EducationCommentary
President Barack Obama signed an executive order today expanding “Pay-As-You-Earn,” the already generous repayment option available to students with federal loans that factors in their… Read More
EducationCommentary
School might be winding down for the summer, but states are putting on a crash course in how to reclaim education decision-making authority. Last week… Read More
EducationNews
Common Core is on the chopping block. Oklahoma today became the third state to exit the national education standards and reclaim its decision-making authority in… Read More
EducationNews
Some of Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s latest appointments to posts at Virginia’s prestigious public universities also have donated generously to his gubernatorial campaign — up… Read More
EducationCommentary
What does Common Core math look like? Caleb Bonham, Campus Reform’s Editor-in-chief, just released a video that illustrates the dramatic shift in mathematics education students… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Following Indiana’s lead, state legislatures in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Missouri have approved measures to exit and replace the national standards and tests known as… Read More
EducationCommentary
Common Core’s national standards are an effort to define what every child in the nation should learn to be considered “college and career ready.” But… Read More
EducationNews
Now, even the federal government is getting further into the school-choice game. New legislation, called the CHOICE Act, would expand the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program,… Read More
EducationCommentary
In his seminal work, “Free to Choose,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman outlined his case for universal school choice, advocating for robust voucher systems for elementary… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Yesterday in an op-ed, First Lady Michelle Obama attacked the House of Representatives for considering giving some schools a one-year reprieve from complying with the new… Read More
EducationAnalysis
“Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” This Marx Brothers quote from “Duck Soup” is effectively the mantra of the Obama Administration… Read More
EducationAnalysis
There is a way parents can afford to send their kids to college without emptying their savings accounts. Currently, college is a major expense on… Read More
EducationCommentary
Looking for the biggest bargain in higher education? I think I found it in this rural Missouri town, 40 miles south of Springfield, nestled in… Read More
Leave it to the federal government to create school lunch standards that make kids want to throw out food more than eat it. The U.S…. Read More
First lady Michelle Obama told graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kansas, that they “take the diversity you’re surrounded by for granted.” Obama spoke Friday… Read More
EducationAnalysis
The federal government has been trying to improve educational outcomes for 50 years, but according to a recent study, we have little to show for… Read More
EducationAnalysis
The U.S. Department of Education recently released the 2013 results of math and reading achievement for 12th graders on the National Assessment of Educational Progress…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Today is the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared unconstitutional separate public schools for black and white students. The… Read More
Education News
It’s amazing how far school choice options have come in a little more than two decades. From Milwaukee’s first-in-the-nation school voucher option in 1990 and… Read More
Will your typical public high school education get you a job in today’s economy? The possibilities seem limited. According to the American Diploma Project, more… Read More
To honor Teacher Appreciation Week this week, we asked you to send us stories about your favorite teachers. The response on Facebook and The Foundry… Read More
Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has introduced a proposal to fundamentally restructure higher education accreditation. The proposal would allow states to establish flexible accreditation models that… Read More
Education News
Conservative pundit George Will delivered a fierce attack on Common Core last night, characterizing the educational standards as a way for progressives to further promote… Read More
Education News
On Friday, the U. S. Department of Education sent a letter to Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, threatening to revoke the state’s waiver… Read More
When Eleanor Roosevelt received a letter from Mattye Whyte Woodridge, an Arkansas teacher, requesting an official day to honor educators across the nation, she convinced… Read More
School choice is blossoming in the Sunflower State this spring. Last week, Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed into law Kansas’ first school choice scholarship program—making… Read More
Education News
A North Carolina legislative committee has just recommended that the state drop Common Core and replace it with a new set of learning standards that… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to award $25 million in government grants (i.e. your money) to help schools. This money will… Read More
EducationNews
My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardized testing and common core!— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 Comedian… Read More
Who should manage teacher preparation programs at universities? According to the Department of Education, the right person for the job is U.S. Secretary of Education… Read More
