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
February 2003
'Bounty' Funding Pushes More Kids into Special Ed
Does the prospect of getting more money--a “bounty”--for each extra special education student persuade some educators to identify more children as disabled? ... (read more)
Does the prospect of getting more money--a “bounty”--for each extra special education student persuade some educators to identify more children as disabled? ... (read more)
02/2003 The Friedman Report: An Educator’s Journey
Dr. Alberta Wilson had become emotionally drained. Nearly every afternoon, distraught parents would come into her office, “crying and wringing their ... (read more)
Dr. Alberta Wilson had become emotionally drained. Nearly every afternoon, distraught parents would come into her office, “crying and wringing their ... (read more)
02/2003 The Friedman Report: State Roundup
Arkansas * Louisiana * New York * Oklahoma Rhode Island * Utah * Wisconsin ARKANSAS Opponents Will Consider Voucher Bill Even voucher opponents ... (read more)
Arkansas * Louisiana * New York * Oklahoma Rhode Island * Utah * Wisconsin ARKANSAS Opponents Will Consider Voucher Bill Even voucher opponents ... (read more)
ALEC Issues Report Card on U.S. Education
In October 2002, the American Legislative Exchange Council released its ninth edition of the Report Card on American Education: A State-by-State Analysis, ... (read more)
In October 2002, the American Legislative Exchange Council released its ninth edition of the Report Card on American Education: A State-by-State Analysis, ... (read more)
College Vouchers Could Provide Model for K-12
Instead of paying more than $460 million to Colorado’s colleges and universities to provide a hidden subsidy for the tuition charged to the state’s 200,000 ... (read more)
Instead of paying more than $460 million to Colorado’s colleges and universities to provide a hidden subsidy for the tuition charged to the state’s 200,000 ... (read more)
DC Schools Chief Blasts Scholarship Program
Privately funded scholarship programs that give low-income families access to private schools in Washington, DC dupe black mothers into sending their ... (read more)
Privately funded scholarship programs that give low-income families access to private schools in Washington, DC dupe black mothers into sending their ... (read more)
Educational Vouchers and Tax Credits
SCHOOL VOUCHERS Florida Opportunity Scholarships go to families with children in schools that receive an F on the state report card for two years ... (read more)
SCHOOL VOUCHERS Florida Opportunity Scholarships go to families with children in schools that receive an F on the state report card for two years ... (read more)
February 2003 School Reform News (pdf)
The February 2003 issue of School Reform News features an exclusive interview with Charlene K. Haar, president of the Education Policy Institute and author ... (read more)
The February 2003 issue of School Reform News features an exclusive interview with Charlene K. Haar, president of the Education Policy Institute and author ... (read more)
Glad You Asked!
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) give parents options for transferring their children out of schools needing improvement to better-performing ... (read more)
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) give parents options for transferring their children out of schools needing improvement to better-performing ... (read more)
Just the Facts: Teacher Salaries
The nation’s most prolific producer of education statistics is, not surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Education, whose National Center for Education ... (read more)
The nation’s most prolific producer of education statistics is, not surprisingly, the U.S. Department of Education, whose National Center for Education ... (read more)
Keeping Track of Advocacy Groups in Education
Since K-12 education is not only one of the most important sectors in the U.S. economy, but also the second largest after health care--and growing at ... (read more)
Since K-12 education is not only one of the most important sectors in the U.S. economy, but also the second largest after health care--and growing at ... (read more)
Private Schools Don’t Skim the Best Disabled Students
Despite several studies demonstrating such claims to be false, critics of school vouchers continue to claim private schools would skim the best students ... (read more)
Despite several studies demonstrating such claims to be false, critics of school vouchers continue to claim private schools would skim the best students ... (read more)
Rees Takes Helm at Office of Innovation and Improvement
“If Washington insists on investing in the nation’s schools, then it is fair for taxpayers to expect their dollars to yield a positive return.” That ... (read more)
“If Washington insists on investing in the nation’s schools, then it is fair for taxpayers to expect their dollars to yield a positive return.” That ... (read more)
School Choice Initiatives Launched in the Old Dominion
Two members of the Virginia House of Delegates are proposing that the 2003 session of the legislature advance both vouchers and tax credits as ways to ... (read more)
Two members of the Virginia House of Delegates are proposing that the 2003 session of the legislature advance both vouchers and tax credits as ways to ... (read more)
Suburban Schools Offer No Sanctuary from Dumbing-Down Regime
Class Warfare: Besieged Schools, Bewildered Parents, Betrayed Kids and the Attack on Excellence by J. Martin Rochester Encounter Books, November 2002, ... (read more)
Class Warfare: Besieged Schools, Bewildered Parents, Betrayed Kids and the Attack on Excellence by J. Martin Rochester Encounter Books, November 2002, ... (read more)
Summer Institute Offered for High School Teachers
For the past two summers, the Bill of Rights Institute has conducted a week-long professional development course on the Bill of Rights for high school ... (read more)
For the past two summers, the Bill of Rights Institute has conducted a week-long professional development course on the Bill of Rights for high school ... (read more)
Table: Public Schools 2001-02: Average Teacher Salaries and Student-Teacher Ratios
Public Schools 2001-02: Average Teacher Salaries and Student-Teacher Ratios As a % of U.S. Total Value Teacher Salary Expenditures (#Teachers ... (read more)
Public Schools 2001-02: Average Teacher Salaries and Student-Teacher Ratios As a % of U.S. Total Value Teacher Salary Expenditures (#Teachers ... (read more)
Table: State-by-State Cost Per Proficient Fourth-Grade Reader
Cost Per ProficientFourth-Grade Reader State NAEP Student Achievement: % scoring at or above proficient in Grade 4 reading (1998) % Annual Current ... (read more)
Cost Per ProficientFourth-Grade Reader State NAEP Student Achievement: % scoring at or above proficient in Grade 4 reading (1998) % Annual Current ... (read more)
Taking the Parent out of the National PTA:an exclusive interview with Charlene K. Haar
“PTA parents in general are concerned about what’s happening at their local schools, and the PTA leadership at the local schools deserves a great deal ... (read more)
“PTA parents in general are concerned about what’s happening at their local schools, and the PTA leadership at the local schools deserves a great deal ... (read more)
The Cost of Producing a Proficient Student
Fourth grade marks the point that proficient students stop learning to read, and start reading to learn. A federal achievement survey performed by the ... (read more)
Fourth grade marks the point that proficient students stop learning to read, and start reading to learn. A federal achievement survey performed by the ... (read more)
Voucher and Tax Credit Programs
As new and returning state legislators reassemble in the nation’s more than four-score “laboratories of democracy,” many will be seeking ways to improve ... (read more)
As new and returning state legislators reassemble in the nation’s more than four-score “laboratories of democracy,” many will be seeking ways to improve ... (read more)
