Rachel Sheffield is research fellow in welfare and family policy in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
View all authorsMarch Madness is in full swing. And former Harvard basketball player and current Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has once again “renewed his call for… Read More
According to the Obama Administration, the majority of the nation’s schools could be failing. In a statement to the House Committee on Education and the… Read More
Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal reported on the soaring rate of food stamp participation in the western United States. The author notes that this recent growth… Read More
At a House hearing Tuesday morning on the burden of federal intervention into American schools, Representative Mike Kelly (R–PA) referred to the federal government as… Read More
The last few weeks have brought a flurry of exciting policy reforms from the Midwest. In Indiana, a variety of new proposals aims to benefit… Read More
Does the United States spend enough on education? Many messages in the media and from Capitol Hill would suggest that there is a dearth of… Read More
On Thursday, The Washington Post heralded the findings of a new survey reporting on sexual activity in the United States. While the study pronounced such… Read More
In his opening remarks at the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) hearing Tuesday morning, Kevin Chavous, chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, stated:… Read More
Within the much-debated continuing resolution—an appropriations bill to fund the federal government through September 2011—is a bit of hope for students in the nation’s capital…. Read More
After days of lost class time for Wisconsin students, teachers have returned to school. Yet Governor Scott Walker (R) is still faced with the demands… Read More
“Will the unions help keep poor teachers from returning to the classroom?” asked Saturday’s Washington Post, reminding us that union intransigience stretches from Madison,WI to… Read More
The results are in: The majority of Americans continue to agree that children should be raised by both parents. In a nationally representative study by… Read More
Wednesday, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) was the subject of a hearing held by Senators Joe Lieberman (I–CT) and Susan Collins (R–ME). Although the… Read More
Most people know that eating well and exercising regularly leads to better health. What some people may not know, however, is that marriage is also… Read More
Education reform is taking shape across the nation, and for many states, the next wave of change is coming as state leaders push for teacher… Read More
On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union address last night, which was fairly heavy on education policy, this morning Speaker of the… Read More
It’s National School Choice Week, and school choice advocates across the country are coming together to promote educational opportunity for the nation’s children. But just… Read More
The 112th Congress is out of the gate, and so is its mantra of getting government spending under control. But there’s one piece of the… Read More
In the latest efforts to promote school choice for the nation’s children, Pennsylvania state Senators Anthony Williams (D–Philadelphia) and Jeffrey Piccola (R–Dauphin and York) have… Read More
Treating teachers like professionals, giving parents school choice, and using education dollars wisely: these three priorities frame the agenda of Students First, the newly established… Read More
A recent study hit the news waves earlier this week proclaiming that a statistically significant portion of young adults who say they are sexually abstinent… Read More
It’s the beginning of a new year, and Illinois isn’t wasting any time getting education reform off to a good start. Teacher tenure reform is… Read More
Technically, the District of Columbia offers school choice. However, as a Washington Post article pointed out this weekend, there is a difference between school choice… Read More
Yesterday, The Washington Post heralded the decline in teeth birth rates, stating: As the nation continued to struggle in the recession in 2009, the rate… Read More
When the 112th Congress convenes in January, the House Education and Labor Committee will have a new chairman with a strong record of reform: Representative… Read More
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week on the fiscal accountability of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS). While their analysis suggests that DCPS… Read More
According to British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the United Kingdom will put into place “a radical new welfare state where it always pays… Read More
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the winners of $110 million worth of grant money for sex education programs for adolescents…. Read More
You know that guy who steps into a picture at the end of an event, making it look like he was there all along? This… Read More
Greater federal control is not the answer to improving the nation’s education system. And Rep. John Kline (R–MN) agrees. Speaking of the current push for… Read More
