Opinion
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School ‘Staffing Surge’ a ‘Costly Failure,’ Report Says
Opinion -school-reform-news -A huge, decades-long increase in the number of teachers, administrators, and other employees in public schools across the country has wasted taxpayer dollars, failed to improve student achievement, and caused teacher pay to stagnate, a study has found. -
Montana Fights Decision Upholding Tax-Credit Scholarship Program
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Montana government is asking the state’s Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that allows religious schools to participate in a tax-credit scholarship program. -
Does ‘A’ Now Stand for ‘Average’?
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #186 -
Competency-Based Learning Gaining Ground Nationwide
Opinion -school-reform-news -Students in the ninth grade class at Windsor Locks High School in Windsor Locks, Connecticut have never received traditional letter grades. -
Thriving Homeschool Model Revives Tradition of One-Room Schoolhouse
Opinion -school-reform-news -A home-centered education movement that began as one mother’s educational vision for her son has expanded to serve more than 104,000 students nationwide. -
Ohio Considers Expanding State’s Voucher Program
Opinion -school-reform-news -A bill to expand Ohio’s private school voucher program is under consideration in the state Senate’s Education Committee. -
Summer Is the Perfect Time to Practice Parent-Centered Education
Opinion -Editorial -Keep your kid's brain engaged. -
Different Income Limits for Choice Programs Force Rural Families to Make Tough Decisions
Opinion -Unsatisfied with public options and above the income limit for school choice programs, Wisconsinites are working hard to make ends meet. -
Utah Teachers Union Sues to Prevent Public from Seeing Teachers’ Past Misconduct
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #185 -
Homeschoolers Don’t Need Federal Help
Opinion -Editorial -Washington should spare school choice its suffocating embrace. -
The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake
Opinion -Editorial -The news that Purdue University, Indiana’s public land-grant university, will buy Kaplan University, an online for-profit school, managed to produce only a small blip in national media attention in April. -
The Benefits of Small Government also Apply to Schools
Opinion -Editorial -A recent trip across the countryside caused me to notice something I hadn’t paid much attention to before: small, empty neighborhood schools. -
Should Report Cards Impersonally Judge Students’ Personal Qualities?
Opinion -Editorial -When they have the power to do so, parents choose a child’s school on the basis of such varied criteria as safety, discipline, moral values, curriculum, and the availability of extracurricular opportunities. -
Will the Fireworks of the Fourth Ignite a Spark of Comprehension?
Opinion -Editorial -Rising generations in our own country may decide for themselves if the Declaration of Independence still drives a spirit of American exceptionalism. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Reacts to North Carolina Action on Personal Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -Press Release -"t has already been a very busy (and good) week for education choice advocates, and this news out of North Carolina is the cherry on the sundae." - Tim Benson -
Would You Bet on This ‘Next Big Thing’ in Education Reform?
Opinion -Editorial -Many parents and community leaders might have enjoyed attending a May 17th summit in Burlingame, California on “reimagining” pre-K–12 education, where attendees brainstormed “the next big thing” in school reform. -
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Schools’ Religious Liberty
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #184 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Signing of Education Choice Expansion Bill
Opinion -Press Release -"Florida continues to be one of the leaders in expanding education opportunities for students." - Lennie Jarratt -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Georgia Supreme Court Ruling on Tax-Credit Scholarships
Opinion -"This ruling is common sense, affirming monies that never pass through government coffers are not government money." - Lennie Jarratt -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trinity Lutheran Church Victory at Supreme Court
Opinion -Press Release -“The Supreme Court once again affirms the free exercise of religion ruling it is unconstitutional to deny a religious institution participation in a state program solely because of its religion.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Teachers Union President Reiterates Opposition to Giving Families Options
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #183 -
Parents, What You Don’t Know Is Hurting Your Kids
Opinion -Editorial -SEL: The State as proxy parent. -
Parents, What You Don’t Know Is Hurting Your Kids
Opinion -Editorial -Schools are implementing social-emotional learning strategies at breakneck speeds. But are social-emotional learning standards and their interference in “interpersonal and behavioral skills” really as innocent and “nurturing” as led to believe? -
Judicial Watch Sues DOE Over School Grants Program
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #182
