The Wall Street Journal: on Education

Ben Carson: Private schooling better than Common Core public schooling

The standards were created and adopted by state officials, but the Obama administration's financial incentives to states that adopt them have drawn accusations of government overreach.

Neel Kashkari: Side with poor kids, not union bosses

The two candidates clashed perhaps the most strongly over their positions on a recent court ruling that declared the state's strong teacher-tenure laws unconstitutional. Gov. Brown last week appealed a California judge's decision invalidating the state's teacher-tenure laws. The ruling, in Vergara v. California, said the state's rules on tenure for teachers threatened "students' fundamental right to equality of education."

Kashkari assailed Brown's decision to appeal that ruling saying "the judge got it absolutely right. You had the choice between fighting for the civil rights of poor kids and fighting for the union bosses who funded your campaigns. You sided with the union bosses, you should be ashamed of yourself governor."

"No. That makes no sense at all," Brown responded, clearly frustrated with his opponent. "That is false."

Robert Reich: $10,000 vouchers for poor kids in private & charter schools

What would be the likely result of such progressive vouchers? Schools already in easy geographic reach of poor kids would get an immediate infusion of billions of dollars. Wealthier suburban schools would have even greater incentive to compete for students from poor families.