Opinion
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Student Debt Picture Varies Widely by State, Study Finds
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The states with the highest levels of student debt, on average, are all on the East Coast. -
Emotional Learning Perfectly Suits Democrats
Opinion -Editorial -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. -
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Heartland Weekly: We Need Public Discussion on Climate Change
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of September 9, 2019 -
Report: Homeschoolers Much More Diverse Than Previously Thought
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -More than a quarter of homeschooling families are black or Hispanic. -
More Colleges Are Adopting Free-Speech ‘Chicago Principles’
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -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. -
Commentary: NEA Resolutions Support Social Justice Agenda, Not Education Quality
Opinion -school-reform-news -"If only educators more interested in education than social justice could simply leave the NEA." -
Greenlighting Classroom Disruptions
Opinion -Editorial -A new law that bans school suspensions for defiance is on the books in California. -
Ohio Adopts Controversial K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Standards
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The board adopted the full K-12 SEL standards, which are to be included in “In Each Child, Our Future,” Ohio’s strategic plan for education. -
Wisconsin Charter and Private Choice Schools Outperform Public Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) conducted a sophisticated statistical analysis to compare Wisconsin schools. -
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Heartland Weekly: UN Misleads About Food Production
Opinion -Editorial -Week of September 2, 2019 -
D.C. Groups Want Vacant Public-School Buildings for Charter Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Parents are being denied school choice because the district is preventing charters from using empty public school space. -
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Heartland Weekly: Heartland Takes on UN in Salt Lake City on Monday
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of August 26, 2019 -
Pay for Meals or Lose Your Children, PA School District Warns
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -A Pennsylvania school district sent letters to parents telling them to pay their delinquent breakfast and lunch bills or their children could be placed in foster care. -
Commentary: Military Families Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Survey Finds
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Active-duty military service members and their spouses overwhelmingly support school choice options such as education savings accounts (ESA), a recent survey found. -
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Heartland Weekly: Heartland Takes on UN in Salt Lake City on Monday
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of August 19, 2019 -
Louisiana Approves Full Funding for Choice Scholarship Program
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Provides $41.9 million for the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP). -
Oklahoma Pays to Educate ‘Ghost Students’ in Government Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Many government schools across Oklahoma are receiving funding to educate “ghost students” who no longer attend them. -
Why Go to College?
Opinion -Editorial -More than three million students will begin college this year, many pursuing degrees needed for high paying jobs. -
Readin’, Writin’, and Proselytizin’
Opinion -Editorial -More than ever, parents must be vigilant regarding what goes on in their child’s school. -
University of Missouri Sued for Failing to Follow Donor’s Intent
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The University of Missouri is the target of a lawsuit claiming a deceased donor’s endowment gift is being misused. -
U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Montana Tax-Credit Scholarship Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case challenging a Montana Supreme Court decision that found the state’s school choice program violated the state constitution. -
Heartland Weekly: Could Socialism Flip Minnesota Red?
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of August 12, 2019 -
Oregon Drastically Expands Free School Lunch Program
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Oregon is dramatically increasing the number of students from middle-income families fed at school at no cost to their parents. -
Trump Administration Proposes More Flexible Apprenticeship Rules
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The U.S. Department of Labor proposes a rule to expand access to apprenticeships.
