Sen. Rand Paul on Occupy Wall Street, Repealing No Child Left Behind
The latest iteration of No Child Left Behind comes before a Senate committee tomorrow with bipartisan support. But if Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has anything… Read More
Senate No Child Left Behind Proposal: More Big Government for Schools
Last Tuesday, Senator Tom Harkin (D–IA) introduced a much-anticipated proposal to rewrite No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and has announced that committee markup on the… Read More
Steve Jobs’ Belief in School Choice
The death of Steve Jobs last week captured the attention of people not only around the nation but around the globe. While Jobs and his… Read More
The Future of School Choice
For decades now, spending on public education has been increasing significantly, while academic achievement has remained stagnant. What if, instead of pouring money into failing… Read More
States Need Comprehensive Education Reform, Not Waivers with Obama’s Strings Attached
While the House is moving to put greater control of education into the hands of parents, the Obama Administration is working to tighten the federal… Read More
Obama Waives Congress Away
“Congress hasn’t been able to do it, so I will.” With this bold statement, President Obama announced last Friday that he would unilaterally replace the… Read More
With Waivers, National Standards Anything but Voluntary
Supporters of the Common Core national standards push are becoming increasingly wary of Washington’s entanglement with what the Obama Administration has been trying to sell… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Circumvents Congress on Education Policy
For the past few decades, the federal government has continuously increased its power over local schools, through funding with strings attached, with depressing results. Since… Read More
Wyoming Concerned with National Standards’ Federal Strings
Wyoming is having second thoughts about adopting Common Core education standards. Concerned with the federal strings that are beginning to appear, some state legislators are… Read More
President Obama Mistakes Bi-Partisan Distaste for NCLB for a Mandate to Rewrite
President Obama just delivered a speech and announced that states will now be eligible to receive waivers to get out from under the onerous provisions… Read More
Waiving Along Failure
President Barack Obama is slated to give a speech tomorrow lauding the benefits of granting waivers to states for the burdensome provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
Senators’ No Child Left Behind ‘Fix’ Is on Washington’s Terms
Decade after decade, the federal role in education has grown. And decade after decade, this growth has failed to increase student achievement. The most recent… Read More
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Urges Sec. Duncan to Obey the Constitution
Senator Marco Rubio (R–FL) urged Education Secretary Arne Duncan to remember the constitutional limitations placed on the executive branch in a letter to the Department… Read More
“Pass This Bill” Not the Answer to Nation’s Education Woes
About $60 billion more federal education dollars. That’s President Obama’s latest proposal to fix schools—this time in the form of his $447 billion jobs bill…. Read More
Education Unions: Made Simple
“The power and influence of education unions has a significant effect on schools today. But is that good for American students?” Education Unions: Made Simple,… Read More
The Hidden Costs of the National Standards Push
“No Child Left Behind [NCLB] and the Race to the Top [RTTT] grants are likely to be the high water mark of federal involvement in… Read More
Morning Bell: More ‘Stimulus’ from President Obama
By most accounts, President Obama’s $800 billion “stimulus” bill that was passed in February 2009 with the promise of keeping unemployment below 8 percent was… Read More
Obama to Call for Washington-Built Schools in Thursday ‘Jobs Speech’
President Obama will likely call for more education spending in his jobs speech scheduled for Thursday, and it’s anticipated that he will make a pitch… Read More
School Choice at Risk for Colorado Kids
In a momentous move in March of this year, a Colorado school board voted to implement its first private school choice program. The program allows… Read More
Back to School: More School Choice than Ever
It’s back to school time. And this year, students across the nation have more educational opportunity than in any previous year. 2011 has been named… Read More
Obama’s “Backdoor Education Agenda”
On August 8, the Obama Administration announced it would begin granting waivers to states to allow them to opt out of the requirements of No… Read More
Crocodile Tears for Texas from the Department of Education
“I feel very, very badly for the children there,” said Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week. No, he wasn’t talking about underprivileged children in South… Read More
Obama Administration Continues to Make Policy Through Waivers
On Monday, the White House announced that it will start issuing waivers for states to avoid the onerous provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
Lunch With Heritage Online Chat on the Education Waivers
The Department of Education announced Monday that they will be issuing waivers to states to avoid No Child Left Behind’s onerous provisions. But if states… Read More
Morning Bell: White House Rules by Fiat Once Again
In the shadow of yesterday’s disastrous Wall Street meltdown and President Barack Obama’s address to the nation, a lesser-noticed piece of news emerged from the… Read More
Waive State Educational Authority Goodbye
The auto bailout, EPA regulations, Obamacare, and now No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The Obama Administration is doing yet another end-run around Congress, this time… Read More
Education Spending? Sounds Good — Until the Tax Man Cometh
According to a new poll by the education research journal Education Next, 65 percent of the American public wants education spending to increase. That figure,… Read More
Education Made Simple: What is School Choice?
We’re just eight months in, but 2011 has already proven to be the most exciting year for school choice to date. Thirteen states and D.C…. Read More
Californians Raising Objections to New “Gay History” Law
In California, social science instruction in public schools must include study of the “role and contributions” of certain “categories” of persons. A law passed last… Read More
Washington’s Role in Education Made Simple
Confused about the federal role in education? A simple analogy will help. This new Heritage video tells the story of Steve, the president of the… Read More
