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Adding Diversity to the Teaching Workforce
Opinion -"The use of alternate routes gives promise of increasing the representation of minorities in the nation's teaching force," Dr. C. Emily Feistritzer, president of the National Center for Education Information, told a Congressional education subcommittee. -
Edison Project Plans IPO
Opinion -Edison Schools, Inc., the nation's largest private operator of charter schools and standard public schools, announced plans in early August to raise up to $172.5 million through an initial public offering of stock. -
Public Education Now a $305 Billion Industry
Opinion -Tax revenues for public education in the United States surged 6 percent in the 1996-1997 school year, pushing total income to $305 billion from $288 billion a year earlier, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education. -
Rigorous Accountability v. Guaranteed Outcomes
Opinion -WASHINGTON__Contradictions abound in the federal city. But one of the strangest in education annals popped up last spring, and it's had education policy circles buzzing all summer. -
Keeping up with the Education Market
Opinion -Just as companies like Barnes & Noble have responded to the changing nature of the retail marketplace by creating superstores on the Internet, some public education providers are beginning to position themselves so that the future market in online -
A Pricing Problem
Opinion -Two different pricing problems are associated with students switching schools: the lowest price incentive you must offer students at your school to persuade them to switch to another school, and the highest price you can charge students at other -
How to Reduce the Dropout Rate
Opinion -"It is devastating to have children who are being allowed to drop out of school without any intervention. They just float out of school. -
Lack of School Choice Compromises Student Safety
Opinion -A Wall Street Journal correspondent noted the irony that Ted Forstmann's announcement of the unprecedented demand for school choice--and his comments about "dangerous, dead-end schools"--came just a day after two misfits murdered 13 fellow students at -
Taxes Already Spent at Religious Institutions
Opinion -Florida already spends millions of tax dollars on private programs run by religious institutions, according to defenders of the state's new voucher program. -
Pa. Union Claims “Dumbing Down” in Certification Lawsuit
Opinion -Claiming that relaxing certification standards amounted to a "dumbing down of teaching," the Pennsylvania State Education Association filed suit in July to block a fast-track teacher certification plan implemented by the state Department of Education. -
Why Unions Oppose School Choice
Opinion -A recent survey of Michigan schools conducted by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy provided one key reason why teacher unions would oppose school choice involving charter and private schools: While all 583 Michigan public schools have unionized -
‘Reassuring’ study shows deaths from childhood cancer declining
Opinion -Recent public concern about a possible increase in the incidence of childhood cancers was spurred, at least in part, by Jonathan Harr's 1995 book, A Civil Action. -
Land Sovereignty up to Senate
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Land Sovereignty Act, which keeps control of American land in the hands of legislators elected by the people. -
09/1999 News Briefs
Opinion -Power Line Scare Was Faked The scientist who issued the 1992 report linking electromagnetic fields with childhood leukemia and other diseases faked his data, according to the federal Office of Research Integrity. -
Turnabout: Republican Says Democrat Harms Environment
Opinion -While it is common for Democrats to accuse Republicans of actions that cause pollution and otherwise harm the environment, it rarely happens the other way around. -
Phineas P. Phlaegenhoffer to the rescue
Opinion -The Positively Profound Power of Human Progress videotape; 28 minutes, $19. -
Ca. Test Score Gains Vindicate Bilingual Ban
Opinion -California's standardized STAR test scores, released July 22, showed that the state's English learners, while still substantially trailing their peers, made modest but significant gains during the first school year since Proposition 227 became law. -
Financial Incentives Would Ease Overcrowding of Schools
Opinion -Growing school districts in Illinois that can't pass bond referenda to build new schools still have the power to manage growth, according to a suburban lawmaker who points to a 1996 law granting school boards expansive new authority. -
Dropout Rate Continues Downward Trend
Opinion -Out of a total 9.9 million young adults aged 15-24 enrolled in high school in October 1996, some 454,000, or 4. -
Education Market Ready for Take-Off
Opinion -"A revolution is under way. Has anyone noticed? -
09/1999 Legislative Roundup
Opinion -American Heritage Rivers Initiative The National Wilderness Institute reported this little tidbit which, although not naming names, shows why you better keep the AHRI program on your radar scope. -
09/1999 State Education Roundup
Opinion -Florida * Kentucky * Maryland * Michigan Montana * New Jersey * New York * Pennsylvania * Wyoming FLORIDA Parents Sue Over School Fees A group of Palm Beach County parents have filed a lawsuit alleging that the class fees charged by Spanish -
09/1999 Steven Milloy’s Junk-Science Report
Opinion -In a scene reminiscent of a John Belushi "killer bee" skit from "Saturday Night Live," anti-technology activists dressed like butterflies in late June and demanded that European environment ministers ban the growing of genetically modified crops. -
Analysis: Energy in the Twenty-First Century
Opinion -Fossil fuels, once thought by many to be nearing depletion, are in fact becoming more abundant and environmentally sustainable, according to a recent Cato Institute policy analysis.
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