Editorials: Education

Want to withdraw from Obama Ed?

Robert G. Holland
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March 05, 2012
Well before the March 10, 2010 release of the national Common Core (CC) standards for K-12 math and English, the Obama administration was pressuring states to commit to them if they wanted to compe

Parent Trigger Addresses ‘Worst of Worst’ Schools

Joy Pullmann
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March 02, 2012
Opponents of Parent Trigger legislation, including Bill 1204 currently before the Arizona state senate, rely on two assumptions: the publi

Choice, Not More Obama-Style Statism, Can Reduce Dropout Rate

Robert G. Holland
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February 16, 2012
President Barack Obama weighed in against school dropouts in his State of the Union Address only to advocate a remedy--government compulsion--that has failed to ease the problem.

Ruling that Anti-bullying Law is Unconstitutional is a Relief

Joy Pullmann
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February 07, 2012
It is rather a relief for New Jersey school districts and students that a state panel has ruled a new anti-bullying law unfunded, and therefore unconstitutional, because the law itself would have c

Hawaii Teachers Union Dares Obama Administration to Yank $75 Million Grant

Joy Pullmann
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February 01, 2012
Last week, Hawaii teachers revolted against their union leadership, governor, and the Obama administration by overwhelmingly rejecting a contract containing flimsy merit pay and annual evaluations

Detroit Public School Reform a Model for the City

Joy Pullmann
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January 10, 2012
Calling Detroit a mess is redundant.

Inside Detroit’s Education Black Hole, a Few Stars of Hope

Joy Pullmann
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January 04, 2012
There’s no surprise in hearing Detroit is a mess.

Technology in Schools: Not a One-Time Fix

Joy Pullmann
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December 23, 2011
Critics from right and left have jumped on the “education-indus

Three Cheers for Child Labor

Joy Pullmann
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December 02, 2011
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has suggested relaxing child labor laws to allow students to earn money by cleaning their schools - one of his many novel proposals that critique calcified elem