Opinion
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Repealing the Laws of Mathematics
Opinion -A teacher union in North Carolina repealed the laws of mathematics with a simple majority vote, according to a recent report from Mike Antonucci. -
School Choice: A Catalyst for Change
Opinion -The clash over school choice in Milwaukee has attracted the attention of observers from across the United States for over a decade, but it recently also caught the eye of reporter Randall Denley from one of Canada's largest daily newspapers, The Ottawa -
States Devise Escape Routes from Failing Schools
Opinion -During 1999 more than ever before, governors, big-city mayors, and state legislators have taken over from policy analysts and public interest groups the leadership role in advocating school choice as a means of directly addressing the problem of -
Study: Private Trusts Preserve Land and Liberty
Opinion -Free from government mandates and cumbersome regulations, land conservation is best left to the private sector, where environmental concerns and individual liberty are able to thrive in harmony. -
Writing Sample from DC High School Graduate
Opinion -The following paper, presented exactly as it was written, was produced by a youth who is ostensibly a success story for the District of Columbia Public Schools--a student who graduated from high school with a diploma and is now enrolled in college, -
Writing, Spelling, and Math Problems
Opinion -How much of a problem can a minor spelling error be? -
What Works in Raising Student Achievement
Opinion -After hearing evidence of how parental choice programs can raise student achievement, some of those attending the November 1998 Wingspread conference in Racine, Wisconsin recommended that such efforts be expanded and evaluated. -
Congressman Moves to Repeal E-Rate Phone Tax as Illegal, Unnecessary
Opinion -While supportive of the goal of connecting schools and libraries to the Internet, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) has introduced a bill in the U.S. -
School Lessons
Opinion -Lessons on Vouchers from Milwaukee Although the title of Tamar Lewin's March 27 New York Times article was "Few Clear Lessons from Nation's First School-Choice Program," her account of the Milwaukee voucher program suggests that two fundamental -
Long-term Care . . . or Long-term Government Dependency?
Opinion -If President Clinton gets his way, long-term health care will become long-term government dependency. He wants to spend $6.2 billion to provide a $1,000 annual tax break for individuals and families who need long-term nursing home care and chronic care. -
ESEA: Congress Must Answer the Hard Questions
Opinion -A leading education expert says Congress must answer some tough questions about the purpose of federal aid to education when it reauthorizes the $13 billion Elementary and Secondary Education Act later this year. -
History Lesson: Market-Based Schooling Is Best
Opinion -While defenders of public schools argue that opening K-12 education to competition and the profit motive would destroy public education, author Andrew J. -
And the Winners Are
Opinion -While reform candidates rarely have the upper hand in elections with low voter turnout, that was not the case in Milwaukee’s recent school board election. -
05/1999 State Education Roundup
Opinion -Colorado * Florida * Hawaii * Illinois * Kentucky Nevada * Rhode Island * Utah * Vermont COLORADO Single-Sex Classes Prompt ACLU Probe When the principal of Denver's Mitchell Elementary School last fall suggested assigning the 170 -
Rx for Education: What Works and What Doesn’t
Opinion -Two months before President Clinton's State of the Union address urged lawmakers "to support what works, and to stop supporting what does not work" in education, a group of education leaders and scholars had tackled that very topic during a three-day -
Voters Oust Union-Controlled School Board in Milwaukee
Opinion -In a school board election widely regarded as a referendum on school choice, Milwaukee voters on April 6 rejected all five teacher union-backed candidates and installed a slate that gives a solid 7-2 majority of school board seats to reformers who want -
Expanding Access to Choice in Minnesota
Opinion -Since passage of former Governor Arne H. -
State Ousts Elected School Board in Detroit
Opinion -Delivering on legislative proposals made in his January State of the State Address, Republican Michigan Governor John Engler on March 26 signed into law a school reform bill that removes authority for schools in the City of Detroit from the -
Detroit Takeover Gives CEO Extraordinary Powers
Opinion -Having compared the 1999 Michigan legislation authorizing the takeover of Detroit's schools to Illinois legislation that in 1995 created the popular “Chicago model” for city school takeover, two Michigan researchers have concluded there are significant -
Can Mayors Solve School Problems?
Opinion -Granting Mayor Dennis Archer control of Detroit's failing government schools is unlikely to solve the district's financial and academic problems, according to two education policy researchers who suggest that school choice is a more promising--as well -
Private Schools: The Challenges Ahead
Opinion -As school choice gains ground, much attention has been focused on how the public schools will respond to a new competitive environment. Private schools also face major challenges in that market-based future. 1. -
New Rules for Special Ed Students in Private Schools
Opinion -Under new regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997, it will be more difficult to provide services for special education students in private schools. -
Takeovers Don’t Bring Turnaround in Student Achievement
Opinion -Taking over district leadership from an elected school board is a popular solution to urban public education ills. Mayor Richard M. Daley took over the schools in Chicago in 1995, and now Mayor Dennis W. Archer has taken over the schools in Detroit.