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U.S. Students Show Slight Improvement in Math, Science Achievement
Opinion -According to the annual Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), designed and coordinated by Boston College’s Lynch School of Education, U.S. -
Give the Teachers Power and Watch Schools Improve
Opinion -Compared to professionals in other fields, public school teachers are surprisingly "unfree." In order to teach in most states they must take courses at teacher colleges that are widely condemned as being useless or even counterproductive in the classroom. -
Big Apple Hits Jackpot in School Finance Case
Opinion -In an escalating conflict with the separation of powers doctrine, a court-appointed panel on November 30, 2004 unanimously determined that New York state lawmakers must find an additional $5. -
Takeover as a Reform Strategy
Opinion -Detroit Public Schools is currently operating under a five-year reform plan implemented by the Michigan legislature in March 1999. -
Home Schooling Benefits Are Real, Widespread
Opinion -The evidence that home schooled students do well is more than special-interest pleading. -
PISA Results Cast Doubt on Heavy Use of Computers in the Classroom
Opinion -Researchers Thomas Fuchs and Ludger Woessmann of the CESifo Economic Research Organization in Munich, a joint project of the University of Munich’s Center for Economic Studies (CES) and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, analyzed test performance -
Legal Jujitsu
Opinion -According to Sol Stern, one of New York state’s most powerful arguments against the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit was that New York City’s public education system was “so dysfunctional ... -
Organization Provides Model School Choice Bills for State Legislators
Opinion -The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), with which the author is affiliated, released on January 7 a collection of model legislation intended to help state legislators create workable school reform bills that have the best possible chance of -
Building Unwanted Schools in Illinois
Opinion -While taxpayers in Florida’s Miami-Dade School District aren’t getting the new schools they want and need, taxpayers in Jersey County, Illinois, are getting new schools they don’t want and don’t need, despite rejecting --by a 71-29 percent vote--a 1999 -
February 2005 Friedman Report Profile: Donayle Whitmore
Opinion -As a mother of two, president and interim director of the Missouri Coalition for School Choice, and founder of the Ptah Academy, Donayle Whitmore is heavily involved in school reform. -
Achievement Data Show Positive Impact of Charter Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -Parents, teachers, and other school reformers who want to make full use of public charter schools to help students who are struggling in regular public schools received reinforcement from a new national study by Harvard University education researcher -
California Charters Show Above-Average Gains
Opinion -Students attending California charter schools were 8.5 percent more likely to be proficient at reading and 5. -
Detroit Schools Face Default
Opinion -In order to comply with state and federal laws, Detroit Public Schools issued a comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. -
Education Next Addresses Merit Pay for Teachers
Opinion -Merit pay for teachers is featured in the Winter 2005 issue of the scholarly journal, Education Next, published by the Hoover Institution. -
Fast Facts About Private Schools
Opinion -In America: One in four schools is a private school. One child in nine attends a private school. Private schools produce an annual savings to taxpayers estimated at more than $48,000,000,000. -
February 2005 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -California * Florida * New Jersey South Carolina * Texas * Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Gifted Student’s Lawsuit Could Have Impact on Voucher Plans Levi M. -
Florida Corporations Step Up Support for Low-Income Students
Opinion -In 2004, Florida corporations significantly increased their participation in Step Up for Students, the state’s two-year-old program intended to provide children in low-income families with tax-credit-funded scholarships for attending the private or -
Florida Policy on Social Promotion Helps Students
Opinion -A new study has found ending social promotion leads to significant academic improvement for previously low-performing students. -
Florida Supreme Court Reverses Itself
Opinion -On December 28, 2004, the Florida Supreme Court backed away from its December 24 order telling Gov. -
Help Wanted: School Choice Leaders in the 109th Congress
Opinion -As the 109th Congress convened in January, Capitol Hill supporters of educational freedom were nervously surveying the likely composition and leadership of the Senate and House education committees, which are crucial to further federal backing of school -
Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Charter School Appeal
Opinion -The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear in 2005 the appeal of a proposed Illinois charter school whose application was rejected by the local school district and state board of education. -
New Publication Documents Benefits of Private Education
Opinion -Private education is good for students, good for families, and good for America, according to a new publication by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). -
Public Education: About the Child, Not the System: an exclusive interview with Cheri Pierson Yecke
Opinion -“In an age of cynicism, the parents of America still believe in their country--and they want the public schools to teach their children to believe as well. ... -
Summary of Home School Laws in the 50 States
Opinion -Home Schooling in the United States: A Legal Analysis, by Christopher J. Klicka, contains a one-page legal summary for each state and territory in the union and is available for $20 from HSLDA, P.O. Box 3000, Purcellville, VA, 20132, or http://www.
