Opinion
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Revitalizing Public Education in Illinois
Opinion -There is no more important issue today than the education of our children. -
Educational Choice: It Really Works in Vermont
Opinion -Since 1869, Vermont has had an educational choice system for students from towns that do not maintain their own public schools or belong to union school districts. -
Michigan’s Teacher Bargaining Law: A Model for Illinois
Opinion -All across America, parents and local school boards are wrestling with a growing problem--the political and economic clout of teacher unions. One state--Michigan- -has finally done something about it. -
Property Tax Relief Should Drive School Reform
Opinion -Assembly Speaker Walter Kunicki and his legislative colleagues are reaping praise these days for what some have portrayed as a bold stroke of innovative policy making. -
School Choice: Church vs. State
Opinion -Nationwide pressure for school choice shows people now doubt that "public education" can happen only in schools owned and operated by the government. -
Competition, Not Money, Works Wonders in Education
Opinion -About three decades ago, the Johnson Administration commissioned the outstanding social scientist James S. Coleman to prove that America's public schools needed more tax dollars.