Opinion
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Public Education’s ‘Broken Promise’
Opinion -The underlying promise of the nation's commitment to free K-12 education is to give everyone a shot at the American Dream by providing each child with the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to meet the demands of the adult world. -
National Teacher Certification Labeled a ‘Hoax’
Opinion -Despite the exalted rank implied by the term “National Board Certified,” the content knowledge required of K-12 teachers who want to earn such a title through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is only that of an advanced high -
McKay Scholarships Are Tops Among School Choice Programs
Opinion -In a new study that compares the different features of school choice programs from across the nation, Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities is the top-ranked plan. -
School Choice Litigation
Opinion -The Institute for Justice (IJ) has been kept busy defending newly enacted school choice programs ever since Clint Bolick and Chip Mellor formed the Washington, DC-based public interest law firm in 1991. It is currently involved in three such cases. -
Does Government Funding = Government Control?
Opinion -A major concern about public funding of school choice is government control of private schools. “Who pays the piper calls the tune,” the argument goes. -
New Hampshire Communities Could Save $8 Million with Vouchers
Opinion -While the national debate rages over the potential fiscal impact of school vouchers, a new study indicates that, at least in the state of New Hampshire, vouchers could save local communities more than $8.7 million each year. -
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Paige Grants School Districts More Flexibility to Meet NCLB Requirements
Opinion -Education Secretary Rod Paige on February 19 announced two new Department of Education policies regarding English learners, allowing greater flexibility to states and school districts in meeting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act’s testing requirements. -
In Final Analysis, Cleveland Voucher Students Are Just Average
Opinion -Students who received publicly funded school vouchers through the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program (CSTP) performed as well academically as their public school counterparts, according to a third analysis of the program, released in December -
04/2004 Friedman Report School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Alaska * Arizona * Connecticut * Indiana * New Hampshire South Carolina * Utah * Vermont * Wisconsin ALASKA Pilot Voucher Program Proposed Alaska State Rep. -
Empowering the Hispanic Community with School Choice: an exclusive interview with Rebeca Nieves Huffman
Opinion -Established as a nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, the United States of America has been a magnet for immigrants seeking to better their lives and provide their children with their own shot at the American Dream. -
Davey Ruling Leaves Vouchers in Play
Opinion -Sometimes a mere footnote to a U.S. Supreme Court decision can lend important clues to the decision’s impact for social policy and future litigation. As supporters and foes of school vouchers examine the February 25 Locke v. -
Gerstner Commission Endorses Teacher Merit Pay
Opinion -Teacher unions long have resisted merit pay for K-12 teachers while insisting on standard pay scales based on seniority and credits amassed in education courses. -
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America’s Schools Losing Productivity Race
Opinion -Productivity--the ratio of inputs to outputs--is a way to measure the quality of a wide variety of programs and services. Recently, researchers have been applying the concept of productivity to public schools. They have revealed a system in crisis. -
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Accountability Looms for Special Education
Opinion -With a new report revealing a large achievement gap between disabled and non-disabled students, increased media attention has been focused on how best to achieve accountability for special education students in traditional public schools and in charter -
Vermont Governor Pushes Public School Choice
Opinion -Any Vermont child should be able to attend any of the state’s public schools, said Vermont Governor James H. Douglas (R) in his State of the State address in Montpelier on January 6. -
Schools No Longer Teach American Values
Opinion -The War Against Excellence: The Rising Tide of Mediocrity in America’s Schools by Cheri Pierson Yecke ($49. -
03/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Colorado * Florida * Illinois * Louisiana Montana * New Hampshire * South Carolina * Washington COLORADO Despite Ruling, Advocates Push Voucher Bills Regardless of Denver District Judge Joseph Meyer’s ruling that the Colorado voucher program is -
Synergism Within the Bill of Rights
Opinion -The Bill of Rights is the essence of American freedom. It is what makes us original among the other nations and governments. -
Outstanding High School Writing
Opinion -The learning curve says repetition of an activity leads an individual to carry out that activity more and more efficiently. But what about helping someone get started on a good set of practices to begin with? -
Doyle Veto Means Rationing for Milwaukee Vouchers
Opinion -The double-digit growth rate of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) will drop to zero within the next two years as participation in the program hits the cap imposed when MPCP was first expanded to include religious schools almost a decade ago.
