Opinion
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Masters of Their Own Souls: John Taylor Gatto
Opinion -John Taylor Gatto was an award-winning junior high school teacher for 30 years in Manhattan's public schools, and yet he gave it all up abruptly in 1991, resigning very publicly on the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal. -
Big Hike Approved for GI Bill Vouchers
Opinion -In stark contrast to the rigid rejection that even very modest K-12 voucher proposals have met from Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the U.S. -
Parents Save SF Charter School
Opinion -Culminating months of effort, hundreds of largely low-income, minority parents whose children attend San Francisco's Edison Charter Academy were successful in persuading a majority of the city's board of education to keep the school under the management -
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 -
Chicago Schools CEO Vallas Resigns
Opinion -In surprise moves just a few weeks after the release of disappointing student test scores, Gery Chico and Paul Vallas, the two-man reform team largely responsible for nationally touted improvements in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) over the past six -
WI Democrats Vote to Slash Voucher Funding
Opinion -"So this is what the Democrats do when they're in charge: They try to kill a program visibly benefiting thousands of needy schoolchildren in Milwaukee. -
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Education Vouchers in Developing Countries
Opinion -School vouchers and targeted scholarship programs in the U.S. generally are used to help low-income families transfer their children from inadequate public schools to more acceptable private schools. -
Bilingual Education Update
Opinion -By a wide margin (384-45), the U.S. House of Representatives approved sweeping changes to federal bilingual education programs as part of H.R. 1, the legislative vehicle for President George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind" education plan. -
Charter School Facilities and Finance
Opinion -When the charter school is ready to look for financing, the first item required is a financing package, used by lenders as a tool to evaluate their potential loan. -
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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.
