Opinion
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The Incredible Disappearing School Choice ‘Scandal’
Opinion -Editor's Note: Marquette University professor Howard Fuller frequently has noted that voucher opponents have a three-phase strategy for defeating school choice in any state. -
Takeover Plan for St. Louis Schools?
Opinion -Although they say they want to avoid it, the Missouri School Board is developing contingency plans for taking control of the school districts in Kansas City and St. Louis, according to a September 22 report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. -
Best and Brightest Pull Higher Grades for Lower SATs
Opinion -Though not emphasized by the College Board as much as the "30-year high" in math scores, other data in the latest SAT test score release raise concerns about the state of American education. -
Could School Choice Save St. Louis?
Opinion -In a series of attempts to stem a dramatic population loss and revitalize a shrinking tax base, St. -
California: Setting the Standard for Science Teaching: interview with Michael A. Rios
Opinion -"Science is an organized body of knowledge and a method of proceeding to an extension of this knowledge by hypothesis and experiment.” Nobel laureate Glenn T. -
Parents Want Standards and Student Testing
Opinion -Despite well-publicized protests by teachers and students against the imposition of academic standards and standardized tests, a new survey finds the vast majority of parents--the paying customers for educational services--support the way higher -
What Doesn’t Work
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education was identified nearly a decade ago, in 1993, as a troubled agency in need of significant reform. -
Recentered SAT Yields Apples and Oranges
Opinion -When the College Board artificially "recentered" SAT scores to 500 apiece for the verbal and math sections in 1995, it created a world of doubt about the reliability of its long-term data. -
Is the News About SAT Scores Really That Good?
Opinion -While the College Board took a rosy view of the latest scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), independent experts on testing were far more critical. -
Governors Warm to Private Scholarship Plan
Opinion -When the National Governor’s Association assembled at State College, Pennsylvania this summer, the states’ top executives were reminded by retired General Colin Powell and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan of the need for improved education and -
Congress Urged to Put Student Performance First
Opinion -Because the interests of children and parents have been placed second to other interests, too many education reforms have resulted in stagnating academic achievement, inequitable achievement gains between white and minority students, and frustration -
Education Reform Caucus Champions School Choice
Opinion -Which countries scored higher than the U.S. on 12th grade math on the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995? a. Iceland b. France c. Slovenia d. All of the above True or False. -
NYC Task Force Embraces Bilingual Reform
Opinion -At a public hearing October 17, the Mayor’s Task Force for Bilingual Education in New York City opened the floor to parents, activists, and educators to voice their concerns about bilingual programs. -
Public Schools Don’t Teach Basic Academic Skills
Opinion -"Most of the students who come to us not only lack math and English skills, but they lack basic academic skills. They have no idea what is expected of them at the college level. They don't know how to take notes. They don't read the assigned material. -
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Tort Tax Levied Illegally
Opinion -In a school desegregation case watched nationwide, the Illinois Supreme Court sided with protesting taxpayers and against Rockford School District 205 on October 26. -
12/2000 State Education Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * California * Michigan * Oregon Rhode Island * Texas * Washington ARIZONA English Learners Short-Changed After studying official reports filed with the U.S. -
Tax Credits Succeed in Arizona
Opinion -Thirty-four private tuition charities, supported by more than 30,000 people, donated $13.2 million to provide scholarships to nearly 7,000 Arizona students during the 1999-2000 school year. -
How to Decrease Crisis Contagion
Opinion -Many crises or critical incidents within a school or school district cause normal routines to be disrupted. This disruption can include a sense that everything is “out of control,” or that no one is in charge. -
Achievement Gap Widens, But Test Aims to Close It
Opinion -The College Board's report of a three-point increase on the math SAT is equivalent to getting an additional one-third of a question correct, notes test prep expert Dr. Gary Gruber. -
Literacy and Science
Opinion -Unless immediate action is taken to improve the quality of science and mathematics teaching in America's schools, the nation’s continued economic growth is at serious risk, former senator and ex-astronaut John Glenn recently warned. -
Federal Tax Credits Would Boost Educational Choice
Opinion -Urging his colleagues to support federal tax credits for K-12 education, Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) noted Arizona has enjoyed a significant increase in resources available to both private and public education since state legislators there -
How Vouchers Have Changed Milwaukee Neighborhoods
Opinion -On a recent fact-finding trip to Milwaukee arranged by the Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation of Indianapolis, Barato Britt noted the following observations on how school vouchers had brought positive change to the city's neighborhoods. -
Remedial Ed Costs Michigan $600 Million Annually
Opinion -Students leaving Michigan high schools without basic skills cost the Michigan economy $601 million a year, according to a study recently released by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. -
School Choice and Urban Revitalization
Opinion -Could school vouchers revitalize cities by giving the middle class a reason to stay, and by giving the poor the education they need to move into the middle class?
