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Colorado’s Parent Information Center
Opinion -Colorado parents seeking information on specific schools for their children can call the Parent Information Center in Golden for a report card on the school's academic record, which is graded "A" through "F" depending on the percentage of students -
Tuition Tax Credit Initiative Fails
Opinion -Voters in Colorado rejected by a 59 percent to 41 percent margin the Amendment 17 ballot initiative that would have provided tax credits to parents who send their children to private schools. -
CUNY Phases Out Remedial Education
Opinion -"Twelfth grade is a cotillion or debutante ball, a coming-out party for an inferior product, the result of 12 years of ruinous instruction, flawed governance, disengaged parents and communities, lack of competition and stagnant ideas. -
Classroom Teachers Call for School Choice
Opinion -Dismayed by how little improvement in the quality of public education has taken place in the 15 years since publication of A Nation at Risk, a group of nationally acclaimed teachers has declared that the time has come for fundamental reform of the -
Overcoming Opposition to School Choice
Opinion -"I'll start representing kids when kids start paying union dues." Al Shanker, former AFT President California Gov. -
12/1998 Parental Freedom in the States and Nation
Opinion -Illinois . . . Only days after he was endorsed by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) for this year's gubernatorial race, Secretary of State George Ryan (R) announced his support for tuition tax credits. -
Aligning K-12 Standards with College Placement
Opinion -"We must adjust, and even overhaul, the current mélange of K-16 education policies that sends confusing signals to students and schools about what knowledge is worth knowing," says Stanford University education professor Michael W. -
How Teachers Would Reform Public Schools
Opinion -The following reforms are endorsed by teachers who signed the 15-point "Letter to the American People" developed at the National Summit of Teachers for Education Reform: Restore proven traditional curricula and shared civic values; End -
Is Choice the Answer?
Opinion -Until the University of Chicago's James Coleman published his study on the superior performance of Catholic schools, the general impression was that Catholic schools were not as good academically as public schools, according to Harvard University -
Issues in the Choice Debate
Opinion -Policymakers are often placed in the position of having to choose between two opposing assertions with scant factual support for either. -
No. 88 Whither Wilderness? How Much Is Enough?
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick LinksPolicy Study (pdf)Increasing wilderness area "set-asides" is seen by many to be the best way to ensure the future well-being of both the land and humanity. -
State Science Standards
Opinion -While a B is not a bad grade, it should not satisfy those who are responsible for educational standards, points out Lawrence S. -
Secular Blasphemy
Opinion -The importance of government-run schools in producing democratic values is of such emotional significance for most people that it "has achieved its place in our secular faith in much the same way that the Constitution and the flag have," notes Jay P. -
Private Schools Better Promote Civic Values
Opinion -"Do you think private or church-related schools that accept government tuition payments should or should not be required to accept students from a wider range of backgrounds and academic ability than is now generally the case? -
Battling the Public Education Empire
Opinion -In the battle against government control of public education, advocates of parental control have unleashed several weapons: a drumbeat of criticism against the performance of public schools; growing support for school vouchers, particularly -
The Empire Strikes Back
Opinion -The public education "empire" is striking back on several fronts, launching a broad counterattack to fend off threats to its exclusive $300+ billion franchise for delivering K-12 education to America's 50 million schoolchildren. -
Girls Are Not Shortchanged by Schools
Opinion -Most people take it for granted that "schools shortchange girls. -
Credibility Gap Grows Wider in NYC Schools
Opinion -It all began in June 1998, when New York City Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew “found” $63 million in his supposedly cash-strapped budget, allowing him to prevent an expected $1,000 a year cut in teacher salaries. -
“The More Choices We Have, the Better Off We’re Going to Be”
Opinion -As Arizona's State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lisa Graham Keegan serves as CEO of the State Board of Education and oversees the $2 billion budget of the Arizona Department of Education. -
Focus on the Dream
Opinion -In the 35 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
NYC Schools Get Failing Grade from Business Leaders
Opinion -Whatever other skills students can thank their New York City public school teachers for, math isn't one of them, according to a recent Public Agenda survey of the city's business leaders. -
Gallup Poll Shows Lower Ratings for Public Schools
Opinion -An annual public opinion poll reveals that while fewer Americans than ever before would award the nation's public schools an A or B grade, more are beginning to favor taxpayer-funded access to the education alternative provided by private and -
11/1998 News Briefs
Opinion -Study Deflates Risk of Second-Hand Smoke A 10-year study of European smoking recently released concluded that the risk of second-hand smoke is far less than previously asserted, and is nonexistent for children.
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