Opinion
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Teacher Unions Crush Philanthropy and Volunteerism
Opinion -Public school administrators often urge businesses and philanthropists to support the public school system. -
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Pledge
Opinion -“I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -
School Choice Gathers Momentum Worldwide
Opinion -The concept of private choice as a public good in primary and secondary education is rapidly gaining favor worldwide, even in nations not exactly famed as champions of individual rights. In September, while a handful of U.S. -
Teacher Union Accused of Tax Evasion
Opinion -Despite budgeting more than $70 million a year in recent years to maintain an ongoing nationwide organization of more than 1,800 paid political organizers and lobbyists, the National Education Association (NEA) since 1994 has reported to the Internal -
Using Statistics to Subvert NCLB
Opinion -The goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act are clear enough: Zero children left behind, with 100 percent proficiency in 12 years. -
1 in 3 Students Graduate College-Ready
Opinion -Only 70 percent of U.S. students enrolled in public high schools graduate, and only 32 percent graduate ready for college, according to a new analysis of U.S. Department of Education data by Manhattan Institute researchers Jay P. -
Public School Apologists Slam Voucher Advocates
Opinion -A report from the anti-voucher organization People for the American Way (PFAW) claims supporters of school vouchers have an underlying agenda of privatizing U.S. K-12 education. -
International Scorecard for U.S. Education: Big Spending, So-So Results
Opinion -The latest international scorecard for education looks to be little changed in one respect: The United States continues to be at or very near the top in level of spending on education. At the same time, the U.S. -
Is $7,500 Enough for a Voucher in DC?
Opinion -In explaining why she had just voted against the DC voucher plan in July, U.S. -
11/2003 Friedman Report Profile: Crossing Party Lines for the Children of Washington, DC
Opinion -District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams stunned his fellow Democrats and voucher proponents when he voiced his support for a voucher program in the nation’s capital this past Spring. -
Saving Rural Schools
Opinion -Rural schools often are pressured to be consolidated with another school or district. What options are available to parents who want to maintain the presence of a local school in a rural community? -
The Importance of the Work Ethic and the Study Ethic: an exclusive interview with Robert E. Rector
Opinion -In September, the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty and income survey indicated that families headed by a single female were faring much better than anticipated in the current economic downturn. -
A Rough Week for Public Schools and Teacher Unions in the Nation’s Capital
Opinion -After getting through Hurricane Isabel relatively unscathed, the nation’s capital did not fare well at the beginning of October, at least as far as its schools were concerned. On October 1, Senate leaders withdrew President George W. -
$5,000 Voucher Would Open Most School Doors
Opinion -A new Cato Institute survey of private schools in six large- and mid-sized American cities reveals a large majority of private elementary schools charge $5,000 or less per student per year. -
Students Benefit When Schools Compete
Opinion -Florida In a recent study of Florida’s A+ Program, Manhattan Institute scholars Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters found that the greater the competitive pressure public schools faced from vouchers, the more the schools improved student achievement. -
Internet Reshapes Outlook for Rural Schools
Opinion -“The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows,” wrote Will and Ariel Durant in their 1968 book, The Lessons of History. -
11/2003 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * Colorado * District of Columbia * Florida Montana * New Jersey * Utah * Wisconsin ARIZONA U.S. Supreme Court to Review Tax Credit Case In an unexpected move, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted review in the Arizona tax credit case. -
Competition among Schools Benefits All Students
Opinion -Growing evidence shows introducing market forces into the education arena benefits all students by raising achievement across the board. -
More Teacher Union Scandals
Opinion -On the heels of a scandal involving the misappropriation of more than $5 million by officials of the Washington, DC Teachers Union (WTU), another scandal has been uncovered involving the fraudulent conversion of almost $3. -
Pittsburgh’s Schools Need Drastic Reform, Says Commission
Opinion -Pittsburgh will not have a high-performance school district without fundamental structural change in the way its public schools are governed, a citizen commission concluded in September after a nine-month investigation of student performance, finances, -
Congress Practices One Thing, Preaches Another on School Choice
Opinion -Over the past three years Congress has had several opportunities to approve legislation that would give low-income families the opportunity to choose where their children attend school. -
Poll: Most Americans Would Choose Private Schools
Opinion -A new Gallup poll conducted for Phi Delta Kappa International, whose education surveys command high respect in the teaching profession, reveals a compelling motivation for the fierce opposition teacher union leaders and most public school officials show -
MATCH School Shows Poverty Isn’t Destiny
Opinion -It is the most urgent problem in U.S. public education today, but few people have the stomach to take on its challenge. -
Business Group Gives Chicago Schools an F
Opinion -Neither increased funding nor administrative changes will produce the significant gains in student performance that are necessary for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to come even close to meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act,
