Compared to professionals in other fields, public school teachers are surprisingly unfree. In order to teach in most states they must take courses...
Research & Commentary: School District Budgets
School districts often finalize budgets in the spring, so it’s an opportune time to consider how they can convert the “new normal” of budget cuts into benefits for schools and children.
Research & Commentary: Plastic Bag Bans
Following the San Francisco city council’s decision in 2007 to ban the use of plastic bags at grocery stores and chain pharmacies, a number of local governments have implemented si
Cease and Desist Letters Regarding Fakegate
Click the links below to download a PDF of the series of cease and desist letters The Heartland Institute sent to blogs and online publications that linked to and reproduced excerpts from the stole
Research & Commentary: Teachers Association Options
For many decades, unions were the only large-scale professional organizations available to teachers and education administrators.
Bullying Teachers: How Teachers Unions Secretly Push Teachers and Competitors Around
In routine tracking of education-related legislation, The Heartland Institute’s School Reform News
Research & Commentary: Digital Learning Possibilities and Pitfalls
Harnessing modern technology to tailor education personally and make it efficient is new and greatly unsettled territory.
Research & Commentary: Subsidies for Renewable Energy in Florida
Sometime in the next few days, Florida Gov.
Research & Commentary: The Louisiana Parent Trigger
Louisiana legislators have proposed an education reform that is garnering significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: Cat Bonds for State-Run Catastrophe Insurance
Catastrophe bonds are insurance-linked securities that offset major costs to taxpayers and insurers caused by natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
