Heartland Newspapers - Education

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Poor Record on Education

Erin Tuttle
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April 18, 2013
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce promotes itself as a steward for the people and businesses of Indiana. No doubt it has done a lot of good for the state.

Poll: In Chicago, 61 Percent Support Parent Trigger

Joy Pullmann
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April 17, 2013
A recent representative poll of 1,010 Chicago residents has found that 61 percent support a Parent Trigger law. 

Tennessee Governor: My Vouchers or No Vouchers (video)

Joy Pullmann
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April 16, 2013
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Twitter Rally Sparks Common Core Debate (video)

Joy Pullmann
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April 16, 2013
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Apropos of a Twitter rally around the hashtag #stopcommoncore today, Choice Media released a Common Cor

Requiring Standardized Testing Undermines School Choice

Jason Bedrick
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April 15, 2013
As Georgia’s legislature considers a bill to expand th

Texas Legislature to Vote on Parent Trigger Update

Ashley Bateman
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April 12, 2013
The Texas House will vote on a bill to simplify the state’s Parent Trigger law and let parents petition earlier to take control of a school’s future.

For 9-Year-Old with Cerebral Palsy, School Choice a 'Godsend'

Joy Pullmann
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April 11, 2013
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Jordan Visser was not thriving in his Arizona public school.

Arkansas Decides to Study, Not Pass, School Vouchers

Isabel Lyman
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April 11, 2013
The Arkansas House Education Committee voted to have an interim committee study a school voucher bill rather than pass it directly.

Texas Considers Five School Choice Bills

Mary Petrides Tillotson
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April 10, 2013
On April 9, Texas senators heard Senate Bill-1575, one of five school choice bills before state lawmakers this spring.

James Tooley: How the World's Poor Get a Good Education from Markets (podcast)

Joy Pullmann
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April 09, 2013
About a decade ago, James Tooley wandered out into a foreign slum and encountered a network of inexpensive private schools on every few street corners.
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