“Won’t Back Down” Provides Insight into Current Education Debate
Last Friday marked the opening of Won’t Back Down, a film that has brought renewed attention to school reform. The film covers a range of… Read More
New York Teacher Live-Streams $75,000 Do-Nothing Job
A New York City teacher has set up a blog and livestream to document the day-to-day of his $75,000-a-year job at a Staten Island middle… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Duncan: How He Answered
Prior to Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s speech at the National Press Club this past Tuesday, we issued five questions for the Secretary to answer. Here’s… Read More
Debate 2012: Do We Need More Teachers?
“Governor [Mitt] Romney doesn’t think we need more teachers,” President Obama said last night. “I do.” The President’s confidence that “we need more teachers” to… Read More
Michigan Ballot Measure Could Protect Drug-Dealing Teachers
A teachers’ union contract in Bay City, MI, has become a focal point in the battle over a ballot measure in that state that seeks… Read More
National Education Standards, Title I Portability Shape First Presidential Debate
Last night’s presidential debate included quite a few specifics on education policy from both President Obama and Governor Romney. President Obama’s call for more federal… Read More
Education Secretary’s National Press Club Speech: Falsehoods
On Tuesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a back-to-school speech of sorts at the National Press Club in Washington. During the question and answer period,… Read More
Five Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
On Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the National Press Club. Here are five questions we’d like him to answer: You… Read More
VIDEO: The Future Is Brighter With School Choice
This weekend’s release of “Won’t Back Down” has helped shine the spotlight on school choice. Heritage would like to keep it there, which is why… Read More
Q&A: “Won’t Back Down” Producer Brings School Choice to Big Screen
The movie “Won’t Back Down” opened yesterday in more than 2,500 theaters across America. The film brings to the big screen the highly charged issue… Read More
Heritage’s Opposition to National Education Standards Advances Public Debate
Federal intervention into education has been a growing problem over the past four-and-a-half decades and is being supersized by the Obama Administration’s current efforts to… Read More
Morning Bell: Hollywood Steps Up in “Won’t Back Down”
A new movie opens in theaters today that couldn’t be more timely. The school year is hitting its stride, and the teachers union in Chicago… Read More
Online Chat on Education Reform
Hollywood is tackling real-life problems with the new movie Won’t Back Down opening nationwide on Friday. The film is about parents who have had enough… Read More
“Won’t Back Down” Message: Empower Parents
Stories like the Chicago Teachers Union strike or SAT scores hitting a 40-year low have brought the urgency of educational underperformance to the fore this… Read More
SAT Scores at Historical Low; Education Spending at Historical High
SAT scores among the nation’s test-takers are at a 40-year low. As The Washington Post reports: Reading scores on the SAT for the high school… Read More
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
Chicago Teachers Union President: Teachers Want “Anything More They Can Get”
As the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike continues into its second week, 800 union delegates are preparing to vote on an agreement today. While CTU… Read More
Chicago Teachers’ Strike Contradicts Principle of Public Service
Students at Chicago schools are spending another day at home today, after a 700-page court filing against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) was sidelined for… Read More
VIDEO: Teachers’ Unions in Their Own Words
You may have heard: Chicago teachers are on strike. Some facts you may not have seen (unless, of course, you’ve been reading the Foundry): the… Read More
Texas Should Steer Clear of NCLB Waivers
In a “surprise” move, Texas announced last Thursday that it would seek a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…. Read More
Chicago Teachers’ Retirement Benefits Are Extravagant
When Chicago teachers began their strike on Monday, critics rightly pointed out that the city already pays one of the highest average teacher salaries in… Read More
Chicago Teachers Union Strike: A Parent’s Perspective
This week marked the second week of school in Virginia for my two elementary-level children. And as I began to navigate the “get to know… Read More
It’s Time to Break ‘The Machine’
Reason TV and The Moving Picture Institute recently came out with a new video called “The Machine.” “The Machine” highlights the correlation between the taxpayers, politicians, and the education unions…. Read More
FACT CHECK: Secretary Arne Duncan on Education Cuts
During remarks to attendees in Charlotte last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan claimed that the budget passed by the House of Representatives would mean “fewer… Read More
Morning Bell: 25,000 Chicago Teachers Walk Off the Job
This morning, about 350,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be without teachers. While the 25,000-plus unionized teachers take to the picket lines in a… Read More
To Improve National Security, Step Up Science and Technology Education
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) thinks we should strengthen domestic manufacturing, and to garner support, they have even taken out ads in conservative standbys… 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
Teachers Union Claims Black School Choice Group Supports KKK
A major state-level teachers union accused a group promoting school choice for African-American families of supporting the notorious white supremacist group the Ku Klux Klan… Read More
Education Waiver Would Spell Entanglement for Alabama
Alabama is considering requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to relieve the state of some of the burdensome requirements of No Child… Read More
