Opinion
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Power-Shift: Teacher Unions and the Movement for School Choice: an exclusive interview with Terry M. Moe
Opinion -It's unfortunate that readers of the Koret Task Force's book, Our Schools and Our Future ... Are We Still at Risk?" do not come across the chapter by Terry M. Moe on the politics of school reform until almost half-way through the book. -
Support for Vouchers by DC Officials Continues to Grow
Opinion -At a May 9 hearing of the House Government Reform Committee, prominent District of Columbia officials expressed their unprecedented support for bringing vouchers to the District. -
Trends in the Use of School Choice
Opinion -An increasing number of families, particularly those with lower incomes, are participating in public school choice programs and sending their children to schools other than their assigned schools, according to a May 2003 survey report from the U.S. -
07/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -California * Connecticut * Florida * Maine * New York Ohio * Pennsylvania * Texas * Washington * Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Schools Get Vouchers (from Microsoft) To settle antitrust claims in California, Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay $1. -
New Teacher Union Scandals Exposed
Opinion -Teacher union officials are quick to paste a "scandal" label on any misstep, misstatement, or hint of wrongdoing--intentional or otherwise--by charter school and voucher school operators. -
A How-to Guide for Structured English Immersion
Opinion -A new book by veteran public school teacher Johanna J. Haver, Structured English Immersion: A Step-by-Step Guide for K-6 Teachers and Administrators (Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, Calif. -
After-School Programs Fall Short
Opinion -A $1 billion federal after-school program that promised to provide "expanded learning opportunities for children and youth" isn't helping most children academically, isn't making children feel safer, and hasn't changed the number of children at home -
Congress Mulls Reform of Teacher Training
Opinion -A strong bid is under way on Capitol Hill to use the pending reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to pressure universities, their professional schools of education, and state departments of education to reform how teachers -
Voucher Wars Will Continue
Opinion -Four recently published books neatly describe the bitter struggle facing many education reformers who have been advocating parental choice using school vouchers. -
13 Zero Tolerance Horror Stories
Opinion -It is a common conceit of many reformers and lawmakers that the problems of society can be solved simply by passing a law--then another, and another. The Volstead Act of 1919 is the best example of such hubris. -
DC Leaders Announce Support for Vouchers
Opinion -A new day is dawning for K-12 education in the nation’s capital. -
Good News on U.S. Reading Scores–Or Is It?
Opinion -The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), which examined the performance of 150,000 fourth-grade students throughout the world, found U.S. -
Too Many Students Flunk Writing
Opinion -In response to growing concerns in the business, education, and policy-making communities about the low level of student writing skills, a blue-ribbon panel is recommending a writing agenda for the nation that includes doubling the time most K-12 -
Education Failures Imperil U.S. Manufacturing
Opinion -A looming shortage of highly skilled employees threatens to undercut the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing and weaken the economy, according to a study released in April by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). -
Disrespectful Students More of a Concern than Testing
Opinion -While some educators and administrators have raised concerns about the testing and accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, there’s no nostalgia among teachers or others for a return to the pre-standards policies of the past, -
The Crayola Curriculum
Opinion -After touring hundreds of early-grade classrooms during the designated reading period a few years ago, education writer Mike Schmoker generally found students sitting in small, unsupervised groups, supposedly involved in learning activities. -
Special Ed Bill Brings Valuable Reforms, No Choice
Opinion -Being the parent of a disabled child can never be an easy task, and the rules governing the federal special education system often add onerous new levels to the challenge. -
06/2003 The Friedman Report: An Eye on the Opposition
Opinion -Those who work in school choice advocacy are undoubtedly familiar with the cleverly written and impeccably researched insider’s knowledge on teacher unions that hits their email in-boxes every week from the Education Intelligence Agency. -
Where Do Public Education Dollars Go?
Opinion -U.S. public education spent a total of $410.6 billion in school year 2000-01, according to Public Education Finances 2001, a March 2003 report from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau. Out of each public education dollar spent, 85. -
Mayor’s Statement on DC School Choice Initiatives
Opinion -“For too many years, District government officials have struggled to make improvements to our school system. Despite an infusion of local funding over the past four years, we have not seen the kinds of improvements that we had hoped to see. -
Right Man for the Job: an exclusive interview with Roderick Paige
Opinion -If ever the right man got the job, it was Roderick Paige when he was appointed the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education in January 2001. -
06/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Alabama * Arizona * Colorado * Connecticut * Florida Louisiana * New York * Rhode Island * Texas * Wisconsin ALABAMA Register: State Should Consider Vouchers Noting that as many as 20 other states are considering vouchers as a way to improve -
Cleveland Voucher Students Match Public School Peers
Opinion -In March 2003, the Indiana Center for Evaluation at Indiana University released the newest of a seven-year series of evaluations of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program (CSTP). -
How Much Does Your School District Spend?
Opinion -In March, the U.S. Census Bureau released Public Education Finances 2001, a 99-page report highlighting school revenues and expenditures for the 2000-01 year.
