Opinion
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Massachusetts Next for Bilingual Reform?
Opinion -The introduction of separate bilingual education reform proposals by two prominent Massachusetts lawmakers has sparked speculation that the Commonwealth may become the newest addition to a growing list of states that have undertaken major reform of -
NYC School Board Approves Bilingual Reforms
Opinion -The New York City Board of Education on February 28 voted to make important reforms to the city's bilingual education programs. -
Does SAT Discriminate Against Minorities?
Opinion -Although University of California President Richard Atkinson disparages the SAT I and wants to drop it as a requirement for UC admissions, other college officials endorse the test, which focuses on higher-order reading and math skills. -
The Continuing Struggle: Howard L. Fuller
Opinion -"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. -
National Test Is Key to Bush Education Reform Proposal
Opinion -Ronald Reagan's famous watchwords for arms control were, "Trust but verify." George W. Bush's equivalent for reform of federal education spending could be, "Trust but test. -
Litigation Update
Opinion -Favorable Ruling for Arizona Tax Credits In 1999, the U.S. -
Charter Schools Week: April 30 – May 4, 2001
Opinion -The achievements of charter schools across the United States will be recognized and celebrated during National Charter Schools Week, April 30-May 4. -
Education and the American Dream: Peter Hoekstra
Opinion -Brought to Holland, Michigan, by his Dutch parents as a wide-eyed three-year-old in 1957, and now a respected leader of education reform in the United States Congress, Representative Peter Hoekstra has lived the American Dream. -
Charter Schools That Work
Opinion -What are charter schools? How are they created? Who runs them? How successful have they been? These questions are addressed in an hour-long program called "Charter Schools That Work," broadcast on PBS last fall. -
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. -
Education Reform Produces Options for Dayton Parents
Opinion -As in many urban communities across the nation, Dayton, Ohio residents have watched their local public schools deteriorate as three decades of forced busing and subsequent middle-class flight took their toll. -
Keep Fed Role in Education Simple, Panel Told
Opinion -At a field hearing in Chicago on March 2, members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee learned that education reforms in the Windy City have involved not only systemic changes to the city's public schools, but also the creation of a greater -
SAT Spat Overlooks Real Admissions Barrier
Opinion -In proposing to drop the SAT I from the University of California's admissions process, UC President Richard Atkinson implied it is the SAT that blocks most black and Hispanic students from entering the UC system. -
Homeschooler or Truant?
Opinion -As part of a nationwide effort to combat truancy, a local government official in Somerset, England, has come up with an easy way for police officers to distinguish between homeschoolers and truants: Let the homeschoolers register with the local -
Bush Bilingual Plan Offers Major Changes
Opinion -Since 1998, when California voters approved Proposition 227 and virtually ended the state's bilingual education programs, state- and district-wide reform of bilingual education has spread rapidly throughout the United States. -
Anti-Intellectualism Runs Rampant in U.S. Education: Diane Ravitch
Opinion -"History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today. -
Mom Could Lose Child Over Homeschooling
Opinion -Section 5 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky states, in part, ". . . nor shall any man be compelled to send his child to any school to which he may be conscientiously opposed . . . -
School Choice Victory in Illinois
Opinion -The Institute for Justice won an important victory for Illinois families on February 8 when the Appellate Court of Illinois for the Fourth Judicial District unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the state's 1999 law providing a tax credit for K-12 -
DC Vouchers Urged to End ‘the New Segregation’
Opinion -Shortly after President George W. -
State Education Roundup
Opinion -Arizona Students Recite Declaration and Pledge Since last fall, Arizona students in grades 4, 5, and 6 have started the day by reciting part of the Declaration of Independence and then the Pledge of Allegiance. -
Tests Proposed for Maine Homeschoolers
Opinion -If a bill filed by Maine legislators becomes law, public schools there would receive a financial windfall for every child that is homeschooled, while the homeschooled students would be required to take state assessment tests. -
Voucher Threat Spurs Turnaround of Failing Schools
Opinion -Vouchers will destroy public education, cry opponents. -
Call for Congress to Debate School Choice
Opinion -The decisive defeat of voucher referenda in California and Michigan last November apparently hasn't stunted the development of school choice proposals in states and cities across the country, particularly where aggressive voucher proponents--like New -
Why Johnny Can’t, Like, Write
Opinion -Ever wonder why so many young adults these days can't spell properly, punctuate accurately, or write in grammatically correct sentences?According to Dr.
