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This Case Could Open Up School Choice Options for 37 States
On Sept. 2, the Douglas County School District Board of Education filed a request for extension to the Supreme Court of the United States asking… Read More
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What the Obama Administration Isn’t Telling You About Its College Rankings
The White House just released a controversial scorecard system for the nation’s colleges, leveraging aggregated tax income data to rank colleges by how much graduates… Read More
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‘Safest School in America’ Has $400K Security System. Should Other Schools Catch Up?
Monday’s incident at Delta State University marks the ninth time that one or more persons have died during a school shooting event in 2015, according to… Read More
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In Washington State, Thousands of Kids Aren’t Returning to School
As charter school teachers in Seattle are showing up to work despite a court’s ruling their schools unconstitutional, public school teachers in the city are… Read More
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5 Worrisome Back to School Numbers
It’s back to school time again, but before you start helping your kids out with their math homework, let’s look at some numbers that may… Read More
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Five Caveats to Obama’s ‘Free’ Community College Proposal
“[F]or every young person willing to work hard, I want two years of community college to be as free and universal as high school is… Read More
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1,300 Students at Risk After State Court Invalidates Charter School Law
A ruling by the Washington State Supreme Court overturning a 2012 voter-approved charter school law could leave about 1,300 students without a school next year. The ruling came Friday,… Read More
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Study: Kids Are Tossing Out the Government’s Healthy Lunch Program
The government’s push to mandate kids to eat healthier is finding its efforts at the bottom of a waste bin. A study published last week… Read More
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The Idiocy of the ACLU’s Lawsuit Against a New School Choice Option
Another school year is underway, and more parents than ever are using school choice to ensure the best education for their children. Or should I… Read More
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Over 1 in 10 With Student Loans Don’t Even Know They Have Them
A postsecondary credential is almost universally viewed as important. As student debt levels continue to rise, however, Americans are losing confidence in the quality and… Read More
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San Francisco Elementary School Creates ‘Gender-Neutral’ Bathrooms
A San Francisco elementary school has created gender-neutral bathrooms for its students in kindergarten and first grade, the “Today” show reported Friday. Miraloma Elementary School decided… Read More
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Protests at Missouri School Over Transgender Student Using Girls’ Bathroom
Protests erupted at a Missouri high school on Monday after a transgender student requested permission to use the girls’ restroom. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports… Read More
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Math Teacher Who Arrived Late to Work 111 Times Allowed to Keep His Job
In a decision that reinvigorated some of the frustrations between teacher unions and the public school system, a New Jersey elementary school teacher who blamed… Read More
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ACLU Files Lawsuit to Block School Choice for Nevada Children
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has just filed a lawsuit intended to block students from participating in Nevada’s groundbreaking near-universal education savings account (ESA)… Read More
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Does This School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy Violate Student Privacy?
A Missouri school district is under fire for allowing students to use restrooms and locker rooms designated for the opposite sex. Alliance Defending Freedom has sent a letter… Read More
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How One Catholic School Found Faith in the Floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS—When Hurricane Katrina left Mount Carmel Academy under 10 feet of water, many thought the school would be gone forever. Located in the Lakeview… Read More
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Here’s How Hurricane Katrina Changed Schools in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS—For all its devastation, Hurricane Katrina swept into this city an opportunity to embark on one of the greatest education experiments in America. In… Read More
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New Hampshire Summit Seeks to Bring Innovation to Education
LONDONDERRY, N.H.—Parents, educators, and voters expressed concern over the role of the federal government in education during a summit today in New Hampshire. Attendees, panelists,… Read More
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What We Can Do to Boost Graduation Rates
High school graduation remains a crucial rite of passage. The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that in 2013, the median earning for workers with… Read More
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Father Forced to Quit His Job Says School Voucher ‘Got Me My Son Back’
For years, Kirk and Tanya White thought New Orleans public schools didn’t work for their two sons. They got their eldest son, Geno, into a… Read More
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How to Parent: A Department of Education Guide
A few years ago, the Obama administration caught backlash after the Department of Education released suggested lesson plans to schools in conjunction with a national… Read More
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Senate Passes Education Law Overhaul, but Challenges Remain
The Senate Thursday passed a bipartisan rewrite of No Child Left Behind, the nation’s Bush-era education standards that extended the federal government’s reach into U.S…. Read More
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Senate Democrats Move to Fund Universal Pre-Kindergarten
A Democratic senator has introduced an amendment to a rewritten version of the No Child Left Behind Act that would fund universal pre-kindergarten. According to… Read More
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Conservatives, White House Upset With Education Law Rewrite for Different Reasons
The House passed a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act in a razor-thin vote Wednesday night, ignoring a White House veto threat and… Read More
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How We Can Stop the Expansion of the Federal Government Into Our Classrooms
Innovation starts locally—not in Washington. Yet, over the past few years, we have witnessed the unprecedented expansion of the federal government into our classrooms. Decades… Read More
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Unions Love This New Version of No Child Left Behind. That Should Worry Conservatives.
The Senate has begun floor consideration of a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
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A Big Week in Education: Congress Considers No Child Left Behind Rewrites
Eight years after the program technically expired, Congress is finally debating an update of the contentious No Child Left Behind Act, which poured an avalanche… Read More
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Enough With the Outrage Police: Free Speech Matters
Americans take justifiable pride in their right to free speech. People may be muzzled by their government in places such as Cuba and North Korea,… Read More
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Why ‘Cookie Cutter’ Public Schools Don’t Cut It For This Mom of Seven
Liz Robbins was caught off-guard when a Washington, D.C., area code appeared on her phone. “I apologize,” she said. “With the surgery … I had… Read More
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Why Professors Are Becoming Scared of Their Students
Professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym) recently wrote a provocatively titled piece: “I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me.” The professor discusses identity… Read More
