Press Releases: Education

Heartland Institute Education Expert to Testify Tomorrow in State Senate on Common Core

May 14, 2013
Joy Pullmann

Joy Pullmann, a research fellow for education policy at The Heartland Institute, will provide expert testimony on the Common Core&nbs

Heartland Institute Experts React to Release of Next Generation Science Standards

April 10, 2013
James M. Taylor, J.D.
Joy Pullmann

The so-called Next Generation Science Standards, released Tuesday, offer school districts guidelines for establishing new science curricula.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Parent Trigger Victories in Georgia, Kentucky

March 06, 2013
Joy Pullmann
Herbert J. Walberg
Bruno Behrend

The legislatures in Georgia and Kentucky moved closer Tuesday to implementing versions of the “Parent Trigger,” a school reform proposal that gives parents the power to force districts to change fa

Heartland Institute Education Experts Cheer Alabama Voucher Bill

March 01, 2013
Herbert J. Walberg
Joy Pullmann
Bruno Behrend
Both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed House Bill 84 on Thursday, which would create a school voucher program allowing students who attend failing schools to transfer to private, parochial

Heartland Institute Education Expert Reacts to Indiana Parent Trigger Bill Passing Out of Committee

February 13, 2013
Joy Pullmann

The Indiana House Education Committee Tuesday approved a “Parent Trigger” reform bill that removes the need for the local school board to approve the measure.

Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Parent Trigger Victory in Los Angeles

January 18, 2013
Joy Pullmann

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Thursday accepted the Parent Trigger petitions from parents of children who attend 24th Street Elementary School, one of the worst-performing schools in t

Heartland Institute Experts Reacts to Parent Trigger Victory in Adelanto, California

January 09, 2013
Joy Pullmann
Ben Boychuk
Bruno Behrend
Noreen Lephardt

The Adelanto School Board Tuesday night voted unanimously to turn Desert Trails Elementary School into a charter school, marking the first time the “parent trigger” education reform was successfull