Articles By Author Krista Kafer
Articles by Krista Kafer
04/01/2007 12:00 AM
02/01/2007 12:00 AM
A report released in November by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation found most states have made minimal or no progress in boosting the proficiency levels ...(read more)
01/01/2007 12:00 AM
A report released in November by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation found most states have made minimal or no progress in boosting the proficiency levels ...(read more)
12/01/2006 12:00 AM
High school and college graduates lack basic and applied skills, say business leaders, according to two surveys released in October.
On October 2, the ...(read more)
10/01/2006 12:00 AM
In early August the Education Trust, a Washington DC-based education advocacy organization, criticized the 2006 teacher equity plans submitted by states ...(read more)
09/01/2006 12:00 AM
Three Colorado public school districts are suing the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI), a state agency authorized to charter schools in districts ...(read more)
07/01/2006 12:00 AM
A pair of proposals that would have regulated school vending machines in Colorado and Illinois were defeated April 11, meaning high-calorie snacks and drinks ...(read more)
06/01/2006 12:00 AM
On March 30, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed a bill that would have added new restrictions to the state's two-year-old alternative certification program ...(read more)
04/01/2006 12:00 AM
A January report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) urges state leaders to focus on stronger oversight and application processes ...(read more)
03/01/2006 12:00 AM
On January 9, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's ruling in favor of government funding for teachers in Catholic schools. The ...(read more)
03/01/2006 12:00 AM
The Colorado State Board of Education voted January 12 to require school districts to use a more precise method for calculating graduation rates in order ...(read more)
02/01/2006 12:00 AM
The December 2005 release of the annual Colorado School Accountability Reports (SARs) raised concerns among analysts and legislators that school districts ...(read more)
07/01/2005 12:00 AM
The Florida State Board of Education announced this spring it may grant outside organizations, including for-profit companies, management of some of the ...(read more)
07/01/2005 12:00 AM
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a Washington, DC-based education research organization, gained two education experts formerly with the U.S. Department ...(read more)
06/01/2005 12:00 AM
On April 5, the Texas State Capitol in Austin served as a school choice forum for several hundred Hispanic parents, gathered there in a show of strength ...(read more)
05/01/2005 12:00 AM
A new study by former Minnesota Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke examines the state's school districts to identify how effective and efficient ...(read more)
05/01/2005 12:00 AM
A new study by the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) finds homeschooled students save Nevada taxpayers millions of dollars each year, refuting the ...(read more)
04/25/2005 12:00 AM
04/01/2005 12:00 AM
Only 71 percent of U.S. students enrolled in public high schools graduate, and only 34 percent graduate ready for a four-year college, according to a new ...(read more)
03/01/2005 12:00 AM
“Girls and young women still have a long way to go in gaining full educational equality,” says NOW President Kim Gandy. According to author and American ...(read more)
01/01/2005 12:00 AM
The dramatic gains in student test scores on a national math exam over the past decade are being called into question by an analysis from the Brookings ...(read more)
12/01/2004 12:00 AM
Almost two years ago, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao warned, "standing still means falling behind" in today's global economy. The way for countries ...(read more)
12/01/2004 12:00 AM
In a timely essay in the fall edition of The Public Interest, education researchers Chester E. Finn, Jr. of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Frederick ...(read more)
11/01/2004 12:00 AM
"Overall, the facts presented by this year's Report Card on American Education give us no cause for celebration. In fact, they confirm the same trend presented ...(read more)
10/01/2004 12:00 AM
Feminist groups are out of touch with women on the issue of education, concludes a new study by Carrie L. Lukas for the Independent Women's Forum (IWF). ...(read more)
