Student Loan “Deal” Ensures That College Costs Will Continue to Rise
Last Friday, the President signed into law the student loan “compromise,” promising it would help rein in college costs. The bill pegs interest rates on… Read More
What Obama Wants for Your Children and Grandchildren
Proud parents and grandparents are sharing photos of their kids’ first day of school. And as students head back, many states are pushing back—telling the… Read More
Indiana Set to Withdraw from Common Core National Assessments
Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) announced that the Hoosier State will be withdrawing itself as a member of the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness… Read More
Education Reform Goes Big in the Tar Heel State
North Carolina is on a roll. Last week, Governor Pat McCrory (R) signed a budget passed by the state legislature chock-full of education reforms, including… Read More
Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman: Champion of Educational Freedom
On the late, great, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman’s 101st birthday, it is fitting to remember his legacy of school choice and continue the fight… Read More
Student Loans: College Costs Will Continue to Rise
Last week, the Senate passed a bill that would peg interest rates on federal student loans to Washington’s cost of borrowing (the Treasury rate) plus… Read More
Georgia Reclaims Control of Testing; Neighbor Florida to Consider the Same
Georgia is withdrawing from the Common Core national assessments, and neighboring Florida could soon follow suit. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R), along with Superintendent John… Read More
Unions Can’t Ignore Support for Choice in Education
Later today at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will detail the results of a poll it commissioned. According… Read More
Colorado School District Rejects Common Core National Standards
The Douglas County School Board in Colorado passed a resolution opposing the Common Core national standards due to the quality of the standards and on… Read More
Rewrite of No Child Left Behind Passes House
The House has just passed the Student Success Act (SSA), a proposal sponsored by Representatives John Kline (R–MN) and Todd Rokita (R–IN) to rewrite the… Read More
Rapper Pitbull Speaks in Favor of Charter Schools
What do researchers at The Heritage Foundation and Miami-born rapper Pitbull have in common? A belief in the power of charter schools. Pitbull, whose given… Read More
Evaluating Education Policy in the Student Success Act
The House will debate the Student Success Act over the next week, which provides a few good first steps toward limiting burdensome federal intervention in… Read More
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Protecting Educational Freedom This Independence Day: Cracks in the Common Core
Just in time for Independence Day, the foundations of the Common Core initiative are showing some cracks. Common Core is an effort to establish national… Read More
A-PLUS: A Conservative Alternative to NCLB
On Thursday, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced a conservative alternative to No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The Academic Partnerships Lead Us… Read More
Federal Student Loans Cost Taxpayers Money
This piece originally appeared on See Thru Edu, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Congressional Budget Office has just released an assessment… Read More
Common Core: Homeschoolers Face New Questions on College Admissions
New information on Common Core “alignment” by the ACT, SAT, and even GED exams raises questions about the impact Common Core will have on private… Read More
Common Core: North Carolina to Review
Last week, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest released a video explaining his opposition to his state’s rush to adopt Common Core national standards and… Read More
Kline and Rokita Unveil Rewrite of No Child Left Behind
House Education and the Workforce Committee chairman John Kline (R–MN) and Representative Todd Rokita (R–IN) have introduced the Student Success Act (SSA)—a proposal to rewrite… Read More
WATCH: Heritage Hangout on Common Core Education Standards
The rubber is meeting the road with the Obama Administration’s Common Core education standards. As the standards start to affect students in the classroom, even… Read More
Common Core Implementation Proves Problematic
New York and Kentucky have begun testing based on the new Common Core education standards, and they are quickly seeing frustration among educators, parents, and… Read More
School Choice: Washington State Has Opportunity to Empower Families
Washington state is considering a major school choice proposal. The proposal would allow corporations to receive a 100 percent tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting… Read More
No Child Left Behind: Alexander Unveils Rewrite
Senator Lamar Alexander (R–TN), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, has just introduced a proposal to “fix” No Child Left Behind… Read More
GUEST POST: Tread Lightly When Regulating Private Schools
What we cherish dearly in the private school community (be it religious or independent) is freedom—the freedom to provide an education different from that provided… Read More
Morning Bell: Join the Fight Against Common Core
Two competing forces are pushing on America’s K–12 education system today. One is an effort to infuse education choice into a long-stagnant system, empowering parents… Read More
Michigan Budget Battle Provides Opportunity to Reject Common Core National Standards
A budget battle is brewing in Michigan. But it isn’t the type of spending battle typically associated with budget making—this is a fight over the… Read More
Idaho’s Khan Academy Initiative: Embracing Educational Technology
Today’s technology means that education can be tailored to the specific needs of each child. Idaho is leading the way in adopting these types of… Read More
Governor Pence Pauses Indiana Common Core Standards
Indiana has just given every state that agreed to adopt Common Core national education standards and tests a lesson in prudent governance. On Saturday, Governor… Read More
EducationNews
Moms Across the Nation Want Education Choice
More and more moms across the nation are becoming involved in how their children are learning and what lies ahead for them in obtaining the… Read More
Looming Student Loan Interest Rate Hike: Prudent Next Steps
Next week, the House Education and the Workforce Committee will begin discussions about the interest rate on federal student loans, which is set to double… Read More
Union Leader: Put Stakes Associated with Common Core Tests on Hold
The Common Core State Standards are causing major discontent across the ideological spectrum. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has joined groups like the Republican… Read More
