Opinion
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NAEP Scores Reveal NCLB’s Successes, Weaknesses
Opinion -When the results of the latest round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests were released October 19, the nation had its first glimpse of how well the policies introduced by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) are working since -
Fla. Court OKs Class-Action Suit Against Schools
Opinion -A three-judge appeals panel in Florida granted class-action status September 28 to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board that alleges educational inequity. -
Jailed School Superintendent Denied Bail
Opinion -Thomas Ryan, superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 168 in Sauk Village, Illinois, was charged August 23 with stealing more than $100,000 from one of Cook County's poorest districts. -
Emergency School Vouchers Likely for Katrina Victims
Opinion -A month after Hurricane Katrina displaced 372,000 schoolchildren and laid waste to portions of three Gulf Coast states, students headed back to class in one of Louisiana's hardest-hit districts, Jefferson Parish. -
Court: State Can’t Force Catholic School to Unionize
Opinion -The Michigan Education Association (MEA) is deciding whether to appeal an August ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals that held a state labor relations commission could not force a Roman Catholic high school to permit its teachers to unionize. -
Class-Action Lawsuit Pending Against California Teacher Union
Opinion -While a class-action lawsuit against the California Teachers Association (CTA) was pending, a U.S. District Court judge on October 6 refused to temporarily freeze funds the union seized from teachers statewide without due process in order to fight Gov. -
Denver Teachers, City Leaders Support Pay-for-Performance Ballot Measure
Opinion -Denver, Colorado could become the nation's first urban school district to implement a pay-for-performance plan, if voters approve a November 1 ballot measure that already has the support of local teachers and city officials. -
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: By the Numbers
Opinion -372,000 Gulf State schoolchildren were displaced by Hurricane Katrina 50,000 students were enrolled in Catholic schools operated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans when Katrina hit 61,000 students were enrolled in private schools in the four -
Technology Unites Hurricane Victims, Helpers
Opinion -On October 3, 77 of the 84 schools in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish--one of the four that bore the greatest brunt of Hurricane Katrina--reopened. -
Colleges Welcome Texas Homeschoolers
Opinion -While Texas homeschools often field inquiries from public school officials, social service workers, law enforcement officials, and employers who question their legitimacy, graduates are finding most colleges and universities eagerly accept them, and some -
Blue Ribbon Panel
Opinion -The Blue Ribbon Panel for the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award consists of the following individuals: Frank Corcoran, founding teacher of KIPP Academy New York, the highest-performing public middle school in the Bronx for eight consecutive years -
Boston MATCH School Goes Beyond ‘No Excuses’
Opinion -Since its inception in 2000, the Media and Technology Charter High (MATCH) School in Boston has drawn its predominantly black and Hispanic students largely from the city's poorest demographic, and most of its students enter ninth grade achieving well -
Thomas Jefferson on Education
Opinion -One advantage of interpreting the words of those no longer with us is that it is frequently possible to imply they said what we would like them to say. -
Maine Moves to Scrap State Student Competency Tests
Opinion -Maine's public education establishment was shocked in early October to learn state Education Commissioner Susan Gendron planned to use the national Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Preliminary SAT (PSAT) to measure high school juniors' academic -
Michigan Governor, Union Split on Charter Schools
Opinion -In early October, the Michigan Education Association (MEA) was preparing for a court battle over charter schools with a Native American community college and several state officials including Gov. -
Tax-Funded Schools Are Political Machines, Author Says
Opinion -Cheating Our Kids: How Politics and Greed Ruin Education by Joe Williams New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 272 pages, $16. -
Georgia Schools Cut Travel in Response to Katrina
Opinion -Responding to rising fuel costs and fears of gas shortages related to Hurricane Katrina, elected officials and local school districts in Georgia have taken measures to reduce fuel consumption. Gov. -
Homeschoolers, Charters Reach Out to Katrina Victims
Opinion -In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, homeschooling families and charter schools nationwide have created ongoing efforts to help evacuees and other victims of the storm. -
Largest Unrestricted K-12 Teaching Award Created by Kinders, KIPP
Opinion -Houston philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder announced in September they have partnered with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) to create the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award. -
NEA Opposes Proposed Katrina Relief Plan for Schoolchildren
Opinion -Among its other devastating effects, Hurricane Katrina ripped 372,000 children in Gulf Coast states from the public, private, and parochial schools they were attending. -
No Parent Left Behind
Opinion -It might just be an urban legend, but an e-mail purporting to be compiled from notes written by real parents in a real Tennessee school district implies we're long overdue for some real improvements in education. Spelling and punctuation been left intact. -
School Choice Academy Spurs Legislative Interest
Opinion -The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) hosted 52 state legislators from 24 states at its first School Choice Academy in Philadelphia the weekend of September 16-17. The conference, sponsored by the Milton & Rose D. -
School Choice Advocates Optimistic About Roberts
Opinion -On October 3, the Supreme Court of the United States began its 2005-2006 term, and newly confirmed Chief Justice John Roberts began what could be a long tenure presiding over the highest court in the land. -
Support Vouchers
Opinion -CHICAGO--Don Wycliff’s cautious endorsement of school vouchers (“If we really cared about educating kids, school vouchers could be the key to their salvation,” Commentary, Sept. 28) was right on target.
