Recent Research: Education

Research & Commentary: The College Bubble

January 23, 2012

U.S. student loan debt has increased 500 percent since 1999, and the cost of college has risen 400 percent since the 1980s.

The Leaflet - National School Choice Week

January 19, 2012

On Saturday, January 21, National School Choice Week 2012 will kickoff in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Research & Commentary: Online and Blended Learning

January 12, 2012

Two million K-12 students in the United States are enrolled in online classes this year, and full-time virtual enrollment has increased 40 percent in the past three years.

The Leaflet - Emerging Issues for 2012

January 5, 2012

Earlier this week the National Conference of State Legislatures highlighted some of the

Research & Commentary: For-Profit Competition in K-12 Education

January 5, 2012

Increasing numbers of for-profit service providers have begun to enter the education sector, performing tasks from collecting and analyzing standardized test data to providing tutoring and bus serv

The Leaflet - Happy Holidays

December 29, 2011

Happy holidays to everyone! As we get ready to ring in 2012 it gives us a chance to reflect upon 2011.

Research & Commentary: Anti-Bullying Measures

December 21, 2011

All but three states have enacted anti-school-bullying legislation, 21 of them passing related laws in 2011. The U.S.

The Leaflet - The Parent Trigger Two Years Later

December 15, 2011

In August of 2010 The Heartland Institute began getting involved in a revolutionary education reform issue known as

Research & Commentary: The Parent Trigger, One Year Later

December 13, 2011

California passed the first Parent Trigger law in January 2010, taking until September 2011 to confirm permanent regulations governing it.

The Leaflet: Heartland Uncovers Shocking Medicare Wasteful Spending

December 9, 2011

As you may already know, The Heartland Institute produces and sends out six monthly newspapers addressing the major domestic public policy issues to every national and state elected official in the