his days making sure children in Oklahoma City have a safe place to land. He runs Urban Bridge, a nonprofit group that gives middle and high schoolers in a low-income part of northeast Oklahoma City somewhere to go after school: writing and storytelling sessions, math and reading challenges, music and culinary classes, […]

The Librarians’ Emmy win is a loss for parents and kids

The Emmy Awards just produced an unusual winner: The library industry. The Librarians, a documentary about fighting “book bans” across America, was awarded in documentary filmmaking and for the “compelling power of storytelling.” If only that story were true. The Librarians is not an investigation of school collections — it is a permission slip for […]

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