Opinion
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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? -
Explanations for the Test-Score Gains
Opinion -After two groups of researchers recently found large test score gains among students who received vouchers in four different U.S. cities, they then looked for explanations. -
Overwhelming Support for Arizona Bilingual Initiative
Opinion -Arizona voters will decide the fate of their state's bilingual programs on November 7. -
What Will Vouchers Bring?
Opinion -The future under vouchers: A divided society, driven by self-interest. Racial segregation. Religious separatism. Ethnic divisiveness. Rich versus poor. Discrimination in enrollment. Children left behind. Tuition rip-offs. Cheating. Fraud. -
Research Documents the Benefits of School Choice
Opinion -“The results across these studies are so consistent and strong that I'm developing a pretty high level of confidence that offering families choice improves student achievement. -
Michigan Lawmakers Exercise School Choice More than the Public
Opinion -Earlier this year, The Heritage Foundation conducted a survey to determine whether elected officials exercised school choice at a higher rate than the population at large, where about 10 percent of families send their children to nonpublic schools. -
Rating Education Freedom
Opinion -Jay P. -
Perspectives on Technology in Education
Opinion -Computers in the Classroom: A Net Positive? The federal government is spending in excess of $4 billion a year on the E-Rate program to connect all schools and libraries in the nation to the Internet. -
Poll Questions With an Agenda
Opinion -"In your opinion, which is the best way to measure student academic achievement--by means of test scores or by [a combination of] classroom work and homework? -
Surprise! Freedom in Education is Good, Too
Opinion -States that provide their citizens with a wide range of alternatives for the schooling of their children also are places where students achieve high scores on national tests, according to a new study from the Manhattan Institute for Public Policy -
National Polls Show Majority Both For, Against Vouchers
Opinion -Two national polls of likely voters, both conducted by Zogby American Values for Reuters and released in September, reported dramatically different levels of public support for vouchers. -
11/2000 State Education Roundup
Opinion -Alabama * District of Columbia * Florida * Idaho * Maryland Massachusetts * New Jersey * New York * North Carolina * Texas ALABAMA School Board Minutes Changed to OK Theft Bessemer School Board member Paul Lampkin had often questioned the -
Core Knowledge Schools Now Top 1,000
Opinion -Core Knowledge schools are proving popular with parents who want their children to learn essential facts in a structured, sequential fashion. -
Court Upholds Florida Voucher Program
Opinion -In a landmark decision handed down October 3, a three-judge panel of the Florida State District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the state constitution allows children to attend private schools using tax dollars. -
Dealing with the Media Before, During, and After a Critical Incident
Opinion -Dealing with the print and broadcast media after a school-related critical incident can be very challenging. The difficulty can be eased, however, by developing specific media protocols and briefing your superintendent and staff about those protocols.
