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Commission Hears Bilingual Education Advocates
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Deal Forced on Edison, Despite Meritless Charges
Opinion -The San Francisco School Board's charges against the Edison Charter Academy are completely without merit, according to a report from the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, released a week before the board's vote on the disposition of the -
Education Industry News
Opinion -A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures.com, which conducts research on the pre-K-12, post-secondary, corporate training, and consumer markets worldwide. -
Other Court Action on School Choice
Opinion -Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery in May asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a 2-1 decision of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding the Cleveland school voucher program unconstitutional. -
State Education Roundup
Opinion -California Connecticut Florida Georgia Iowa Kentucky Maryland Nebraska New Jersey Oregon Texas Vermont Virginia California Confidential Records Found in Trash Although California state law requires that -
Is Unionization of Teachers Good for Students?
Opinion -"When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children. -
MindPlay Offers Free Reading Skills Test
Opinion -Parents concerned about how well their children are learning to read in school can turn to a free online assessment tool to determine a student's reading level and detect any specific reading deficiencies: The Reading Evaluation, Assessment and -
Charter Law Update
Opinion -State Charter Law Rankings The Center for Education Reform issued a new ranking of the nation's 38 charter laws during Charter Schools Week in May. -
Bush Says Reading Is Job 1
Opinion -While many of President George W. Bush's education reform proposals are meeting stern opposition in Congress, one of his pet projects is sailing through with nary a raised eyebrow. -
The Heart and Soul of an Excellent Education: William Bennett
Opinion -"The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. -
Homeschooling on Technology’s Leading Edge
Opinion -Supported by rapid advances in communications and in instructional technology, parents today are finding it easier than ever to educate their children at home, and to reject not only the "free" uniform educational offerings of their local public schools -
Teacher Union Lists Top 10 Voucher Supporters
Opinion -If you're "very wealthy" and provide financial support for school vouchers to help children get a better K-12 education, there's a good chance you were considered for inclusion in the National Education Association's article, "Ten Reasons to Speak Out -
Choice Fades on Capitol Hill
Opinion -As Congress got to work on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) just before Memorial Day, it appeared President George W. -
Cleveland Voucher Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Opinion -On May 23, Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery petitioned the U.S. -
How Well Are Our Public Schools Run?
Opinion -A common attack on any kind of choice school not owned and operated by the local school board is that such schools are not accountable to the public, and thus must be strictly regulated to prevent possible misuse of public funds. -
Voucher Programs Around the World
Opinion -Although there has been limited success in establishing government-financed school voucher experiments in the K-12 education system in the United States, the use of vouchers and voucher-like programs as mechanisms for enhancing parental choice in the -
K12.com
Opinion -Initial Assessment Parents are free to choose where their child begins learning with K12, but the company offers an Internet-based initial assessment of the child's competency in math and language arts. -
Defending Cyber Schools and Homeschooling Parents
Opinion -When the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School began operating this school year, it drew approximately 500 students from 105 school districts across the state. -
Education Industry News
Opinion -Has the momentum generated by the for-profit education sector weakened? Consider recent industry news: several company announcements of staff reductions; an estimated 30 percent write-down, totaling more than $5. -
Forstmann Launches New Campaign
Opinion -Children's Scholarship Fund co-founder Ted Forstmann earlier this year launched a new national, nonprofit organization called Parents in Charge to encourage a wider debate about the real problems and possibilities of the American K-12 educational system. -
Just the Facts: Homeschooling Resource Guide
Opinion -The number of homeschooling families in the United States has been growing at an estimated 15 percent a year in recent years, with interest in alternatives to public schools surging after the Columbine High School massacre two years ago. -
Mass. Lawmakers Scramble to Preempt Voter Initiative
Opinion -Perhaps hearing the footsteps of a possible statewide bilingual education reform initiative approaching in their not-too-distant future, Massachusetts policymakers have hurried to pass reform measures they can point to as meaningful, thus preempting a -
Nobel to Expand into Southern California
Opinion -A few days before posting record third-quarter revenues from its current operations, the nation's largest non-sectarian operator of private schools, Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. -
State Education Roundup
Opinion -Arizona Keegan to Head Education Leaders Council In May, Arizona State Superintendent of Public Education Lisa Graham Keegan announced her plans to step down from her elected state post to become chief executive of the Washington, DC-based
