The Education Monopoly
Here's a great tirade against corruption in public education by Michael Graham. An excerpt:

"If government-run schools are so good, then why isn't the NEA pushing for a government-run grocery store chain where your groceries are chosen for you based solely on your age and address--and you're required to pay for them whether you shop there or not? If it makes sense for the government to pick my daughter's teacher and curriculum with no input from me whatsoever, then shouldn't they pick her doctor and dentist and after-school activity, too? I've got my kid in karate class -- maybe I should have asked my school board member first?"

As a bonus, here's a Marty Nemko piece on the fecklessness of higher education: Beware of Going Back to School.

The Parent News section of Focus on the Family's Focus on Education website has a nice collection of news stories on education issues, many suitable for citizen action.