Publications
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Research and Commentary: K-12 Teacher Tenure and Merit Pay
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Last week, Florida’s legislature passed landmark legislation to tie teacher compensation to educational outcomes and phase out tenure for K-12 teachers. On April 15, Gov. -
Advancing Student Achievement
Publication -Books -For the last half century, higher spending and many modern reforms have failed to raise the achievement of students in the United States to the levels of other economically advanced countries. -
Advancing Student Achievement
Publication -Books -For the last half century, higher spending and many modern reforms have failed to raise the achievement of students in the United States to the levels of other economically advanced countries. -
Education Model Policy Manual
Publication -Research and Commentaries -School board policies that are found in a policy manual provide the parameters for the administration to manage the district based on the beliefs and philosophy of each board of education. -
Vouchers And South Carolina School Children
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In a marketplace, cash follows the consumer. Institutions that provide value to consumers flourish, and those that do not wither. But that’s not true in education, because of the government monopoly on the tax revenues that fund schooling. -
Student Loan Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the great tragedies affecting higher education today is the overpricing of an education that carries less and less value. -
Can Vouchers Reform Public Schools?
Publication -Policy Studies -This Heartland Policy Study by education expert George Clowes addresses concerns about the efficacy of school vouchers that have been raised recently by some school reform advocates. -
No. 116 Choice & Education Across the States
Publication -Policy Studies -Choice & Education Across the States ranks state efforts to increase accountability and improve student achievement with four kinds of school choice: vouchers, charters, tax credits, and public school choice. -
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. -
Research & Commentary: School Vouchers as a Solution to Georgia’s Dire Education Problems
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Student achievement in Georgia is simply awful, and the state’s high school dropout rate puts it near dead-last in the country on this measure as well. -
No Child Left Behind – The Debate Over Reauthorization
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Across the country, school is back in session. Will No Child Left Behind (NCLB) be re-enrolled? NCLB was initiated in 2001 with bipartisan support and was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. -
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.
