Heartland Newspapers - Education

Parent-Driven Education Gains Ground in States

Ashley Bateman
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March 06, 2013
Ten states rank a cut above the rest in offering parents extensive opportunities to control their children’s education, according to the

School Choice Gains Momentum in States (short)

Joy Pullmann
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March 06, 2013
School choice is increasingly popular among families, teachers, and legislators across the nation.

Progressive Education Group Buys Pro-Common Core Ads in Indiana

Joy Pullmann
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March 06, 2013
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An advocacy group paid approximately $90,000 for TV and radio ads supporting national Common Core education standards in Indiana.

Twenty-One States Employ More School Staff Than Teachers

Tom Steward
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March 05, 2013
A surprising new education study provides some clues to why K-12 public school funding has tripled in inflation-adjusted dollars since the 1950s.

Court Upholds Nation’s First District-Run Vouchers

Joy Pullmann
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March 04, 2013
Coloradoans who sued to stop the nation’s first voucher program run by a school district will appeal to the state supreme court after an appeals court ruled 2-1 in favor of the program.

Parent-Driven Education Gains Ground in States (short)

Ashley Bateman
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March 03, 2013
Ten states rank a cut above the rest in offering parents extensive opportunities to control their children’s education, according to the

U.S. Education, and How to Improve It

Joseph Bast
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March 02, 2013
The following is the text of a speech given by Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast on February 23, 2013, at the Eighth Annual Wisconsin Conservative Conference in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Kansas Lawmakers: Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for Tax-Increasing Lobbyists

Travis Perry
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March 01, 2013
Kansas lawmakers are considering two bills that would stop people from using taxpayer dollars to agitate for more tax dollars.
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