Opinion
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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. -
Inflated Lunch Figures Foil Reform
Opinion -In the past, federal administrators from the National School Lunch Program have argued the program has little potential for abuse because “the worse that happens is a kid gets a free lunch.” But that’s not the case. -
Keeping Up or Falling Behind?
Opinion -Data from the American Federation of Teachers 2000 teacher salary survey show that, despite annual increases, the relative salaries teachers have declined over time. Nationally, a teacher’s average salary for 1999-2000 was $41,820, up 3. -
School Vouchers Debated in New York
Opinion -More than one hundred people gathered at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York on April 4 to hear a debate on school vouchers organized by the director of the College’s Center for Catholic Studies, Professor Joseph A. -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Profile: Mr. Harper’s Murals “I’m a proponent of outstanding education,” says Russell Harper. He prefers to be known as an educator rather than an education reformer or a school choice advocate. -
November Initiatives Target Bilingual Education
Opinion -Statewide ballot initiatives in Massachusetts and Colorado this November will seek to eliminate bilingual education programs and replace them with one-year English immersion plans. -
U.S. Supreme Court Precedents
Opinion -In Committee v. Nyquist (1973) the U.S. Supreme Court held states cannot provide targeted financial aid to religious schools, either by paying grants directly to the schools or through the parents with a tuition reimbursement program. -
Education Industry
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. -
Questions for Choice Opponents
Opinion -"America already has created the greatest voucher program in history," said U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige in a February 28 speech to the Black Alliance for Educational Options in Philadelphia. "It was stupendously successful. -
Smaller Classes No Remedy for Poor Teachers
Opinion -For the second year running, a reduced class-size intervention program for disadvantaged K-3 children in Wisconsin has yielded significant findings that demonstrate the critical role explicit teaching techniques and structured classroom management play -
Cleveland Parents Don’t Choose Voucher Schools. Say Opponents
Opinion -Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? -
What Characterizes an Effective Teacher? an exclusive interview with Barak Rosenshine
Opinion -Charles Dickens created the characters Thomas Gradgrind and Mr. M'Choakumchild in his novel Hard Times to satirize schoolteachers who taught "nothing but facts" and regarded students as "little vessels ... -
Books, Web Sites Offer Lessons in Economics
Opinion -How many high school students do you suppose can answer the following questions? What function does an entrepreneur perform in the economy? What is the average rate of profit earned by businesses in the U.S. in a typical year? -
No Backlash on Standards
Opinion -The latest "reality check" on the standards-based reform movement, recently released by Public Agenda in conjunction with Education Week, confirms that the notion of a standards "backlash" has been greatly exaggerated. -
Just the Facts: Teacher Certification
Opinion -Although serious questions have been raised about the value of the current procedure for certifying elementary and secondary schoolteachers, sheer inertia and lack of comfort with alternatives mean it's unlikely the procedure will be changed -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico New Jersey New York Texas Utah Vermont Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Union Says "Yes" to Candidates Who Say "No" to Vouchers California Teachers Association -
Churches Heed a Calling to Educate Poor Children
Opinion -Inner-city Christian churches across the nation are quietly opening their own schools and making other preparations for an expected flood of neighborhood children who may soon have government dollars to pay for their special brand of private education. -
School Board Members: The Forgotten Reformers? an exclusive interview with Donald McAdams
Opinion -"And let it be noted that there is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in its success, than to set up as the leader in the introduction of changes. -
Century-Old Voucher Programs Show Benefits of Choice
Opinion -A new report from the Milton & Rose D. -
Bush Proposes Education Tax Credits
Opinion -President George W. -
Education Freedom Index: 2000 and 2001 (table)
Opinion -EDUCATION FREEDOM INDEX 2000 and 2001 State EFI 2001 Score EFI 2001 Rank EFI 2000 Rank Change in Rank Arizona 2. -
Public Schools Don’t Want the Money to Follow the Child
Opinion -Last month's School Reform News noted that an organization representing 32 of Indiana's largest school districts had called for a moratorium on charter school approvals because they didn't want to lose the state funding for students who transferred out -
Competition: A Cost-Effective Cure for Troubled Schools
Opinion -Decades of increased spending on our nation's public school system have not produced the desired results of increased school quality and student achievement. -
State Roundup
Opinion -California District of Columbia Florida Hawaii Missouri New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Bill Would Permit Teacher Unions to Bargain Everything California Speaker of the Assembly Herb Wesson
