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Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is hoping to use Common Core frustration to his advantage. In a push to unseat Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Astorino… Read More
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The Buckeye State could become the next state to buck Common Core. Leadership in the Ohio House announced hearings on the national standards and tests… Read More
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Parents are increasingly voicing concern that public schools are collecting massive amounts of personal data on students, storing it and distributing it to third parties without their… Read More
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Most people would agree education and public safety should be among states’ top spending priorities. But few realize we actually invest more in criminals than… Read More
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Thursday marked 102nd birthday of the late, great Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. It is both fitting and proper we remember his legacy of freedom… Read More
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Education officials in New Jersey are being sued for allegedly infringing on a student’s free-speech rights when he was accused of bullying another student. According to… Read More
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One of the most disheartening trends in America today is the steep and relentless increase in the cost of higher education. As almost everything else… Read More
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Rob Wiersema teaches high school economics, and he knows the merits of a simple cost-benefit analysis. Leaving the Michigan Education Association, he surmised, made economic… Read More
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The growth of educational opportunity through school choice over the last ten years suggests American education is moving in the right direction. Last week, The… Read More
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MIAMI—With thousands of Central American children newly arrived in the United States, and more expected to come, school officials have asked the federal government for a helping… Read More
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Those 45,000 Massachusetts students on waiting lists to attend charter schools will continue to wait. The state Senate has killed a bill that would have… Read More
Education Commentary
Chile’s new president, Michele Bachelet, is out with her promised education reforms, which are paid for by increased taxes on the corporate sector. But they’re… Read More
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Senators Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,and Mark Warner. D-Va., have introduced the Dynamic Repayment Act of 2014. The proposal would establish an income-contingent based repayment system that… Read More
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Several bills have advanced in Congress as part of a piecemeal approach that signifies the beginning of a process to reauthorize the Higher Education Act,… Read More
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MADISON, Wis. – Joy and jubilation. That was the response late Thursday from opponents of the controversial Common Core State Standards after Gov. Scott Walker announced he… Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
