HHS Withholding Findings on Head Start Effectiveness
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has once again failed to release a timely evaluation of the federally funded Head Start program. What… Read More
National Education Standards: Been There, Didn’t Do That
While 46 states have jumped on the national education standards bandwagon, it’s not too late to hit the brakes. We’ve been down this road before…. Read More
Ryan Makes Case for School Choice
House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI) made a strong case yesterday for the need to ensure that every child in America has the opportunity… Read More
Friedman Foundation Takes a Critical Look at Administrative Bloat in Public Schools
The Friedman Foundation has published an excellent report detailing the administrative bloat plaguing our nation’s public schools. The School Staffing Surge: Decades of Employment Growth… Read More
Uncertainty Results in D.C. School Voucher Enrollment Downturn
Policy has real-life consequences—a fact that has been especially true for schoolchildren in Washington, D.C. For low-income schoolchildren in the nation’s capital, the Obama Administration’s… Read More
Morning Bell: Heritage Experts Analyze Final Presidential Debate
Last night’s debate between President Obama and Governor Romney was supposed to focus on foreign policy. It turned into a wide-ranging conversation on everything from… Read More
Minnesota Bans Free Online Courses
Almost as heartbreaking as burning books, a move by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will rank among those incomprehensible moments in human history when… Read More
Presidential Debate Prep: Schools Should Trim Education Jobs
Calls to spend more on teachers are likely to come up in tonight’s debate. More likely still, we’ll hear accusations that Governor Mitt Romney wants… Read More
Education Savings Accounts: “The Way of the Future”
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are “the way of the future,” writes Matthew Ladner in a new report released this month. While vouchers give parents the… Read More
Putting Students First: A Tale of Two States
It’s been over two weeks since the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) won out over the best interests of children. In stark contrast, however, is Illinois’s… Read More
“Won’t Back Down” Provides Insight into Current Education Debate
Last Friday marked the opening of Won’t Back Down, a film that has brought renewed attention to school reform. The film covers a range of… Read More
New York Teacher Live-Streams $75,000 Do-Nothing Job
A New York City teacher has set up a blog and livestream to document the day-to-day of his $75,000-a-year job at a Staten Island middle… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Duncan: How He Answered
Prior to Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s speech at the National Press Club this past Tuesday, we issued five questions for the Secretary to answer. Here’s… Read More
Debate 2012: Do We Need More Teachers?
“Governor [Mitt] Romney doesn’t think we need more teachers,” President Obama said last night. “I do.” The President’s confidence that “we need more teachers” to… Read More
Michigan Ballot Measure Could Protect Drug-Dealing Teachers
A teachers’ union contract in Bay City, MI, has become a focal point in the battle over a ballot measure in that state that seeks… Read More
National Education Standards, Title I Portability Shape First Presidential Debate
Last night’s presidential debate included quite a few specifics on education policy from both President Obama and Governor Romney. President Obama’s call for more federal… Read More
Education Secretary’s National Press Club Speech: Falsehoods
On Tuesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a back-to-school speech of sorts at the National Press Club in Washington. During the question and answer period,… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
On Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the National Press Club. Here are five questions we’d like him to answer: You… Read More
VIDEO: The Future Is Brighter With School Choice
This weekend’s release of “Won’t Back Down” has helped shine the spotlight on school choice. Heritage would like to keep it there, which is why… Read More
Q&A: “Won’t Back Down” Producer Brings School Choice to Big Screen
The movie “Won’t Back Down” opened yesterday in more than 2,500 theaters across America. The film brings to the big screen the highly charged issue… Read More
Heritage’s Opposition to National Education Standards Advances Public Debate
Federal intervention into education has been a growing problem over the past four-and-a-half decades and is being supersized by the Obama Administration’s current efforts to… Read More
Morning Bell: Hollywood Steps Up in “Won’t Back Down”
A new movie opens in theaters today that couldn’t be more timely. The school year is hitting its stride, and the teachers union in Chicago… Read More
Online Chat on Education Reform
Hollywood is tackling real-life problems with the new movie Won’t Back Down opening nationwide on Friday. The film is about parents who have had enough… Read More
“Won’t Back Down” Message: Empower Parents
Stories like the Chicago Teachers Union strike or SAT scores hitting a 40-year low have brought the urgency of educational underperformance to the fore this… Read More
SAT Scores at Historical Low; Education Spending at Historical High
SAT scores among the nation’s test-takers are at a 40-year low. As The Washington Post reports: Reading scores on the SAT for the high school… Read More
Union Strong-Arming Rewarded in Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has ended its seven-day strike, agreeing to a contract negotiated by the union and the school district. At the expense… Read More
Chicago Teachers Union President: Teachers Want “Anything More They Can Get”
As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike continues into its second week, 800 union delegates are preparing to vote on an agreement today. While CTU… Read More
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Contradicts Principle of Public Service
Students at Chicago schools are spending another day at home today, after a 700-page court filing against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) was sidelined for… Read More
VIDEO: Teachers’ Unions in Their Own Words
You may have heard: Chicago teachers are on strike. Some facts you may not have seen (unless, of course, you’ve been reading the Foundry): the… Read More
Texas Should Steer Clear of NCLB Waivers
In a “surprise” move, Texas announced last Thursday that it would seek a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…. Read More
