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
October 2002
10/2002 The Friedman Report and School Choice Roundup
BAEO Leader Wants Parents “Overwhelmed” with Opportunities by Laura J. Swartley Betty Conley-Denton, founder of the Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter ... (read more)
BAEO Leader Wants Parents “Overwhelmed” with Opportunities by Laura J. Swartley Betty Conley-Denton, founder of the Metropolitan Kansas City Chapter ... (read more)
Already Booming, Tutoring Receives Large NCLB Boost
In search of the best possible education, Americans already spend more than $5 billion a year on private tutoring. Now, with tutoring options included in ... (read more)
In search of the best possible education, Americans already spend more than $5 billion a year on private tutoring. Now, with tutoring options included in ... (read more)
Ballot Initiatives Used to Reform Bilingual Education
Theodore Roosevelt, the country’s 26th President, was a firm believer in the ballot initiative as an instrument “not to destroy representative government, ... (read more)
Theodore Roosevelt, the country’s 26th President, was a firm believer in the ballot initiative as an instrument “not to destroy representative government, ... (read more)
Declining Literacy a Threat to Newspapers
U.S. newspapers have a life-or-death interest in schoolchildren being taught how to read and becoming motivated to read regularly. The trends are not ... (read more)
U.S. newspapers have a life-or-death interest in schoolchildren being taught how to read and becoming motivated to read regularly. The trends are not ... (read more)
Entrepreneurial Leadership Award
AEPP’s 2002 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Ellyn Lerner, president of KIDS 1, Inc., which operates specialized private ... (read more)
AEPP’s 2002 James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Ellyn Lerner, president of KIDS 1, Inc., which operates specialized private ... (read more)
Hold Schools Accountable for Cost of Finished Graduate
U.S. taxpayers paid on average $108,730 to produce each 1998 high school graduate. But among the country’s 50 largest districts, Cleveland’s graduates cost ... (read more)
U.S. taxpayers paid on average $108,730 to produce each 1998 high school graduate. But among the country’s 50 largest districts, Cleveland’s graduates cost ... (read more)
If the Curriculum Has No Content, What’s Left to Teach?
Although U.S. K-12 education has proven remarkably impervious to efforts aimed at structural reform, efforts aimed at curriculum reform have been much more ... (read more)
Although U.S. K-12 education has proven remarkably impervious to efforts aimed at structural reform, efforts aimed at curriculum reform have been much more ... (read more)
Illinois Court Upholds Parental Rights
Saying the law violates the due process rights of a surviving parent, the Illinois Supreme Court in April struck down a state statute giving grandparents ... (read more)
Saying the law violates the due process rights of a surviving parent, the Illinois Supreme Court in April struck down a state statute giving grandparents ... (read more)
Just the Facts: Student Achievement
Just the Facts: Student Achievement ACT Scores SAT Scores National Assessment of Educational Progress Percent scoring at or above proficient ACT ... (read more)
Just the Facts: Student Achievement ACT Scores SAT Scores National Assessment of Educational Progress Percent scoring at or above proficient ACT ... (read more)
Latest Test Scores Show Value of Tough Curriculum
Good news on student performance: This year, 41 percent of high school students who took the SAT test had an A grade point average, compared to only 31 ... (read more)
Good news on student performance: This year, 41 percent of high school students who took the SAT test had an A grade point average, compared to only 31 ... (read more)
NEA September 11 Web Site Draws Criticism
An essay recommending parents and educators not “suggest any group is responsible” for last year’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center brought the ... (read more)
An essay recommending parents and educators not “suggest any group is responsible” for last year’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center brought the ... (read more)
October 2002 School Reform News (pdf)
“Millions of children were left behind as the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reform began to take effect this fall,” reports Robert Holland in the ... (read more)
“Millions of children were left behind as the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reform began to take effect this fall,” reports Robert Holland in the ... (read more)
Paige Backs Parental Choice at Meeting of State Legislators
On August 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige addressed a large and supportive audience of state elected officials at the American Legislative Exchange ... (read more)
On August 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige addressed a large and supportive audience of state elected officials at the American Legislative Exchange ... (read more)
Ready or Not, Education Is Changing
More than 360 education entrepreneurs, investors, computer specialists, writers, foundation staff, and policy experts gathered on the campus of the University ... (read more)
More than 360 education entrepreneurs, investors, computer specialists, writers, foundation staff, and policy experts gathered on the campus of the University ... (read more)
Still No Choice for Poor and Minority Students
Millions of children were left behind as the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reform began to take effect this fall. The law is supposed to ensure that ... (read more)
Millions of children were left behind as the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reform began to take effect this fall. The law is supposed to ensure that ... (read more)
Together, We Can Do It: an exclusive interview with U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
“Together, we can do it.” That was U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich’s motto when, at the request of local community leaders, he resigned the job of lieutenant ... (read more)
“Together, we can do it.” That was U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich’s motto when, at the request of local community leaders, he resigned the job of lieutenant ... (read more)
U.S. Educators Ignoring the Lessons of History
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel ... (read more)
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel ... (read more)
Voucher Advocate Takes Charge at Children First America
In August, Tampa businessman and leading school choice advocate John Kirtley was named president and CEO of Children First America (CFA), a school choice ... (read more)
In August, Tampa businessman and leading school choice advocate John Kirtley was named president and CEO of Children First America (CFA), a school choice ... (read more)
