Latest Common Core Strategy: Switch the Name, So People Don’t Realize What It Is
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; — Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet As Juliet… Read More
My School Choice Journey
As we continue to promote school choice around our great nation, especially during Black History Month, I have been thinking a lot about my own… Read More
De Blasio Kicks 700 Kids Out of High-Performing Charter Schools
Apparently newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio didn’t get the memo from President Obama today about being your Brother’s Keeper. De Blasio… Read More
Common Core: The “Tin Foil” Is Spreading
Missouri State Representative Mike Lair (R) likens opponents of Common Core to “conspiracy theorists.” So much so that he decided to include $8 for tin… Read More
Lawmaker Budgets for Tin Foil Hats to Mock Critics of Common Core
As opponents of the Obama Administration’s national education standards rallied Wednesday at the Missouri State Capitol, state Representative Mike Lair acted on what some might call sinister motives:… Read More
Education News
Common Core’s Surprise Critic: Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Calls Implementation ‘Completely Botched’
The country’s largest teachers union is no longer a cheerleader for Common Core national education standards. In a letter to the National Education Association’s 3… Read More
Head Start: Preschool Proponents Should Admit to Shortcomings
Are Americans really longing for “Head Start-like programs” for their children? So argues Eleanor Clift in a recent article for the Daily Beast. Clift praises… Read More
Textbook Depicts Reagan as Sexist
A textbook used at the University of South Carolina has recently come under fire for its depiction of Ronald Reagan as sexist. Campus Reform first… Read More
Why Bill Gates Is Wrong to Applaud Common Core
On Wednesday, Bill Gates wrote a USA Today column lauding Common Core standards as a way for “students to get the best education possible” and “become good… Read More
Tim Scott, Juan Williams Agree on School Choice at Policy Summit
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Fox News contributor Juan Williams today enjoyed a rare moment of agreement — over the importance of parental choice in… Read More
Common Core Supporter: ‘The Children Belong to All of Us’
Paul Reville, the former secretary of education for Massachusetts, recently said “the children belong to all of us” at a panel discussion at the Center… Read More
Mr. President, Why Do You Oppose School Choice?
In a largely unreported story, a couple in Pennsylvania is facing charges that could land them in jail for nearly seven years. Their crime?… Read More
Supporters Say ESAs Bring School Choice Home
Customized solutions demonstrated by education savings accounts in Arizona were touted in a panel discussion today at The Heritage Foundation to mark National School Choice… Read More
School Choice Celebrated at D.C. Rally
A rally held Wednesday at the Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, DC, celebrated the fourth annual School Choice Week. “School choice is about saying… Read More
Education Savings Account Expansion Brings School Choice to a New Level
To Lynn McMurray, her children’s Education Savings Accounts mean freedom to build an educational regimen adapted to each of her three children’s individual needs. Lynn… Read More
The Ticket to the American Dream: School Choice
“School choice wasn’t the difference between two schools; it was the difference between two different paths of life,” said Friendship Collegiate Academy senior Daniel Spruill… Read More
Why We Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Peak in High School Graduation Rates
Failing to graduate from high school can be disastrous for an individual’s economic future, so it is welcome news that the average freshman graduation rate… Read More
You Won’t Believe How Many Food Stamp Recipients Have Attended College
If you’ve attended college or received a college degree, you’re facing better-than-average odds of managing to find and hold a job, even in this dismal… Read More
Is Your Child in the Right School?
South Carolina mom Lisa Stevens wasn’t satisfied with her child’s school. Then she heard about charter schools and discovered she could get a group of… Read More
Happy 10th Anniversary, D.C. School Choice!
Ten years ago today, President George W. Bush signed into law the D.C. School Choice Incentive Act, creating the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP). The… Read More
Arkansas Mom Poses Problem for Common Core
Karen Lamoreaux, a mother and former National Honor Society member, made waves last month when she appeared before the Arkansas State Board of Education to… Read More
Government Failures Congress Wants You to Fund This Year
Wasteful, ineffective, failed. Those are all ways Heritage experts have described government programs Congress is funding—with your hard-earned money—in its new trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill…. Read More
Harming Children: Continued Funding for the 21st Century Learning Centers
Congress has a clear justification, based upon rigorous scientific evidence that the Department of Education’s 21st Century Learning Centers harms children, for ending the program…. Read More
Lee’s College Accreditation Legislation Could Drive Down College Costs
The current college accreditation system is broken – and it’s driving up college costs. Senator Mike Lee’s (R – UT)’s new legislation to reform the… Read More
Lee Introduces Plan to Help Lower College Costs, Increase Innovation
Senator Mike Lee wants to boost educational opportunities for low-income and middle-class Americans by allowing colleges to be accredited at the state level. Today, the… Read More
No Child Left Behind Turns 12
Yesterday marks a dozen years since No Child Left Behind became law. Yesterday was also notable because the groundwork for NCLB’s legislative predecessor, the Elementary… Read More
Is Common Core Leaving Students Unprepared in Math and Science?
A leading education reform scholar argues that Common Core national standards are leaving students unprepared for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Sandra Stotsky, who… Read More
Kansas Reclaims Control of Testing, Drops Common Core Assessments
Last week, Kansas decided to drop the Common Core–aligned Smarter Balanced tests in favor of having the University of Kansas craft the assessments that Kansas… Read More
Two Charter Schools That Are Preserving the American Dream
In addition to a good education, strong social relationships are also essential for a child’s upward economic mobility. The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and… Read More
The New Frontier in School Choice: Education Savings Accounts
Parents are using Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to tailor their child’s education to meet that child’s individual learning needs and are highly satisfied with the… Read More
