Jedediah Bila

In the current political climate, the topic of “women’s issues” makes daily headlines and is regularly featured as a priority on television and radio. But what about men? In the face of some alarming statistics with respect to male enrollments in college and male suicide rates, I was left wondering—why is this happening and what’s [...]

Having recently interviewed Stephen K. Bannon about his upcoming film, Occupy Unmasked, I found myself somewhat immersed in the literature of the Occupy movement. Years of working in education—as a teacher, Dean, and Student Adviser—instilled in me a heightened interest in academia, and I couldn’t help but be drawn to a column titled “Step 1: [...]

I remember the first time I really understood the value of my mother’s advice. I was thirteen years old, standing in the hallway of my school, about to give a class presentation before a teacher who wasn’t all that fond of me. I had politely declined that particular teacher’s invite to join a school club [...]

While some pundits are busy calling Sarah Palin thin-skinned, claiming that there is “no space for her” in the 2012 race and incessantly speculating about her potential announcement date, some of us are sitting by laughing, sufficiently amused by typical establishment tactics that have grown tired, old and frankly a little boring. Mark Levin addressed [...]

I recently had a conversation with someone in publishing. I was discussing how I hope that an unconventional piece I’ve written will resonate with people of different political persuasions. “Don’t even bother thinking like that,” he said. “The truth is that it’s only conservatives who pay attention to conservatives. Same for liberals. You’re really just [...]

Homeschooling has been on the rise across the country for some time. And with conventional schools engaging in the likes of providing free condoms to elementary school students, asking students to turn their American flag T-shirts inside-out, and preaching about barrier methods of contraception to fifth-graders, homeschooling is likely to become even more prevalent. In [...]

When I was a little girl, my now ninety-six-year-old grandmother used to say that when she was in school, it was all about “reading, writing, and arithmetic.” Times, of course, have changed. Our youth can now delve into more fascinating material – particularly with respect to technology – than my grandmother and her friends could [...]

This week, I decided to mix things up a bit. Although I love my typical Q & A columns because they afford me the chance to address questions from my readers, I wanted to hear more from them. In other words, I wanted this column to center around their opinions, not mine. So, I decided [...]

Maybe you sent your ten-year-old granddaughter to school this morning with turkey on rye, an apple, and a fruit roll-up. You might be worrying that she’ll have another argument with her best friend or freeze up on the test you helped her study for last night. Or perhaps you dropped your nine-year-old nephew off at [...]

One year after the federal government pumped $100 billion into school districts, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has requested an extra $26 billion to fund teachers’ jobs. Some of you may be asking, “To what end?” And you’re certainly right. However, we should consider another important question: What exactly is your hard-earned cash paying for? Let’s [...]