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 2003
10/2003 Friedman Report Profile: A Convert to School Choice
At one time, Missouri House Education Committee Chairwoman Jane Cunningham thought Mae Duggan, Missouri’s First Lady of school choice activism, was “nuts.” That ... (read more)
At one time, Missouri House Education Committee Chairwoman Jane Cunningham thought Mae Duggan, Missouri’s First Lady of school choice activism, was “nuts.” That ... (read more)
10/2003 Friedman Report School Choice Roundup
Colorado * District of Columbia * Florida * Illinois Louisiana * Michigan * New Jersey COLORADO New Charter Tries Same-Sex Classes Colorado’s ... (read more)
Colorado * District of Columbia * Florida * Illinois Louisiana * Michigan * New Jersey COLORADO New Charter Tries Same-Sex Classes Colorado’s ... (read more)
Administrators Stonewall NCLB in Colorado
Public school districts across the state of Colorado broke the law last year, failing to properly notify parents of essential information about a new federal ... (read more)
Public school districts across the state of Colorado broke the law last year, failing to properly notify parents of essential information about a new federal ... (read more)
Business Group Gives Chicago Schools an F
Neither increased funding nor administrative changes will produce the significant gains in student performance that are necessary for the Chicago Public ... (read more)
Neither increased funding nor administrative changes will produce the significant gains in student performance that are necessary for the Chicago Public ... (read more)
Charter Schools Fuel School Management Growth
While large-scale privatization efforts like the Philadelphia experiment may be politically difficult, nationwide the growth of charter schools continues ... (read more)
While large-scale privatization efforts like the Philadelphia experiment may be politically difficult, nationwide the growth of charter schools continues ... (read more)
Congress Practices One Thing, Preaches Another on School Choice
Over the past three years Congress has had several opportunities to approve legislation that would give low-income families the opportunity to choose where ... (read more)
Over the past three years Congress has had several opportunities to approve legislation that would give low-income families the opportunity to choose where ... (read more)
Congress Returns to Tackle DC Vouchers, Other Thorny Votes
As August recess dwindled away and Capitol Hill repopulated, Members and staff were abruptly reminded they had left town with many of the year’s thorniest ... (read more)
As August recess dwindled away and Capitol Hill repopulated, Members and staff were abruptly reminded they had left town with many of the year’s thorniest ... (read more)
How Tough Is Louisiana’s Math Exit Exam?
Bridget Green’s failure to graduate high school because she persistently failed to pass Louisiana’s Graduate Exit Exam (GEE) prompted local test critic ... (read more)
Bridget Green’s failure to graduate high school because she persistently failed to pass Louisiana’s Graduate Exit Exam (GEE) prompted local test critic ... (read more)
Just the Facts: Student Achievement
Just The Facts: Student Achievement National Assessment of Eduational Progress Tests ACT Scores SAT Scores Percent of public school students ... (read more)
Just The Facts: Student Achievement National Assessment of Eduational Progress Tests ACT Scores SAT Scores Percent of public school students ... (read more)
MATCH School Shows Poverty Isn’t Destiny
It is the most urgent problem in U.S. public education today, but few people have the stomach to take on its challenge. It demands a daunting amount of ... (read more)
It is the most urgent problem in U.S. public education today, but few people have the stomach to take on its challenge. It demands a daunting amount of ... (read more)
NCLB Puts Spotlight on Public School Performance
This summer, state departments of education identified which public schools “need improvement” after failing to make “adequate yearly progress” for two ... (read more)
This summer, state departments of education identified which public schools “need improvement” after failing to make “adequate yearly progress” for two ... (read more)
October 2003 School Reform News (pdf)
The October 2003 issue of School Reform News documents the importance of school choice: Parents want it. According to a new Gallup poll conducted for ... (read more)
The October 2003 issue of School Reform News documents the importance of school choice: Parents want it. According to a new Gallup poll conducted for ... (read more)
Paradoxical Ruling Appealed to Washington Supreme Court
What if you had the right to assume people who refused to join your organization nevertheless wanted to support your political agenda? What if you also ... (read more)
What if you had the right to assume people who refused to join your organization nevertheless wanted to support your political agenda? What if you also ... (read more)
Philadelphia’s Privatization Experiment Produces Gains
One year after the nation’s largest school privatization experiment began in Philadelphia, the competition between restructured city schools, privately ... (read more)
One year after the nation’s largest school privatization experiment began in Philadelphia, the competition between restructured city schools, privately ... (read more)
Poll: Most Americans Would Choose Private Schools
A new Gallup poll conducted for Phi Delta Kappa International, whose education surveys command high respect in the teaching profession, reveals a compelling ... (read more)
A new Gallup poll conducted for Phi Delta Kappa International, whose education surveys command high respect in the teaching profession, reveals a compelling ... (read more)
Principal Hiring 'Idiocy'
The recent experience of a Georgia publisher “helping” to hire a new school principal for the Atlanta Public Schools indicates it’s not only the teacher ... (read more)
The recent experience of a Georgia publisher “helping” to hire a new school principal for the Atlanta Public Schools indicates it’s not only the teacher ... (read more)
Race and Education: An Exclusive Interview with Abigail Thernstrom
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, which allows an applicant’s race to be considered as a factor in college admission decisions, ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger, which allows an applicant’s race to be considered as a factor in college admission decisions, ... (read more)
Study Shows Teacher Hiring Practices Need Work
Is it low pay that causes the teaching profession to have so few males and minorities, as the nation’s largest teacher union contends? A convincing counter-argument ... (read more)
Is it low pay that causes the teaching profession to have so few males and minorities, as the nation’s largest teacher union contends? A convincing counter-argument ... (read more)
Title I Tutoring Vouchers?
Work-study programs are not the only way to engage college students in tutoring programs. A parent with a child who needs tutoring could easily post a flyer ... (read more)
Work-study programs are not the only way to engage college students in tutoring programs. A parent with a child who needs tutoring could easily post a flyer ... (read more)
Valedictorian Flunks Graduation Test
School officials in Beaufort County, South Carolina, have institutionalized grade inflation by guaranteeing their high school students a minimum first-semester ... (read more)
School officials in Beaufort County, South Carolina, have institutionalized grade inflation by guaranteeing their high school students a minimum first-semester ... (read more)
When Schools Compete, Good Things Happen
Numerous studies in recent years have shown student achievement and parental satisfaction improve when families use vouchers to choose private schooling. ... (read more)
Numerous studies in recent years have shown student achievement and parental satisfaction improve when families use vouchers to choose private schooling. ... (read more)
