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One of the largest school districts in the nation voted last week to reverse a decision opting out of all state-required tests, including the federally… Read More
EducationCommentary
America is built on the philosophy of bootstrapping, or pulling yourself up through your own talents and abilities. No tool is better suited for doing… Read More
EducationCommentary
“When you and I were in school, we used to just memorize 9 plus 6 equals 15. Not anymore. With the Common Core, students need… Read More
EducationCommentary
Less than two-thirds of high schools across the country offer physics. Just half offer calculus, according to Michael Horn, an education innovation guru. That only… Read More
EducationCommentary
“Smile, it’s your first day of school!” The (usually) dreaded sentence for kids, and the prized moment for parents — the once-a-year, back-to-school photo. Whether you’re… Read More
EducationCommentary
The foreign crises that have challenged the Obama Administration this summer are not the result of a happenstance outbreak of global chaos, but of bad… Read More
EducationNews
Washington state’s Supreme Court will determine whether charter schools will be allowed in the state. A hearing is scheduled in October. The charter school law,… Read More
EducationCommentary
An education option that better targets resources, empowers parents, and tailors a student’s learning experience specifically to his needs—while also enabling families to save for… Read More
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against the Obama Administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from… Read More
EducationCommentary
Nineteen-year-old Jorge Perez will attend Columbia University this fall to study philosophy and economics—something his single mother, Sophia Flores, never dreamed for her son. But… Read More
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal today sued the Obama administration over Common Core, contending that federal officials unlawfully coerced Louisiana and other states into adopting the increasingly… Read More
EducationCommentary
Another summer has come to an end. As I’ve been looking toward the new school year, I have had a chance to reflect on all… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last Thursday, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled the state’s school voucher program unconstitutional because the program “appropriates funds in a manner that… Read More
EducationCommentary
This fall, more students than ever will head off to public charter schools as the school year begins. Approximately 2.5 million students will enroll in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Many kids are heading back to public school this week, and so begins fall and spring semesters. You have entrusted the government to give your… Read More
EducationNews
Before opening a new bank account, filling up your tank, shopping for groceries, purchasing a computer, booking a flight or visiting a drug store, you… Read More
EducationNews
As Mississippi students head back to school, their teachers are taking home a healthy pay raise. And those extra Benjamins are going a lot further…. Read More
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As financial problems plague the Philadelphia city public school system and politicians at the state level cast blame, the specter of federal stimulus has come… Read More
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A California teacher has filed a lawsuit against her union that claims she was cut off from benefits and from having a vote on the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Jason Tejada grew up in the Bronx and attended a school that struggled with frequent drug busts and violence. His mother, Luz, knew she wanted… Read More
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Schoolteachers’ support of Common Core national education standards has dropped significantly since 2013. The annual PDK/Gallup poll, released on Wednesday, found that 60 percent of… Read More
EducationNews
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — More than a year after teachers in the Deerfield, Kan., school district voted to leave their union, leaders say the doom-and-gloom predictions… Read More
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NASHVILLE — About a quarter of Tennessee’s public school districts, 33 in all, spend more on administrative costs — such as principals and school directors… Read More
EducationCommentary
New student orientations are kicking off at colleges across the country, and parents are busy buying mini fridges and dorm-sized bed sheets. As students head… Read More
EducationNews
Public support for the national education standards known as Common Core is falling, though a slight majority remains in favor, a new poll finds. Less… Read More
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SANTA FE, N.M.—A new school year is about to start for kids across New Mexico. That includes the children staying in the Federal Law Enforcement Training… Read More
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal still wants your kid to take rigorous exams. He just doesn’t want the federal government to proctor them. Jindal said Common… Read More
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Over the past 50 years, the Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center became a familiar backdrop for advocates of Head Start. Pictures of President Obama… Read More
EducationNews
An influx of undocumented and even unaccompanied minors coming to Virginia may be new—and news—to many, but it won’t be to those who work in… Read More
Education Commentary
Attempts to overly regulate private schools participating in school choice programs have a funny way of behaving. We have tried very different approaches to testing… Read More
