Opinion
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IJ’s Bolick Takes Helm at School Choice Alliance
Opinion -Clint Bolick, who as vice president and cofounder of the Institute for Justice (IJ) was instrumental in establishing the public interest law firm as the nation's preeminent defender of school choice programs, assumed a new role in April when he became -
07/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * California * District of Columbia * Florida Iowa * Louisiana * Minnesota * New Hamphire * New Jersey New York * Oklahoma * South Carolina * Wisconsin An Idea Has Consequences "... -
Children Trapped in Poor Schools Need Choice Now
Opinion -School choice is urgently needed to fulfill the promise of equal opportunity in education established by the Brown v. -
Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers
Opinion -Starting in the fall of 2005, state subsidies for Colorado's public colleges and universities--totaling almost $600 million a year--will be distributed directly to students in the form of vouchers worth up to $2,400 a year. -
Dr. Joan Davis Ratteray (1948-2004)
Opinion -Dr. Joan Davis Ratteray, president of the Institute for Independent Education and a strong advocate for parental choice and black independent schools, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 26, 2004 after a three-year battle with cancer. -
Fighting for School Choice in the Courts
Opinion -Having traveled across the country for more than a decade to defend state-based and city-based school choice programs, the Institute for Justice (IJ) expects soon to be defending choice legislation in its home town of Washington, DC: the recently -
Hundreds Gather in Harrisburg to Celebrate Pennsylvania Tax Credit
Opinion -More than 500 parents, children, legislators, and public school officials converged on Pennsylvania's Capitol in Harrisburg on May 11 to celebrate the third anniversary of the state's landmark Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). -
Kerry Retreats on ‘Pay for Performance’
Opinion -A confidential memo from National Education Association President Reg Weaver to union officials detailed a meeting he had in mid-May with U.S. -
Student Misbehavior Impedes Learning, Drives Out Teachers
Opinion -Student discipline problems seriously obstruct teaching and learning in America's public schools, according to a new report from the opinion research organization Public Agenda, which recently surveyed 725 middle and high school teachers and 600 parents -
Who Should Get College Aid?
Opinion -Although the original focus of the federal Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was on meeting the needs of low-income students, that focus has shifted over the years to subsidizing students of all income levels, according to a new study by Krista Kafer, -
NCLB Choice Option Boosts Learning In Chicago
Opinion -A groundbreaking analysis by the Chicago Board of Education, conducted at the request of the Chicago Sun-Times, found Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students who transferred to new schools under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) improved their academic -
Strong Scores Raise Edison’s Prospects
Opinion -Although the measure was vigorously opposed by the state teacher union, in April 2001 the Clark County School Board in Las Vegas, Nevada unanimously agreed to have Edison Schools take over seven of the district's underperforming schools for five years at -
Scandals Prevalent In Public Schools
Opinion -Recent cases in Milwaukee and Florida involving the misuse of funds have raised questions about how accountable school choice programs are for their use of public tax dollars and charitable donations. -
06/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * Colorado * Florida * Minnesota * New Hampshire Rhode Island * Texas * Wisconsin FEDERAL INITIATIVES Legislator Introduces National Education Tax Credit Program Rep. -
Congressmen Honored For Supporting School Choice
Opinion -An April 21 inaugural event by the Educational Freedom Caucus and Coalition gave District of Columbia parents and leaders an opportunity to thank in person Members who had supported the DC voucher vote. -
Letters to the Editor: NBPTS Certification Redundant To Value-Added & Teacher Agrees: National Teacher Certification Is A Hoax
Opinion -NBPTS Certification Redundant to Value-Added Re "New Study First to Affirm Value of National Teacher Certification," by Robert Holland, School Reform News, May 2004. -
A Salt Lake Parent Acts On Her Terribly Immodest Idea
Opinion -Kim Fowkes lives just west of Salt Lake City's Capitol Hill. PTA president at Washington Elementary for the past two years, she talks easily about the challenges involved in making sure her children get the education they need. -
Audit Charges $100 Million Fraud In Miami-Dade Schools
Opinion -Corruption and mismanagement have cost taxpayers more than $100 million, according to a forensic audit of the Miami-Dade County (Florida) School Board conducted at the request of a state oversight board. Independent auditors from Lewis B. -
‘Coaches Who Prey’ Wins 2003 Education Reporting Award
Opinion -At an awards ceremony in San Francisco on April 17, Christine Willmsen and Maureen O'Hagan of the Seattle Times were presented with the Fred M. -
Cut and Run: California Retreats On Math
Opinion -The controversy over American jobs going overseas has so far largely overlooked a key factor: poor-quality American education. -
Edison Reports Strong Achievement Gains
Opinion -Students in Edison-run schools are making significant academic progress and parents are very satisfied with the schools, according to the privately held company's latest annual performance report, released in April. -
Emerson Prizes Recognize Outstanding Students Around The Globe
Opinion -When he founded The Concord Review as a quarterly journal in 1987 to encourage good academic writing by secondary students, Will Fitzhugh didn't limit essay contributions to just U.S. high school students. -
Freedom of Choice: From Brown To School Vouchers
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling created a divide in education policy that centers on the phrase "freedom of choice. -
Just The Facts: Illiteracy
Opinion -The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports student achievement in terms of four levels: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. The last two categories are usually combined into "Proficient or Above.
