EducationCommentary
In July, the Obama administration announced a renewed effort to ensure high-quality teachers are equitably distributed among schools. The administration asked states to create and… Read More
EducationCommentary
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against Abigail Fisher in her ongoing battle against the University of Texas at… Read More
EducationCommentary
Federal lawmakers have been trying for decades to reduce the burden of paying for college. Congress has significantly expanded lending, lifted caps on borrowing, and… Read More
EducationNews
A school district in Washington state is determined to make school more healthy and less fun. Edmonds School District, in the suburbs south of Seattle,… Read More
EducationNews
BISMARCK, N.D.—A survey of mostly parents and teachers conducted by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has found a low level of satisfaction with… Read More
EducationNews
Effective teachers are less likely to teach low-income and minority students. Now, the federal government wants states to address it. The U.S. Department of Education… Read More
EducationNews
In Florida, one school choice program got 75,000 applications for 68,000 spots. In North Carolina, 5,558 students applied for a program with 2,400 seats. But… Read More
EducationNews
MADISON, Wis. — Leaders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department figured that the department would be more effective if officers are viewed as hipper and approachable…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Principals in Washington, D.C.’s public schools are taking on a new role this summer: neighborhood canvasser. They have been going door-to-door in an effort to… Read More
EducationCommentary
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program,” quipped Milton Friedman. The same could be said of teachers with tenure. Last year, just two… Read More
EducationCommentary
Support for school choice is on the rise, but Americans hold a “dim view of the federal government’s performance in K-12 education,” found the Friedman… Read More
EducationCommentary
Michelle Obama thinks she knows what your children should eat. She’s adamant about promoting her nutrition policies for kids, even the new and disastrous school… Read More
EducationNews
DES MOINES, Iowa—Employees of the Des Moines Public Schools can forget about “no pain, no gain” when it comes to working out. Next school year,… Read More
EducationNews
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow school administrators to base layoff decisions in part on teachers’ performance, as measured by the state’s new… Read More
EducationCommentary
Tennessee has removed itself from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing consortium aligned to the Common Core national education standards,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Erika Hartley has two sons with Autism, which means she can explain in one sentence what being able to customize their education means to her… Read More
EducationNews
“We want out of Common Core.” With that pronouncement, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal yesterday delivered a clear message to state residents. On the heels of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Starbucks made news this week by announcing the College Achievement Plan, a partnership the coffee giant has entered into with Arizona State University in order for… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Teachers unions—already experiencing a drop in membership and public sentiment— took another large blow last week when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu… Read More
EducationNews
NASHVILLE—School officials in Nashville don’t want kids to feel insecure about accepting a free school lunch, so they have decided to give everyone a free… Read More
EducationNews
Only 8,700 students rely on Louisiana’s state public scholarship program to attend the school of their choice today, but the state’s lawmakers worked this session… Read More
EducationCommentary
Congress has long tried to help students afford a college education. It has cut interest rates on federal student loans, vastly expanded federal lending and… Read More
EducationCommentary
Quick quiz: What two industries have seen the steepest rate of inflation in the economy over the past decade? If you said energy or housing,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Even Bill Gates is starting to have second thoughts about the consequences associated with Common Core. On Tuesday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation— the… Read More
EducationNews
Court-ordered reform of California’s teacher tenure program won’t happen without a fight. The California Teachers Association announced plans to appeal yesterday’s landmark court decision on… Read More
EducationNews
America has seen a half-century of growing federal intervention in education. This centralization, however, has not led to improved educational outcomes. According to the National… Read More
EducationCommentary
It won’t be as simple from now on for ineffective California teachers to coast off to a lifetime career on easy street. In a Los… Read More
The job market and student loan debt had lawmakers waxing philosophical at today’s Conversations with Conservatives event on Capitol Hill. “When I graduated from undergrad,… Read More
EducationNews
Using his pen again in “this year of action,” President Obama today took executive actions to ease the burden of student debt at the expense… Read More
Hayley Waring, a student at Southern Methodist University, has an opinion piece in The College Conservative about former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s commencement address… Read More
