Heartland Newspapers - Education

South Carolina Legislator Champions Education Tax Deductions

Isabel Lyman
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February 07, 2013
A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced a school choice bill that would give parents a $4,000 tax deduction per year for each child they send to independent schools, a $1,000 tax deduction for tho

Virginia Unions Squabble Over Governor’s Teacher Proposals

Kenric Ward
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February 06, 2013
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Virginia teachers unions are squabbling over whether to endorse Gov. Bob McDonnell’s “Educator Fair

Bipartisan Leaders Rethink Indiana’s Common Core Participation

Joy Pullmann
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February 05, 2013
A bill to withdraw Indiana from Common Core national education standards is morphing into a bipartisan bid to have the state reconsider with more public input.

Call for More School Choice in Vouchers’ Birthplace

M.D. Kittle
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February 04, 2013
MADISON, Wisconsin—School choice in Wisconsin has come a long way since the late 1980s when Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson and Milwaukee led the national 

Study: Boys with Equal Ability Get Lower Grades Than Girls

Isabel Lyman
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February 01, 2013
Girls get higher grades because they are less trouble in class, a new study has found.

Common Core Withdrawal Hits Missouri

Joy Pullmann
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January 31, 2013
Missouri legislators are filing companion bills to withdraw the state from the Common Core, a set of national requirements for what students should know in math and English.

Utah Senator Proposes Private Preschool Funding

Sally Nelson
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January 30, 2013
A Utah state senator is proposing to let private investors put up $10 million dollars to fund more preschool for “at-risk” students eligible for special education.
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