Publications
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Research & Commentary: Harkin-Enzi NCLB Reauthorization
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The U.S. Senate is considering an 860-page bill and 868-page amendment by Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) to reauthorize No Child Left Behind. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Education Overhaul
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have released a preliminary blueprint for “systemic” education reforms designed to make Iowa the nation’s top education state and enable Iowans to compete better internationally. Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Education Overhaul
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have released a preliminary blueprint for “systemic” education reforms designed to make Iowa the nation’s top education state and enable Iowans to compete better internationally. Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Picking Education Winners and Losers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent studies of government and philanthropic funding methods have led to criticism of these entities’ lackluster ability to sponsor successful schools. -
Research and Commentary: Blaine Amendments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-eight states have Blaine Amendments to their constitutions, which prohibit public dollars from supporting religious private schools. -
Policy Tip Sheet No. 7 – Texas Taxpayers’ Savings Grants
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Texans face the daunting challenge of balancing the state’s biannual budget. The Republican-controlled legislature and Gov. Rick Perry have vowed not to increase taxes, seeking instead to control spending. -
Research & Commentary: Indiana Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Schools in Indiana are failing to make the grade, and parents are afforded virtually no recourse when their children fall victim to a failing school. -
Policy Tip Sheet No. 1 – North Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemAccording to The Heartland Institute’s 2010 State School Report Card, North Carolina public education ranks 47th in the nation in terms of Learning Achievement and receives an “F. -
Education Vouchers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the real world, cash follows the consumer, causing institutions of worth to flourish, and those not of worth to wither. That's not true in education. -
Let’s Put Parents Back in Charge!
Publication -Books -This book is for parents, teachers, policymakers, taxpayers, and everyone who wants great schools for children regardless of their race, social background, and parents' income. -
Let’s Put Parents Back in Charge!
Publication -Books -This book is for parents, teachers, policymakers, taxpayers, and everyone who wants great schools for children regardless of their race, social background, and parents' income. -
Let’s Put Parents Back in Charge!
Publication -Books -This book is for parents, teachers, policymakers, taxpayers, and everyone who wants great schools for children regardless of their race, social background, and parents' income. -
The Leaflet: Analysis of Gas Taxes, CON Laws, and ESA’s for 2021
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heartland Institute highlights GR's latest work. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois’ NAEP Scores Take Wrong Turn after Adoption of Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining Where Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Georgia NAEP Scores Plunging at Historic Rate Since Adoption of Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining Where Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Common Core is Causing Florida NAEP Scores to Plummet at Historic Rate
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining At Same Rate Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Common Core is Causing Massachusetts NAEP Scores to Decline at Historic Rate
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining At Same Rate Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Common Core Has Led to ‘Historic’ Drop in Achievement Scores
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Scores Falling Sharpest For Black And Hispanic Students -
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Career Technical Education Programs Increasing Graduation Rates, Raising Test Scores
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Low-Income CTE Students 21 Percentage Points More Likely To Graduate Than Public School Peers -
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Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues 2018
Publication -Legislative Principles -This booklet explores solutions to the top public policy issues facing the states in 2018 and beyond in the areas of budget and tax, education, energy and environment, health care, and constitutional reform. -
The Leaflet: The Failures of the Educational Safety Net
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines a new Heartland Policy Brief titled "Strengthening America's Educational Safety Net" by Carl Brodt and Alan Bonsteel. -
Strengthening America’s Educational Safety Net
Publication -Policy Briefs -All students have unique skills, face unique challenges, and have unique needs. For many students, such needs are not met in standard government school classrooms and settings. These students are often described generally as "at-risk." -
Research & Commentary: Policymakers Begin Looking at College Prep Alternatives for Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Only 500,000 People Took Part In paid Apprenticeship Program In 2016 -
The Leaflet: Sport Stadium Burdens
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet features commentary on sports stadium subsidies, a Heartland study on frac sand mining, ESAs in New Hampshire, a fix to Medicaid, pension reform in Pennsylvania, and opinion from the Beacon Center on criminal justice reform.
