Opinion
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Shame on School Choice for Helping Kids in Too Many Ways!
Opinion -Now that summer has ended and classrooms have opened across the country, a spotlight shines on the latest research showing the value of parents being able to choose the best education for their children. -
New Book Offers Solutions to the Failure(s) of Higher Education
Opinion -Richard Vedder is such a giant in education and economics that he was able to persuade 28 colleagues to write detailed prepublication comments about this book. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Chicago Teachers Union Strike
Opinion -“The Heartland Institute’s strike vouchers and education choice reforms need to be implemented immediately.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Report: Homeschoolers Much More Diverse Than Previously Thought
Opinion -About 26 percent of U.S. homeschooling families—more than 400,000—are Hispanic, and 8 percent—about 130,000 families—are black, National Center for Education Statistics data show. -
Romanticized Fiction Trumps Facts
Opinion -A blockbuster report exposes myths about the teaching profession, but will it matter? -
The 2020 California Tax Grab
Opinion -Still a year away, Golden Staters brace for a shoot-out with the tax bandits. -
School Choice Can Bust Government’s Education Monopoly
Opinion -For the past year, South Carolina lawmakers have focused on a major education reform plan. Unfortunately, their plan will likely not include the most significant education reform possible: school choice. -
Iowa Increases Scholarship Tax Credit Cap by $2 million
Opinion -More Iowa children will be able to attend private schools of their choosing next year. -
Heartland Weekly: AOC Continues to Prove Herself Clueless
Opinion -Week of September 23, 2019 -
Here’s What Other Universities Can Learn from Purdue’s Tuition Freeze
Opinion -Purdue University, a public institution in Indiana, started the tuition-freeze trend in 2013. -
U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Montana ‘Blaine Amendment’ Case
Opinion -Montana is one of 37 states that has a “Blaine Amendment” barring “direct or indirect” state aid to religious schools. -
California Legislature Advances Bills to Limit Charter Schools
Opinion -More than 10 percent of all California K-12 students are enrolled in charter schools. -
University of Alaska Considers Consolidation After Budget Cuts
Opinion -The state’s university system has “extensive duplicative programs,” including two engineering schools and two business schools. -
State, Federal Lawmakers Propose Child Safety Accounts
Opinion -To address the widespread problem of sexual misconduct, as well as bullying and violence in public schools. -
PA Expands Tax Credit Scholarship Programs
Opinion -After vetoing one bill that would have raised the state's tax credit cap, Gov. Wolf signed a tax cap increase. -
Failing Education, Lawsuits and Parental Choice
Opinion -A literacy lawsuit is due to go to trial in October, but little will change if it is successful. -
Student Debt Picture Varies Widely by State, Study Finds
Opinion -The states with the highest levels of student debt, on average, are all on the East Coast. -
Emotional Learning Perfectly Suits Democrats
Opinion -Other than Harris weaponizing the failed desegregation relic of mandatory busing to bludgeon frontrunner Biden, the Democrats said little about their vision for transforming education in their first two rounds of presidential nomination debates. -
Report: Homeschoolers Much More Diverse Than Previously Thought
Opinion -More than a quarter of homeschooling families are black or Hispanic. -
More Colleges Are Adopting Free-Speech ‘Chicago Principles’
Opinion -The Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression was composed by the University of Chicago to set a standard for protecting freedom of speech.
