Press Releases: Education

Heartland Institute Reacts to Strike by Chicago Teachers Union

September 10, 2012
Joy Pullmann
Herbert J. Walberg
Robert G. Holland
John Nothdurft
S.T. Karnick

The Chicago Teachers Union went on strike Monday morning, the first strike in Chicago’s public schools in 25 years.

Heartland Institute Offers Testimony Friday in Support of Taxpayers Savings Grants

August 22, 2012
Joseph Bast

On Friday, August 24, Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast will testify before the Texas Senate Committee

Heartland Institute Reacts to School Choice Victory in New Hampshire

June 28, 2012
Herbert J. Walberg
Joy Pullmann
Bruno Behrend
Robert G. Holland

The New Hampshire Legislature on Wednesday voted to override Gov. John Lynch’s veto of Senate Bill 372, the School Choice Scholarship Act.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Philadelphia School District Proposal

April 27, 2012
Joy Pullmann

The Philadelphia School District has released a proposal to restructure the district by dismantling its central office, closing the worst-performing schools, and reorganizing schools into networks

Heartland Institute’s School Reform News Uncovers Bullying by Teachers Unions

April 27, 2012
Joy Pullmann

A recent report describes how unions have reacted to teachers who don’t fall in line, including publicly shaming them, filing labor complaints about them, and pressuring administrators to fire or n