Opinion
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Students Pin Achievement Gap on Teachers with Low Expectations
Opinion -In the recent Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Towards the Public Schools, three of four Americans (74 percent) attributed the achievement gap between white students and black and Latino students to factors other than schooling. -
English Immersion Yields Gains in Arizona
Opinion -Arizona's Department of Education has released data showing that children in Structured English Immersion classes learn at a swifter pace than children assigned to bilingual education programs in which they receive instruction in their non-English native -
Polls Show Vouchers Are Popular and Would Be Widely Used
Opinion -Only 42 percent of Americans polled in the latest Phi Delta Kappa International/Gallup Poll say they are in favor of vouchers. -
Teach for America Shows Its Mettle
Opinion -An independent evaluation of Teach for America (TFA) has confirmed the value of placing bright, liberally educated college graduates as teachers in some of the nation's most troubled elementary and secondary schools. -
Amistad Charter School Shows the Way
Opinion -When measured against the academic performance of the average white student in Connecticut, the results achieved by the eighth-graders at Amistad Academy in New Haven are, well, just average. -
Redeeming Moses
Opinion -Few people have fallen as low as Ruth Holland and her 13-year-old son Moses Dillehay. -
Sainer Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Opinion -The Education Industry Association named Elliot Sainer the winner of the 2004 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the Association's annual conference in Evanston, Illinois on August 4. -
Labor Union Masks Motives Behind Teacher Facade
Opinion -Why do top teacher union officials, like National Education Association (NEA) President Reg Weaver, describe themselves as "classroom teachers" rather than union representatives? -
AFT Attack on Charter Schools Meets Swift Response from Reformers
Opinion -On one hot Tuesday in August, school reformers around the nation were greeted with unwelcome news as they sat down to their morning newspapers. -
Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida Vouchers
Opinion -Many of Florida's citizens use public funds to purchase child care, health care, and higher education services from a range of providers that include religious institutions. -
Chicago Plans to Replicate Charter Schools
Opinion -Although Illinois state law allows Chicago to issue no more than 30 charter school licenses, Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan plans to have more than 50 charter schools operating in Chicago by 2010 ... -
Colorado Teacher Unions Revise PAC Deduction Policies
Opinion -Prompted by recommendations from a recent Independence Institute study, two of the largest local affiliates of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) have enacted procedural changes relating to the deduction of fees from teachers' paychecks. -
Competition and Partnerships Are Keys to Chicago Renaissance Plan
Opinion -When Chicago Mayor Richard M. -
Education Entrepreneurs Gather in Evanston
Opinion -With a theme of "Education for Tomorrow: Entrepreneurs Transforming K-16 Education," the 14th annual EDVentures Conference of the Education Industry Association (EIA) was held on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois on August 4-6, -
Finding Effective Lessons for Teachers: An Exclusive Interview with James W. Stigler
Opinion -There is no shortage of ideas to solve the problem of low student achievement in U.S. -
How to Close the Achievement Gap?
Opinion -The achievement gap between black and white students has been a persistent feature of the performance of America's public schools, despite equally persistent efforts to close that gap since the 1954 Brown decision, when the U.S. -
October 2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE NEWS A Matter of Consistency "If no public dollars can be used to support religious institutions, voucher opponents essentially are saying that your house of worship should not be given police, fire, or EMS protection. -
Privatization Produces Gains in Philadelphia
Opinion -Competition between public and privately managed schools in Philadelphia over the past two years has allowed all public school students to benefit from best practices and has led to overall achievement gains for Philadelphia students that are -
Voucher Opponents Cheer Colorado Court Decision
Opinion -Voucher opponents hailed a June 28 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court striking down a new state program that would have given parents of low-achieving, high-poverty students the opportunity to get their children out of low-performing public schools -
September 2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE NEWS Competition Just Makes Sense "The latest in a series of studies affirming school vouchers, by the Manhattan Institute, found this year that vouchers even bolstered public schools in Florida by giving them incentives to -
NCLB Compliance On Track, But Some Issues Demand Attention
Opinion -States have made considerable progress in implementing the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but some aspects of the law merit "immediate attention and consideration" from federal officials and state policymakers, according to a new report by the -
Millions of Students Affected by Sexual Misconduct in Public Schools
Opinion -Sexual abuses by Catholic priests, some extending back several decades, finally exploded in recent years into massive media coverage, lawsuits, and payments in the hundreds of millions of dollars. -
July 2004 School Reform News Article Correction
Opinion -Although the July 2004 School Reform News article, "Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers," reported the state's $2,400 college voucher "would cover the full tuition cost at most community colleges," this is not true since the full tuition cost -
Colorado School Districts Collect PAC Funds for Teacher Unions
Opinion -What if your health insurance provider took a fee out of your paycheck every month to pay for its political agenda, which you might not support?
