Opinion
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Feds Plan to Ease Restrictions on Single-Sex Schools
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education has announced it intends to relax regulations on single-sex schools and classes while continuing to prohibit discrimination in accordance with the Education Amendments of 1972. -
Judge Strikes Down Florida Voucher Law
Opinion -On August 5, just weeks before the start of the school year, a state judge in Tallahassee ruled Florida’s Opportunity Scholarship program unconstitutional, since the state constitution forbids the use of tax money to send children to religious schools. -
Blaine Amendment Falls in Washington
Opinion -On July 18, just three weeks after the Court’s landmark Zelman ruling, members of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit voted 2-1 to invalidate a Washington State law that was used to deny a state “Promise Scholarship” to an -
Presidential Commission Reports on Special Education
Opinion -A Presidential panel in July established markers that may prove crucial as Congress undertakes its reauthorization of special-education programs over the coming months. -
The Model for the Nation: an exclusive interview with Annette Polly Williams
Opinion -Thirteen years ago, Wisconsin State Representative Annette Polly Williams, an independent black Democrat from Milwaukee, took an historic step that earned her the title, “the Rosa Parks of vouchers. -
Boys Lag Behind, but Extra Help Goes to Girls
Opinion -While major newspapers reported boys falling behind girls in graduation rates and other key academic indicators, the U.S. -
Calculating NEA and AFT “Market Share” by State
Opinion -The clout of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers is primarily due to the manpower and financial resources of their vast membership. It is obviously in the unions’ interest to magnify their numbers as much as possible. -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 27 decision—that the inclusion of religious schools in the Cleveland school voucher program is a legitimate exercise of state authority under the U.S. -
Spending on Public Schools Soars
Opinion -Although lawmakers are frequently criticized for not spending enough on public education, recently published statistics from the U.S. -
Schaffer Introduces Tuition Tax Credit Proposal
Opinion -Last year’s No Child Left Behind Act gave parents new accountability tools to keep informed about their children’s schools. -
SRN Just the Facts: Public Education Revenues Hit $400 Billion
Opinion -Total taxpayer funds flowing into public schools in the United States increased 24.5 percent over a five-year period, reaching in 2001-02 an estimated $405.8 billion: $8,529 per pupil, $135,791 per teacher. -
Paige Calls for Overhaul of Teacher Certification
Opinion -Armed with a new report showing states generally set low academic standards for entry into the teaching profession, U.S. -
Voucher ‘Experiments’ Don’t Test Competition
Opinion -Revolution at the Margins by Frederick Hess (The Brookings Institution, 2002 268 pages, $18. -
School Choice for Me, But Not for Thee
Opinion -President George W. Bush’s Fiscal 2003 budget calls for a $50 million school choice demonstration project and an education tax credit for parents whose children are trapped in failing schools. -
Education Industry News
Opinion -A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures, Inc., which conducts research on the pre-K-12, post-secondary, corporate training, and consumer markets worldwide. -
Armey Proposes Vouchers for DC Children
Opinion -Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 27 decision declaring the Cleveland voucher program constitutional, President George W. -
Nationally Certified Teachers Come Up Short on Achievement
Opinion -A study by Education Consumers Clearinghouse (ECC) founder J.E. Stone has concluded nationally certified Tennessee teachers are no more proficient in raising students’ test scores than average teachers in their home school districts. -
Relentlessly Pursuing School Choice: an exclusive interview with Howard L. Fuller
Opinion -“I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—to wit, the white man’s power to enslave the black man. It was a grand achievement, and I prized it highly. From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom. ... -
Table: Early Estimate Data for 2001-2002
Opinion -Early Estimate Data for 2001-2002 (47.6 million students, 3.0 million teachers, $405.8 billion in revenue, 2. -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Cleveland Vouchers Fulfill Two Children's Different Needs Eleven-year-old Charlotte Reed is on her way to Harvard. -
Bush, Paige Laud Choice on Milwaukee Visit
Opinion -When Rod Paige was named U.S. Education Secretary by President George W. Bush a year and a half ago, the appointment was greeted with skepticism and apathy by many choice advocates. -
Penn. Tax Credit Off to Fast Start
Opinion -In just 10 months and with little publicity, more than 1,140 companies have taken advantage of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). -
Catholic Schools Excel
Opinion -Despite spending less than half what the public schools spend on educating children in poverty, Catholic schools in three New York boroughs outperform the public schools in both reading and mathematics at every grade level, according to a recent study we -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Getting School Board Members On Board Teaching college students in Michigan convinced Lori Yaklin that America’s K-12 school system was in a deep state of disrepair.
