Opinion
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Remedial Ed Soars in California
Opinion -"I wish I could of study longer and harder. . . . What I had learn was that If I had study more I think that I would of got a better grade. -
National Training Workshop Scheduled for January
Opinion -Declining to rest on its laurels after a banner year of program growth, CEO America is working to maintain the growing momentum for school choice, moving forward with efforts to expand the number of privately funded voucher programs throughout the -
How Parents Select Schools
Opinion -Critics of school choice argue that low-income families will select schools for their children on the basis of sports programs, location, or religious instruction--not on educational quality. -
Unions Just Want More Money
Opinion -"Those presently in control of the education system have run short of ideas except to lobby continually for more money," say the teachers who signed "A Letter to the American People,” calling for systemic school reform. -
Choice Schools Rated Highly, Despite Lack of Resources
Opinion -According to the new study of New York City’s School Choice Scholarship Program, the parents of students awarded scholarships placed their children in schools where they were less likely to have access to a library, a cafeteria, a nurse's office, -
Teacher Union Criticism Off Base
Opinion -The promising results from the new Harvard/Mathematica study of New York City's private voucher program quickly came under fire from school choice opponents, who tried to discredit the analysis by questioning the motives of lead researcher Paul E. -
NYC Vouchers Lift Minority Test Scores
Opinion -Low-income students in New York City who were able to use vouchers to transfer to private or parochial schools last fall scored higher on reading and math tests than did their peers who remained behind in the public schools, according to a new study -
Maine Supreme Court Weighs Religious Freedom Case
Opinion -While most school choice litigation is initiated by opponents seeking to halt the implementation of legislation to expand choice, a case recently argued before the Maine Supreme Court was initiated by school choice advocates seeking to overturn a 1981 -
Two Lucky People and the Friedman Foundation
Opinion -Two Lucky People is Milton and Rose Friedman’s lively account of their lives, the people they knew, the work they shared, their involvement with world leaders, and their contribution to many of this century’s most important public policy issues. -
The Only Solution Is Competition: An Exclusive Interview with Milton Friedman
Opinion -It is one of the happy coincidences of history that Dr. -
Choice Advocates Assemble at Friedman Conference
Opinion -Nobel laureate Milton Friedman urged legislators, corporate executives, and community leaders attending the first conference to be hosted by the Milton & Rose D. -
Announcement Delayed Until After Election
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear a challenge to the Milwaukee voucher program gave a boost to the Republican Party, which has made school choice a central part of GOP education policies. -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Milwaukee Vouchers
Opinion -School choice advocates were handed their biggest victory to date on November 9 when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the Wisconsin Supreme Court's June ruling in support of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. -
State Science Standards
Opinion -While a B is not a bad grade, it should not satisfy those who are responsible for educational standards, points out Lawrence S. -
State Geography Standards
Opinion -Of 38 states with geography standards in place (the other 12 either have no standards or are comprehensively revising existing ones), only six earned “honor” grades from the team of distinguished geographers pulled together by Susan Munroe and Terry -
Phony Death-of-Species Arguments Won’t Die
Opinion -The argument that plant and animal species are disappearing at a rapid rate from the earth has gained a new, eloquent voice through a lengthy article in the influential Harper’s magazine. However, he fails to persuade the careful reader. -
‘Talkin’ Trash
Opinion -Two new reports charge that American school children are being manipulated and frightened by a steady stream of politically motivated educational materials that distort the facts about environmental issues. -
Children’s Scholarship Fund Announces 38 Partner Cities
Opinion -In just 100 days since entrepreneur Ted Forstmann and retailing heir John Walton committed $100 million to launch the program in June, the Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) has raised over $70 million in matching funds from contributors in 38 partner -
Academics Over Integration
Opinion -Although integrated schools continue to be desirable to African-American and white parents, an overwhelming majority of African-American parents recently surveyed say that public schools have a more important priority: Raising academic standards and -
2 Nukes First to Seek 20-Year License Renewals
Opinion -The future of nuclear energy brightened dramatically when Baltimore Gas & Electric announced that it would apply for a license extension for its Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant -- the first 20-year license request in the industry. -
The Who, What, When, Where, and Why in Kyoto Pact
Opinion -The Kyoto Protocol was provisionally adopted last December at an international conference in Japan as an extension of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. -
EPA’s Enforcement “Bean Counting” Grabs Headlines, Ignores Incentives
Opinion -Since its founding nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has yet to grasp a fundamental truth: Sugar attracts more flies than vinegar. -
Algebra Texts that Fail
Opinion -Reviewers from Mathematically Correct say the following F-rated and D-rated algebra textbooks should never be considered for use in schools: Cord Algebra I: Mathematics in Context The Center for Occupational Research and Development (South-Western -
State Mathematics Standards
Opinion -"Standards are intended as a statement of what students should learn, or what they should have accomplished, at particular stages of their schooling," according to the evaluators of state mathematics standards, Ralph A.
