Poll Reveals “A Nation Confused” on Common Core National Standards
A bundle of federal incentives encouraged 45 states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. But a new poll shows that most Americans have… 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
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 Teachers Now Paid for Performance, Not Years of Service
Douglas County, Colorado is once again leading the state in education reform by adopting a teacher compensation plan that has school districts across the nation… 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
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18th Century Advice: Thomas Jefferson on Education Reform
The original “Man of the People,” Thomas Jefferson, was born on April 13 in 1743. Jefferson is best known for drafting the Declaration of Independence,… Read More
Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued yesterday. Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence… Read More
Obama’s Ill-Advised Federal Preschool Push
President Obama announced a major effort to expand government preschool early this afternoon. The plan would create a “continuum of child care for children from… 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
A Public School Leader’s Lesson in Creating a Culture of Excellence
We’re all used to hearing about the public school that is underperforming. But there are, without question, pockets of excellence throughout the country. Prince Georges… Read More
Californians Raising Objections to New “Gay History” Law
In California, social science instruction in public schools must include study of the “role and contributions” of certain “categories” of persons. A law passed last… Read More
Forget Your Vacation, Come Bail Out Public Education
The taxpayer-funded, $10 billion public-education bailout moved one step closer to reality today when the Senate voted 61–38 on a cloture measure, clearing the path… Read More
