Congress is expected to soon approve legislation that threatens to end the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program—the federal school voucher program that has helped thousands of… Read More
Imagine if 20 years ago on the south side of Chicago two thousand low-income, predominantly African-American families were given an opportunity to take their children… Read More
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is fed up with President Barack Obama and his administration. The 43-member caucus, led by Representative Maxine Waters (D-Ca), says… Read More
Opponents of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program have been losing the war of public opinion since last February when President Barack Obama and the Democrats… Read More
As the fight to save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program heats up, Rep. Jose Serrano, Chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that regulates appropriations to… Read More
Speaking on education this past March, President Obama told Americans that he believes in only “one test when deciding what ideas to support with your… Read More
On Monday, Bob Woodson and his team of youth mentors, along with school administrators, law enforcement and government leaders, held a summit on youth violence… Read More
A promising performance-pay program is under attack in the Boston public school system, which is trying out some new and innovative school reforms. The plan… Read More
From the Washington Post editorial board this Sunday: OPTIMISM THAT the District’s federally funded school voucher program will be allowed to flourish is fading. Leading… Read More
Following news this week that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has led to jobs being “created or saved” in Congressional districts that don’t exist,… Read More
A young, African American male would have had a better chance of survival descending from a landing barge in Italy during WWII than he does… Read More
To hear Bob Woodson speak is to be convinced that there is an effective way to mitigate youth violence. And on Monday, Woodson, President of… Read More
New evidence shows that ending social promotion – the practice of allowing students to advance a grade level without having mastered the content of their… Read More
There’s nothing like competition to get people to focus on a goal, whether that’s on the gridiron or in education. And on the eve of… Read More
Great catch by Frederick Hess at The Enterprise Blog: Was it just me, or did anyone else find it troubling to read the Washington Post… Read More
Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to wade into the D.C. school choice debate. While he probably only meant to get his toes wet, a… Read More
This week, the College Board released its annual report on Trends in College Pricing which found bad news for students and taxpayers. American colleges continue… Read More
Early this morning, the President and first lady attended parent-teacher conferences at the Bethesda and Northwest D.C. Sidwell Friends School campuses for their daughters, Sasha… Read More
One of the most effective ways to get good teachers into the classroom is to provide people with an alternative path toward teacher certification. States… Read More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cqWuVb7FNc[/youtube] “Be bold,” says James Tooley when you want education reform. He’d know. For the last decade the Newcastle University Professor has been traveling throughout… Read More
Last week, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tried to sell the merits of second “stimulus” by claiming education spending is being slashed, to the… Read More
New regulations passed by the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care will now require all child care providers – public or private – to… Read More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOthXdxJbxc[/youtube] Yesterday, Governor Jeb Bush praised President Obama for ‘being on the right track’ regarding education reform. We think there’s room for improvement when it… Read More
According to the Fox News White House blog: The White House says that the President has decided to give the approximately $1.4 million prize accompanying… Read More
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the same Sen. Durbin who put the language in last February’s Omnibus spending bill to eliminate the D.C.Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP),… Read More
This week, we saw scores of Hollywood liberals rushing to the defense of Roman Polanski, a man who has admitted to sexually assaulting a 13 year… Read More
Today, in Upper Senate Park (across the street from the Capitol Building) thousands of kids, parents, and interested parties, cried out in unison: “Put Kids… Read More
Students who entered and won a lottery to attend a charter school in New York outperformed their peers who entered the lottery but did not… Read More
The House is expected to vote today on the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, which would end the Federal Family Education Loan… Read More
Yesterday in Belleville, Missouri, a 17-year-old high school student was beaten on a school bus while fellow students looked on and cheered. Today, in Miami,… Read More
