School Reform News
The Heartland Institute's monthly outreach publication for the national movement for greater competition and choice in K-12 schooling.
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School Reform News
November 2008
‘Grinch’ Provides Sound Guide to Improving Nation’s Schools
Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray New York: Crown Forum, 2008 219 pages, hardcover, ... (read more)
Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray New York: Crown Forum, 2008 219 pages, hardcover, ... (read more)
California Homeschool Parents Retain Rights
California parents are able to continue homeschooling their children this fall thanks to the reversal of a decision rendered earlier this year by the state’s ... (read more)
California parents are able to continue homeschooling their children this fall thanks to the reversal of a decision rendered earlier this year by the state’s ... (read more)
Cash-for-Grades Is Latest Misdirection Play
The Irish poet William Butler Yeats once wrote, “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” The city education establishments ... (read more)
The Irish poet William Butler Yeats once wrote, “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” The city education establishments ... (read more)
Court Denies Floridians Chance to Vote on School Choice
The Florida Supreme Court removed two amendments from the November 4 ballot that would have protected the state’s existing school choice programs ... (read more)
The Florida Supreme Court removed two amendments from the November 4 ballot that would have protected the state’s existing school choice programs ... (read more)
Fewer People May Mean More Detroit Charters
As Detroit’s population dwindles in the wake of government scandals and widespread poverty, the city’s public school system is losing students. ... (read more)
As Detroit’s population dwindles in the wake of government scandals and widespread poverty, the city’s public school system is losing students. ... (read more)
Georgia Scholarship Program Off and Running
Students in Georgia will have more opportunities for school choice thanks to the state’s new Tuition Tax Credit program, which was signed into law ... (read more)
Students in Georgia will have more opportunities for school choice thanks to the state’s new Tuition Tax Credit program, which was signed into law ... (read more)
Michigan Parents Consider Home the Best School of Choice for Them
Lake Orion resident Sydney Forsythe wasn’t pleased with how her son Noah, 8, who is developmentally delayed, was moved between mainstream and special ... (read more)
Lake Orion resident Sydney Forsythe wasn’t pleased with how her son Noah, 8, who is developmentally delayed, was moved between mainstream and special ... (read more)
Nevada Lifts Charter School Moratorium
The end of an eight-month moratorium on new charter schools in Nevada may expand the state’s increasingly popular independent public schools of choice, ... (read more)
The end of an eight-month moratorium on new charter schools in Nevada may expand the state’s increasingly popular independent public schools of choice, ... (read more)
New Jersey Lawmaker Takes a Stand against Cheats
Recent reports of New Jersey teachers and administrators padding their salaries and retirement packages by receiving bogus degrees from unaccredited and ... (read more)
Recent reports of New Jersey teachers and administrators padding their salaries and retirement packages by receiving bogus degrees from unaccredited and ... (read more)
November 2008 School Reform News: Charter Schools (PDF)
The November 2008 issue of School Reform News highlights charter schools. On page 1: * The Florida Supreme Court removed two amendments from the November ... (read more)
The November 2008 issue of School Reform News highlights charter schools. On page 1: * The Florida Supreme Court removed two amendments from the November ... (read more)
Ohio Autism Voucher Program Turns Five
At the end of the 2007-08 school year, Ohio’s autism voucher program completed its fifth year of delivering school choice for parents of autistic ... (read more)
At the end of the 2007-08 school year, Ohio’s autism voucher program completed its fifth year of delivering school choice for parents of autistic ... (read more)
Ohio Voucher Program Sparks Improvements in Public Schools
A study by a national education group shows the competition provided by Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship program is having positive effects not ... (read more)
A study by a national education group shows the competition provided by Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship program is having positive effects not ... (read more)
Presidential Candidates Differ on Higher Education Plans
Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) would offer a $4,000 American Opportunity Tax Credit as a universal college tuition program. He would attach ... (read more)
Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) would offer a $4,000 American Opportunity Tax Credit as a universal college tuition program. He would attach ... (read more)
Presidential Candidates Offer Differing Plans: More Money vs. Targeted Spending
There are some essential differences between presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on education policy. Obama, who ... (read more)
There are some essential differences between presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on education policy. Obama, who ... (read more)
Q and A: Overstock.com Founder Patrick Byrne
This summer, Patrick Byrne, chairman and CEO of Overstock.com, Inc., was elected co-chairman of the board of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, ... (read more)
This summer, Patrick Byrne, chairman and CEO of Overstock.com, Inc., was elected co-chairman of the board of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, ... (read more)
Rising Gas Prices a Problem for Schools, Congressional Report Finds
As students headed back to school this fall, schools nationwide faced a new challenge: high gas prices. A new Congressional report finds the price hikes ... (read more)
As students headed back to school this fall, schools nationwide faced a new challenge: high gas prices. A new Congressional report finds the price hikes ... (read more)
School Choice Is a Human Right
The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education has made a public appeal for all members of the Jewish community to support federal school ... (read more)
The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education has made a public appeal for all members of the Jewish community to support federal school ... (read more)
Support for Charter Schools Is Strong Nationwide: Survey
National charter school advocates say public support continues to grow for the popular alternative to traditional public schools. According to the Center ... (read more)
National charter school advocates say public support continues to grow for the popular alternative to traditional public schools. According to the Center ... (read more)
Teachers Can Get Good Benefits without Paying Union Member Dues
The Association of American Educators, along with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, kicked off a back-to-school campaign this fall to ... (read more)
The Association of American Educators, along with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, kicked off a back-to-school campaign this fall to ... (read more)
