Publications
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School Choice: The Findings
Publication -Books -School Choice: The Findings is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey available summarizing the research on charter schools, vouchers, and public versus private school effectiveness. -
Virtual Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with family and friends. The Internet, as they say, “changes everything. -
Special-Needs Vouchers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This collection of articles explores how special-needs vouchers are a better way of providing children with physical and mental disability the quality education they deserve. -
Charter Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Those concerned with reforming America’s public education system are compelled by three goals: parents want their children to receive a quality education, educators want the tools and flexibility to teach, and school boards and governments demand -
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 to provide a safety net for children whose parents could not afford private health insurance. -
Research & Commentary: Utah’s Parent Choice in Education Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a Research & Commentary package addressing school choice, using Utah's Parent Choice in Education Act as a case study. -
Education Funding Reform In Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In Illinois, local public schools are funded primarily through local property taxes. -
Education Funding Reform In Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In Illinois, local public schools are funded primarily through local property taxes. -
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. -
10 Principles of School Choice
Publication -Legislative Principles -Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled school vouchers are constitutional in 2002, grassroots activists around the country have been organizing to support passage of school choice programs. -
Ten Principles of School Choice
Publication -Legislative Principles -Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled school vouchers are constitutional in 2002, grassroots activists around the country have been organizing to support passage of school choice programs. -
State Fiscal Constraints and Higher Education Spending: The Role of Medicaid and the Business Cycle
Publication -Policy Studies -The more states spend on Medicaid, the less they spend on higher education. -
No. 96 Fiscal Impact of Proposed Tuition Tax Credits for the State of New Jersey
Publication -Policy Studies -This study reports the results of an independent examination of the likely fiscal impact of two proposed tuition tax credit plans for New Jersey. -
No. 96 Fiscal Impact of Proposed Tuition Tax Credits for the State of New Jersey
Publication -Policy Studies -This study reports the results of an independent examination of the likely fiscal impact of two proposed tuition tax credit plans for New Jersey. -
No. 82 Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
Publication -Policy Studies -The best and most stable method of providing public schools is a system where schools are organized into small districts and most funding is derived from local property taxes. -
No. 82 Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
Publication -Policy Studies -The best and most stable method of providing public schools is a system where schools are organized into small districts and most funding is derived from local property taxes. -
No. 73 The Heartland Report on School Finance Reform for Illinois: Part 2
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part 1 of this report, we replied to the March 1996 report of the Governor's Commission on Education Funding.In this second and final part of our report, we advance an alternative set of principles for school finance reform in Illinois. -
No. 68 Making Schools Work: Spending and Student Achievement
Publication -Policy Studies -A review of the history of education spending and student achievement in the United States between 1890 and 1990 reveals the following trends and lessons: 1. Real spending on public education in the U.S. is rising rapidly. 2. -
No. 22 Expenditure And Size Efficiencies Of Public School Districts
Publication -Policy Studies -The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible association of achievment test scores in more than 500 districts in New Jersey to their levels of socioeconomic status (SES), expenditures per student, and student enrollments.