WATCH: Artur Davis on School Choice and Education Reform
Every child learns in a unique way. That’s why families should have access to choice in education, former congressman Artur Davis argued at the Heritage… Read More
Morning Bell: It’s School Choice Week
The third annual National School Choice Week is officially underway. Once again, school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together… Read More
Large Supply of Elementary Teachers Waiting to Be “Underpaid”
The supply of elementary school teachers greatly exceeds the demand for them among public-school districts, according to data collected by Education Week. This fact has… Read More
National School Choice Week to Host Cross-Country Train Tour
The third annual National School Choice Week is around the corner. And so is “the first-ever nationwide, whistle-stop train tour” to commemorate the week. The… Read More
Morning Bell: When the Government Fails Completely
What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do? Head Start, the federal preschool program, says it “promotes… Read More
Another Study Confirms: Head Start Doesn’t Work
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just released its latest batch of Head Start data, revealing, once again, that its students are receiving… Read More
Education News
HHS Dusts Off Head Start Evaluation, Finally Publishes Results
What’s the best way to make sure nobody sees the results of a scientifically rigorous evaluation? Release your findings on the Friday afternoon before Christmas…. Read More
School Choice Means Equal Opportunity
Education reform is critical for all Americans, but it has a particular importance and potent potential impact on America’s fastest growing demographic. Nearly 50 percent… Read More
Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill Packed with New Head Start Spending
Legislation to provide $60 billion to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy includes $100 million for the federal Head Start day care program. According to the… Read More
Responses to Union Suggestion of a Teacher “Bar Exam”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), proposed a “bar exam” for public-school teachers in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week…. Read More
National Education Standards Trade Literature for Reading Government Documents
No more King Arthur stories, kids—you’re going to start reading some information-packed government documents instead! Adding to a number of problems with the Obama Administration-backed… Read More
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts to Be Thrown from Fiscal Cliff?
Lost in the fiscal cliff discussion has been any hint of whether Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) will be permitted to continue in their current… Read More
New Website Gives Support to Pennsylvania Teachers
Freetoteach.org, a new website created by the Pennsylvania-based Commonwealth Foundation, helps Pennsylvania teachers understand education unions and their rights when it comes to joining a… Read More
Louisiana Unions Fight School Choice, Opportunity for Children
Friday was a sad day for Louisiana students. In response to a suit brought by education unions, a district court ruled that the Louisiana school… Read More
EducationNews
Oklahoma Supreme Court Throws Out Challenge to Special-Needs Scholarship Program
Last Tuesday, Oklahoma’s special-needs students received a pre-Thanksgiving win. The state’s Supreme Court ruled that two school districts that had challenged the legality of the… Read More
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Is Accountable—to Parents
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) has helped hundreds of D.C. schoolchildren leave underperforming public schools to attend schools of their parents’ choice. As The… Read More
How Education Measures Fared in the Election
Last week’s election brought both good news and bad news for America’s schoolchildren. A variety of states voted on several education issues, including charter schools,… Read More
The Election’s Major Implications for Education
What can we expect for education policy during President Obama’s second term? From No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to school choice, education policy will… Read More
Indiana’s Bittersweet Education Election
Indiana Superintendent of Schools Tony Bennett is one of the country’s great education reformers. As superintendent, he worked to create one of the most expansive… Read More
Education Ballot Measures in the States
Numerous education-related amendments, ranging from ballot initiatives and charter school authorizers to spending and collective bargaining reform, are under consideration in the states. It’s not… Read More
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
