Editorials: Education

Surprise: Teachers Are Overpaid

Joy Pullmann
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November 22, 2011
A new study concluding public school teachers earn, on average, 152 percent of what comparable private employees do has enormous implication

Voucher System Would Democratize Tennessee Schools

Joy Pullmann
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November 06, 2011
School boards in Tennessee’s largest districts have begun a furious public relations campaign to thwart attempts at democratizing education by offering school vouchers to some of the state’s poores

We Need FDA Reform—Just Ask Peyton

Kendall Antekeier
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November 02, 2011
The American medical community consistently creates new drugs and procedures to advance health care.

Voucher Critics are Misleading the Public

Joy Pullmann
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October 30, 2011
The usual suspects have again begun loudly denouncing Gov.

Waiver Avalanche Uncovers Flaws of NCLB

Joy Pullmann
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October 20, 2011
Thirty-six states have said they will seek waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in the next six months.

Iowa Education Blueprint: Potent Ideas, Gentle Approach

Joy Pullmann
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October 19, 2011
Iowa’s governor has just provided a prime example of an education policy states might pursue in looking beyond No Child Left Behind’s notorious failures and coverups. On October 3, Gov.

Obama’s Waivers Plan: More Burdensome Mandates

Joy Pullmann
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October 14, 2011
Americans intuitively agree that taxpayers fund public schools in return for an important public good: educated, productive fellow citizens.

Iowa Education Blueprint: Potent Ideas, Gentle Approach

Joy Pullmann
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October 14, 2011
Iowa’s governor has just provided a prime example of an education policy states might pursue in looking beyond No Child Left Behind’s notorious failures and coverups. On October 3, Gov.

Abolish the Department of Education

Maureen Martin
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October 06, 2011
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has produced a masterful 626-page document dissecting federal spending and recommending cuts of about $9 trillion.

President’s Third Edujobs Stimulus More Opiates for Addicts

Joy Pullmann
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September 23, 2011
The proposed $60 billion in education funds in President Barack Obama’s $450 billion jobs plan offers schools and teachers false hope and will cause them yet again to structure spending around fant