Scruton's introduction to his 2009 BBC documentary Why Beauty Matters vimeo.com/128428182. "At any time between 1750 and 1930, if you asked educated people to describe the aim of poetry, art or music, they would have replied 'beauty'. And, if you had asked for the point of

Sen. Danny Burgess will chair Pre-K–12 Education Appropriations. As a fellow homeschool parent, I know he highly values parental rights in education. He will work hard to balance our resources to ensure parents can make the best decisions for their children’s education!

I am honored to be chosen to serve in this role under your leadership, Ben Albritton! Thank you for putting your confidence and trust in me to oversee one of the most important things I think we do as a legislature — investing in our children’s education and their futures. The

Florida used to be regarded as a pace-setter in education reform, but there hasn’t been much talk about it in recent years, writes Robert Pondiscio. A new AEI paper suggests that the state has kept its eye on the ball, however, and delivered good results. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

"Storming the Ivory Tower" was released yesterday and was #1 on Amazon's lists of New Releases for both Educational Reform and Government & Social Policy. Not only is this an important story about the recapture of a public institution - but Chapter 9 lays out a template for how

It's give Miami Day! Please join our family in supporting the schools we founded in honor of my father - True North Classical Academy. Michael Bileca mtyc.co/awn36g #GiveMiamiDay via The Miami Foundation

A wonderful evening celebrating 10 years of True North Classical Academy’s commitment to excellence through classical education with Michael Bileca. A decade of shaping young minds through wisdom and virtue, with many more years of inspiring learning ahead!

Earlier today, Jeanette Nuñez Jeanette Nuñez welcomed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Miami at True North Classical Academy along with other educational leaders including Miami Dade College Madeline Pumariega Michael Bileca Miami-Dade Schools Monica Colucci #FIUSTEMEducation #IMPACTMATTERS

At my second stop in Florida today, I got to learn more about classical education from some truly joyful students and teachers today at True North Classical Academy in Miami. I enjoyed learning more from state and local leaders about the importance of education freedom!

Brain rot is real, hitting adults too. Two recent articles show that.... 1) When our phones got smart, we got dumber: ft.com/content/a8016c… 2) When people are randomly assigned to make their smartphones dumb, they get smarter academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

Earlier this week, at the Board of Trustees meeting, we proudly welcomed Diego Hernandez as our new Student Representative. Diego, a 17-year-old, Political Science major, American Dream Scholar recipient, and Former SGA President, Homestead Campus We also recognized Shiba Gayle

“The source of tolerance is the recognition that none of us have the absolute truth. There can be no tolerance without humility.” — Milton Friedman

“Creativity is more important than knowledge!” Would you like your surgeon or pilot to feel that way? The whole purpose of education is knowledge acquisition.

I cannot get enough of the research on classroom seating arrangements It's just a prime example of how progressive, "student-centered" education promises much but ultimately fails When desks move from groups to rows, on task behavior DOUBLED Conversely, rates of disrupted

Phone bans in schools motivate kids to read. When a Kentucky district eliminated phones, students checked out 2.3x as many books from the library. At one school, twice as many students borrowed books in the first month as all of last year. Without smartphones, kids get smarter.

With the Eye of the Tiger and the heart of True North, we're stepping up this #GiveMiamiDay. Let's show Miami what determination looks like by creating individual fundraisers and sharing it with your friends and family.

"When people stop being able to read — to make sense of the meaning of text on a page — they also lose the ability to make sense of the world. At stake here is nothing less than the fate of humanity, given the intimate connection between the written word and civilisation itself."

Please join our family in supporting our True North schools this Give Miami Day. Early Giving has started! True North Fundraising Page mtyc.co/rlfm7f #givemiamiday2025 via The Miami Foundation

Brave New World: the republic of distraction open.substack.com/pub/daviddidau…

The more time students spend on screens, the less they learn. Ed tech does not belong in schools (until it is thoroughly tested & proven to help). Excerpt from Jared Cooney Horvath's excellent new book, The Digital Delusion, in The Free Press thefp.com/p/we-gave-stud…