Opinion
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Wisconsin Schools of Choice Outperform Public Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Private schools participating in Wisconsin’s school choice programs outperform the state’s public schools, a new study has found. -
Cuomo’s ‘Free College’ Gambit Exacts a Heavy Price
Opinion -Editorial -New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) may figure that becoming the first governor to champion and sign “free four-year college” legislation will give him a campaign slogan sure to appeal to fans of the socialist heartthrob Bernie -
UC Berkeley Drops Free Online Videos in Response to Government Threat
Opinion -school-reform-news -Bowing to pressure initiated during the Obama administration, the University of California-Berkeley is removing thousands of online lectures it previously provided free to the public. -
Protesters Disrupt Speakers at Elite Colleges
Opinion -school-reform-news -Turmoil and ideological divisiveness continue at America’s colleges, evidenced by recent incidents at two elite liberal arts schools in New England, Middlebury College in Vermont and Wellesley College in Massachusetts. -
Feds Should Look Inward to Expand School Choice
Opinion -Editorial -In a question-and-answer session at a recent White House-staged CEO business town hall, President Donald Trump once again expressed his belief in local control of education. -
Betsy DeVos Passes First Committee Test on Road to U.S. Ed Sec Confirmation
Opinion -school-reform-news -Betsy DeVos Passes First Committee Test on Road to U.S. Ed Sec Confirmation -
Charter Schools Prove Even Slight Separation from Government Yields Better Results
Opinion -Editorial -It’s National Charter Schools Week, and parents, students, teachers, and community members across the nation are celebrating the success of their independent schools. -
Another Professor Shouted Down—This Time Over Pronouns
Opinion -school-reform-news -Universities in the United States do not have a monopoly on intolerant and disruptive students; Canada has them too, as shown by a recent incident at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. -
Arkansas ESA Bill Fails in House
Opinion -school-reform-news -A bill to establish an education savings account (ESA) pilot program for Arkansas families failed in the House. -
Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Abandoning Compulsory Education
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #177 -
Butler University Offers Outrageous Anti-Trump Course, Provides ‘Strategies for Resistance’
Opinion -school-reform-news, Editorial -A course offered at Butler University, a private higher-education institution in Indianapolis, Indiana, promises to teach students the reasons Donald Trump won the 2016 election and promises to give students “strategies for resistance.” -
New York City Public School Discipline Reform Leads to More Violence, Study Finds
Opinion -school-reform-news -Reformed disciplinary policies in New York City Public Schools have made school climates worse, a new study has found. -
U.S. Teachers Unions Oppose School Choice in Africa
Opinion -school-reform-news -A company operating a chain of private schools in Africa is facing criticism from U.S. and international teachers unions. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Missouri Education Savings Account Bill
Opinion -Editorial -"Education savings accounts level the playing field, especially for families most in need, and Missouri has the opportunity to become a national educational leader by giving families an opportunity." - Teresa Mull -
Tennessee Legislator Introduces Voucher Bill for 12th Consecutive Year
Opinion -school-reform-news -A Tennessee senator has for the 12th year in a row introduced legislation to bring school vouchers to his state. -
Seceding From Public Education
Opinion -Editorial -As nice as it is for these people to care as much as they apparently do about other people’s children, it’s arrogant for them to think they know what’s best for another parent’s child. Why do you care so much about the children of others? -
Is the National ‘Teacher Shortage’ Fake News?
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #176 -
Ohio Budget Proposal Would Require Teachers to Complete ‘Externships’
Opinion -school-reform-news -Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (R) proposed state budget would require teachers to complete an ‘externship’ to have their licenses renewed. -
Feds Should Look Inward to Expand School Choice
Opinion -While touting localism, you see, Trump also has in mind a grand plan devised in Washington, D.C.: the creation of a $250 million national program to help disadvantaged children choose private schools. -
Pour the Public Education Kool-Aid Down the Drain
Opinion -Editorial -The Obama administration was fond of proclaiming that high-school graduation rates hit record highs during its tenure. A new report shows that those numbers don’t mean much. -
Distance Education: Tumultuous Today and Yesterday
Opinion -Editorial -Only a few years ago, for-profit colleges were on a roll. -
Campus Collectivism and the Counter-Revolution Against Liberty
Opinion -Much has been rightly said about recent attacks on conservative, libertarian, and other non-leftist speakers on college and university campuses around the country. -
Public Schools Must Raise Standards for Disabled Students, SCOTUS Rules
Opinion -school-reform-news -The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a family that sued its local school district. -
Common Core: A Clandestine Disaster
Opinion -school-reform-news -Review of The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids, by Joy Pullmann (Encounter Books, March 14, 2017), 280 pp.; $24.72 on Amazon.com: ISBN-10: 1594038813, ISBN-13: 978-1594038815
