Senators Exaggerate Number of Teachers’ Jobs in Jeopardy
In early August, when the U.S. Senate earmarked $10 billion to recover lost jobs in education, supporters of the measure claimed the money would save… Read More
In early August, when the U.S. Senate earmarked $10 billion to recover lost jobs in education, supporters of the measure claimed the money would save… Read More
Our friends at ReasonTV have put out a great new video highlighting the strides that have been made towards school choice in New Orleans following… Read More
A bill signed by President Barack Obama on August 10th was supposed to save teachers’ jobs. It was a $26 Billion dollar spending bill that… Read More
When President Barack Obama signed the latest bailout for spendthrift states and government unions, he claimed the $10 billion earmarked for education spending would save… Read More
The House of Representatives rushed back to Washington yesterday in the middle of their six-week vacation to pass yet another bailout. This latest one, $26… Read More
The House of Representatives just passed the $26 billion education “jobs” bill by a vote of 247-161. The money will be split up with $10… Read More
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs did not give the White House daily press briefing yesterday. The stated excuse was a bad cough. But there… Read More
One week ago, Members of the House of Representatives stopped spending taxpayer money and began a six-week vacation. Unfortunately, they came back five weeks early…. Read More
This Congress has broken a lot of ground, but for all the wrong reasons. Now it has another ridiculous notch to add to its belt:… Read More
What happens when parents have the opportunity to exercise choice and send their children to private schools? Children get an education that best meets their… Read More
The taxpayer-funded, $10 billion public-education bailout moved one step closer to reality today when the Senate voted 61–38 on a cloture measure, clearing the path… Read More
Many state leaders are lobbying the Senate to extend the Medicaid bailout enacted in the February 2009 stimulus bill. While several attempts by Senate leaders… Read More
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the 19 finalists for the final phase of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top (RTTT) competition on Tuesday…. Read More
As states roll out their newly mandated high-risk pools under ObamaCare, a troubling trend is emerging. Pennsylvania and Maryland released documents on their state websites… Read More
What should a school principal expect after working “tirelessly” to help struggling students achieve? Certainly not to be asked to step down. However, this is… Read More
Yesterday, President Obama delivered a major speech on education in an effort to garner support for his Race to the Top grant program and his… Read More
One component of education reform that often gets overlooked is online or virtual learning. In the August-September 2010 issue of Reason Magazine, Katherine Mangu-Ward notes… Read More
During his otherwise ordinary remarks yesterday at the National Press Club, education secretary Arne Duncan said something quite extraordinary. It came as he was announcing… Read More
“The Common Core Curriculum: National Education Standards Even Conservatives Can Love.” This is what Chester Finn and Michael Petrilli of the Fordham Institute write about… Read More
The New York Times reports that 27 states are planning to adopt the set of national standards developed by the National Governors Association (NGA) and… Read More
Despite decades of union gridlock, the Washington, D.C., school board, with the help of school Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s leadership, has successfully contracted with teachers unions… Read More
Tucker Carlson takes it to the teachers unions and the administration for phasing-out the highly successful and popular D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. “D.C. Public Schools… Read More
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it.” This is the government’s view of the economy,… Read More
The Lottery, a new documentary about charter schools in New York City, is changing the debate on parental choice in education. Madeleine Sackler, a 27… Read More
The Obama Administration is successfully orchestrating one of the largest federal overreaches into education policy since the Great Society programs of the mid-1960s. If this… Read More
The results are in: The Department of Education (DOE) is the least popular of all federal departments. Considering the stagnate state of U.S. students’ test… Read More
Everyone has speculated about why LeBron James chose Florida as his next home court. Maybe it was the lower tax rate, perhaps the sunny beaches,… Read More
Stephen Moore has a good case study in the July 7 Wall Street Journal detailing the intransigence of the Milwaukee Teachers’ union, which is refusing… Read More
Increased government control has once again failed to improve the quality of education for America’s minority students. According to Charles Rose, general counsel at the… Read More
Last night, the House of Representatives passed their version of the defense supplemental bill by a vote of 215-210. The bill includes $10 billion for… Read More
