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
Condoleezza Rice’s Inspirational Remarks on School Choice
Listening to Condoleezza Rice’s speech at the Republican convention the other night, I have never felt so proud. Not because, like me, she is African… Read More
Morning Bell: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of a New School Year
As of today, the vast majority of American students have begun a new school year. As lunches are packed and carpool lines grow, Heritage reviews… Read More
Morning Bell: We Can Change America’s Course
Entering the final stretch of the presidential contest, Americans are facing a monumental choice. The American people will decide the direction of government and its… Read More
Back to School: Some Surprising Education Numbers
As children head back to the classrooms, let’s look at two important figures to consider this school year: 308,000 and $11,400. 308,000: Number of members… Read More
Back to School: How Can We Truly Help Minority Students?
Last month President Obama signed an executive order to form the new White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. According to the White… Read More
Back to School: Support for School Choice Reaches All-Time High
Support for school choice is at an all-time high, according to this year’s PDK/Gallup Poll, released just this morning. Forty-four percent of Americans now favor… Read More
Back to School: The Rise of Customized Education
Customized learning has led the education news cycle over the past few weeks as back to school season gets in full swing. And for good… Read More
1,788 Students Receive D.C. Opportunity Scholarships
More school children in Washington, D.C., will benefit from school choice this fall, thanks to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP). Nearly 1,800 low-income students… Read More
Back to School: Education Reform in North Carolina
North Carolina families will see some changes as they go back to school this fall thanks to education reforms put into place earlier this year…. Read More
Department of Education Knows Best: Washington’s Idea of Flexibility in Education
Don’t worry. The Department of Education says we can trust that the Obama Administration’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver plan is the best solution… Read More
Morning Bell: Friedman’s Legacy of Fighting for School Choice for All
On the late Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday today, his words are truer than ever: “There is no respect in which inhabitants of a low-income neighborhood… Read More
Remembering Milton Friedman’s School Choice Legacy
Let us imagine we have the power to rebuild our education system from the ground up—an appropriate mental exercise as we remember the late Nobel… Read More
Louisiana Teachers Union Threatens to Sue Voucher Schools
The left’s tactic of intimidation is at work again, this time in Louisiana. The Louisiana Association of Educators is threatening litigation against private parochial schools… Read More
D.C. Public Schools Spend Almost $30,000 Per Student
You would think $30,000 a year would get you a decent education. For just a few thousand more, you could cover the cost of Harvard’s… Read More
Obama Proposes Federal Paychecks for Local Teachers
This week, President Obama proposed a new $1 billion federal program that would establish a “Master Teacher Corps” in 100 locations across the country. This… Read More
New Hampshire’s Groundbreaking School Choice Expansion
Just when school choice proponents thought they’d hit a wall in the Granite State, the New Hampshire legislature united across party lines for a solid… Read More
Morning Bell: School Choice in D.C. Saved…For Now
President Obama has begun “evolving” his positions on various policy issues as polls show him neck and neck with Mitt Romney. His latest about-face restores a… Read More
Don’t Strengthen NCLB—Allow States to Escape It
Mitt Romney’s education agenda, released last week, has been receiving accolades for its bold vision to expand school choice dramatically (although as we noted earlier,… Read More
Romney’s Education Agenda: With a Few Edits, It Could Be Great
Mitt Romney yesterday released his plan to reform America’s ailing education system. It goes big on school choice and parental empowerment and calls for increased… Read More
Obama Continues to Deny D.C. Children Educational Opportunity
President Obama’s latest budget request was completely rejected by Congress, failing to receive even a single vote. Yet Obama’s budget—universally rejected by Congress—is taking educational… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: A Graduation Message: Academic Success Begins at Home
This spring, parents and grandparents throughout the nation will be misting up as the chords of “Pomp and Circumstance” play and the children and grandchildren… Read More
National Charter Schools Week Highlights Satisfied Parents
Earlier this month, schools across the country celebrated National Charter Schools Week. This commemoration comes 20 years after Minnesota passed the first state charter school… Read More
Arizona Gov. Brewer Expands USA’s Most Innovative School Choice Model
Imagine being a child trapped in a failing school in Arizona. Prior to 2011, being trapped in a failing school in Arizona meant being trapped… Read More
Wall Street Journal: Conservatives Oppose National Standards
Opponents of national standards and tests see the push as furthering “federal intrusion into state education matters,” asserts the Wall Street Journal today. While the… Read More
Why States Should Hop Off the National Standards Bandwagon
When “states signed on to common core standards, they did not realize…that they were transferring control of the school curriculum to the federal government,” said… Read More
Common Core Math Standards Fail to Add Up
The push to nationalize the content taught in public schools across the country should be of great concern to state leaders. The Common Core national… Read More
What Does the Supreme Court Think About Washington’s Education Overreach?
During the course of Obamacare oral arguments in late March, an interesting exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli illuminated the… Read More
President Obama’s Budget Priority: Eliminate the D.C. Voucher Program
“Budgets are about choices,” stated President Obama in recent remarks to governors about his massive fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget request. Nothing more clearly demonstrates… Read More
Slum Dwellers in India Save for Private Schooling
Since 2009, public education has been both free and required for all children between the ages of six and 14. Yet many families in Mumbai… Read More
