Heartland Newspapers - Education

Massachusetts Schools Adopt New Transgender Policy

Mary Petrides Tillotson
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March 22, 2013
Massachusetts public schools may have to rearrange locker rooms, restrooms, and sports teams to comply with a new interpretation of laws prohibiting discrimination against transgender children.

‘School Choice 2.0’ Bills Enter Florida Legislature

Lindsey Burke
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March 21, 2013
Florida lawmakers are considering two major school choice proposals: A “charter course” option to let K-12 and college students use tax money for individual classes outside public schools, and educ

Greg Lukianoff: Pushing Political Correctness on Teachers and the Next Generation (podcast)

Joy Pullmann
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March 20, 2013
A new book explains how U.S. education's commitment to political correctness destroys free speech and its protection of our constitutional democracy.

Nevada Governor Backs Long-Shot Tax Credit Scholarships

Casey Cheney
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March 20, 2013
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval drew first blood in education reform this legislative session, promoting tax-credit scholarships in his State of the State address.

South Dakota Law Lets Schools Appoint Armed ‘Sentinels’

Ashley Bateman
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March 19, 2013
Starting July 1, South Dakota schools can appoint a trained person to carry a gun on campus now that Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed the first-of-its-kind “sentinel bill” on March 8.

School Segregation: A Cure Just Like the Disease?

Neal McCluskey
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March 16, 2013
Review of Divided We Fail: The Story of an African American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation, by Sarah Garland (Boston: Beacon Press, 2013; 239 pp; 978-0-8070-0177-6, $

Parent Trigger Bill Gets Positive Florida Reception

Ashley Bateman
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March 14, 2013
Florida Reps. Carlos Trujillo and Michael Bileca have introduced a Parent Trigger bill that would authorize parents to choose a reform option for their children’s chronically failing school. Sen.

Alabama Governor Signs School Choice Measure

Evelyn B. Stacey
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March 14, 2013
Approximately 11,000 Alabama children attending failing public schools can receive private funds for private school now that Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a school choice bill.
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