Opinion
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A Merry-Go-Round of Irresponsibility: an exclusive interview with Paul D. Novack
Opinion -The Miami-Dade County Public School District is the fourth-largest in the country, and it appears to be too big for its own good. Its land area is larger than some states, and its budget rivals that of many nations. -
High-Stakes Tests Vindicated
Opinion -Can standardized tests provide a reliable gauge of student achievement and school quality? -
School Choice After Zelman
Opinion -Although the Supreme Court’s June 2002 decision in Zelman v. -
Voucher Lessons from Sweden
Opinion -School choice has come to Sweden in a big way over the past 10 years, confounding widespread perceptions of the Swedes as statists and providing inspiration for supporters of market-based education reform in the U.S. -
In UNICEF Ranking, U.S. Teens Come in 18th
Opinion -The Educational Disadvantage League Average Rank in Five Measures of Absolute Educational Disadvantage 1.4 Korea 2.2 Japan 4.4 Finland 5.0 Canada 6.2 Australia 8.2 Austria 9.4 UK 10.2 Ireland 10.8 Sweden 12.2 Czech Republic 12. -
Boost for DC Charters; Tax Credits Grab Early Attention
Opinion -As the ice on the Potomac River reached its thickest level in a decade, the 108th Congress settled in to undertake its first round of school reform. -
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Unions to Face Increased Federal Regulation
Opinion -Unions across America are about to learn why many conservatives and libertarians constantly call for smaller government: Regulatory compliance can be hell on your operations. The U.S. -
Young Americans Flunk Geography
Opinion -When young American adults were given a map of the United States and asked to find 10 specific states, California and Texas were the only two that could be located by a large majority of those surveyed (89 percent). -
03/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * California * Colorado * Florida * Louisiana * Maine Minnesota * New Hampshire * New York * Ohio * Oregon South Carolina * Texas * Utah * Wisconsin ARIZONA $1,500 Tax Credit Proposed for Homeschoolers On January 15, Representative -
New Books on Education Reform
Opinion -A Primer on America's Schools Edited by Terry M. Moe Hoover Institution, 2001 324 pages, $15.00 paperback ISBN 0-8179-9942-6 Edited by Stanford University political science professor Terry M. -
Massive Fraud Alleged in DC Teacher Union
Opinion -Just before Christmas last year, federal officials raided the homes and offices of former officials of the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) in search of goods allegedly purchased with more than $5 million in union funds. -
03/2003 The Friedman Report: A Dynamic Duo in Indiana
Opinion -Jackie Cissell and Barato Britt may be on opposite ends of the political-philosophical spectrum, but they are definitely on the same page when it comes to parental choice in education. -
Charter Law Puts Indianapolis Mayor in Driver’s Seat
Opinion -Imagine a city where the mayor has the power to start new public schools. Imagine a mayor who can encourage private-sector participation in solving today’s education woes. Difficult to imagine? Yes ... but in Indianapolis, that’s the reality. -
More School Choice Lessons from Abroad
Opinion -The aim of paying teachers in India’s government schools four times what they would make in private schools was to make them better teachers, noted British researcher James Tooley in a recent issue of The Spectator. They also have lifetime job security. -
Mother’s Education Markedly Affects School Readiness
Opinion -Children's school readiness skills vary markedly by demographics, with mother's education level and family income being the most important factors. -
Parents Must Have the Power to Choose: an exclusive interview with Lawrence C. Patrick III
Opinion -"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. ... Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children." Martin Luther King Jr. -
Ten Myths of Reading Instruction
Opinion -Managing Editor’s note: This is a condensed version of a more detailed article available under the same title at the Web site of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory at http://www.sedl.org/reading/topics/myths.html. -
Vouchers Improve Public Schools
Opinion -Opponents of school choice frequently argue that giving parents vouchers will hurt the public schools, resulting in bad schools producing even worse educational achievement for their students. -
‘Bounty’ Funding Pushes More Kids into Special Ed
Opinion -Does the prospect of getting more money--a “bounty”--for each extra special education student persuade some educators to identify more children as disabled? -
Glad You Asked!
Opinion -The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) give parents options for transferring their children out of schools needing improvement to better-performing public school. On December 4, the U.S. -
Table: State-by-State Cost Per Proficient Fourth-Grade Reader
Opinion -Cost Per ProficientFourth-Grade Reader State NAEP Student Achievement: % scoring at or above proficient in Grade 4 reading (1998) % Annual Current Expenditure Per Pupil (1997-98) $ Cost to Produce a Proficient Fourth-Grader in 1998 ($ x 5)/% -
Private Schools Don’t Skim the Best Disabled Students
Opinion -Despite several studies demonstrating such claims to be false, critics of school vouchers continue to claim private schools would skim the best students from public schools, leaving public schools to handle all the difficult-to-educate students.
