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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December 2003
12/2003 Friedman Report Profile: Virginia Walden Ford
Virginia Walden Ford’s energetic yet assured and level leadership has been central to the progress achieved by voucher advocates in the District of Columbia. ... (read more)
Virginia Walden Ford’s energetic yet assured and level leadership has been central to the progress achieved by voucher advocates in the District of Columbia. ... (read more)
12/2003 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
California * Colorado * Florida Georgia * Minnesota CALIFORNIA Teacher Union Gives Dean Early Endorsement With eight other Democratic candidates ... (read more)
California * Colorado * Florida Georgia * Minnesota CALIFORNIA Teacher Union Gives Dean Early Endorsement With eight other Democratic candidates ... (read more)
Amid NCLB Negativism, Bright Spots Appear
For the second year in a row, thousands of American schoolchildren are failing to receive the benefits of the limited educational choice to which they are ... (read more)
For the second year in a row, thousands of American schoolchildren are failing to receive the benefits of the limited educational choice to which they are ... (read more)
An Uncomfortable Analysis of the Racial Learning Gap
In their new book No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (Simon & Schuster, October 2003; 352 pages, $26.00; ISBN: 0743204468), Abigail and Stephen ... (read more)
In their new book No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (Simon & Schuster, October 2003; 352 pages, $26.00; ISBN: 0743204468), Abigail and Stephen ... (read more)
Badly Designed Programs Will Stymie School Choice
A new policy study from the Cato Institute provides policymakers with a practical guide for crafting successful school choice programs—ones that are likely ... (read more)
A new policy study from the Cato Institute provides policymakers with a practical guide for crafting successful school choice programs—ones that are likely ... (read more)
Black-White Achievement Gap Is Widening
Although a new report about the education of blacks in the U.S. shows evidence of some progress, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige recently warned there ... (read more)
Although a new report about the education of blacks in the U.S. shows evidence of some progress, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige recently warned there ... (read more)
December 2003 School Reform News (pdf)
The December 2003 issue of School Reform News reviews several books that any school reformer would love to give ... or receive! Lisa Snell summarizes ... (read more)
The December 2003 issue of School Reform News reviews several books that any school reformer would love to give ... or receive! Lisa Snell summarizes ... (read more)
Decentralizing Hawaii’s Public School System
Hawaii’s current education system is highly centralized, despite the dispersed geographic nature of a multi-island state and the unique needs of individual ... (read more)
Hawaii’s current education system is highly centralized, despite the dispersed geographic nature of a multi-island state and the unique needs of individual ... (read more)
District Drops Successful Singapore Math Program
Students in four Maryland schools who were taught using the Singapore Math program significantly outperformed their peers who were not in the program, according ... (read more)
Students in four Maryland schools who were taught using the Singapore Math program significantly outperformed their peers who were not in the program, according ... (read more)
Do What’s Right: an exclusive interview with Robert E. Gallagher
Parochial school administrators may do their best to keep tuition as low as possible, but often it is privately funded scholarships that make education ... (read more)
Parochial school administrators may do their best to keep tuition as low as possible, but often it is privately funded scholarships that make education ... (read more)
Frist and Hastert Urged to Support DC Scholarships
Managing Editor’s note: On October 21, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Speaker ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: On October 21, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Speaker ... (read more)
Identifying the Real Costs of Public Education
Public Education As a Business: Real Costs and Accountability, by Myron Lieberman and Charlene K. Haar (Scarecrow Press, 2003; 232 pages; $32.95; ISBN: ... (read more)
Public Education As a Business: Real Costs and Accountability, by Myron Lieberman and Charlene K. Haar (Scarecrow Press, 2003; 232 pages; $32.95; ISBN: ... (read more)
Making the Ideal Public School the Enemy of Choice
Choice With Equity: An Assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, edited by Paul T. Hill (Hoover Institution Press, 2002; 222 pages; $15; ISBN: ... (read more)
Choice With Equity: An Assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, edited by Paul T. Hill (Hoover Institution Press, 2002; 222 pages; $15; ISBN: ... (read more)
Practical Virtues
Courage, Diligence, Faith, Forbearance, Forgiveness, Honesty, Love, Loyalty, Prudence, Responsibility, Service, and Trustworthiness—those are the titles ... (read more)
Courage, Diligence, Faith, Forbearance, Forgiveness, Honesty, Love, Loyalty, Prudence, Responsibility, Service, and Trustworthiness—those are the titles ... (read more)
School Choice Continues to Build Global Momentum
Recent weeks have brought new evidence of growing support for parental choice in a wide variety of nations. Last month’s issue of School Reform News ... (read more)
Recent weeks have brought new evidence of growing support for parental choice in a wide variety of nations. Last month’s issue of School Reform News ... (read more)
Senate Approves Expansion of Milwaukee Voucher Program
On October 22, the Wisconsin Senate approved a measure to eliminate the enrollment cap placed on the Milwaukee voucher program, which limits participants ... (read more)
On October 22, the Wisconsin Senate approved a measure to eliminate the enrollment cap placed on the Milwaukee voucher program, which limits participants ... (read more)
Teacher Unions Crush Philanthropy and Volunteerism
Public school administrators often urge businesses and philanthropists to support the public school system. But while school officials are willing to ... (read more)
Public school administrators often urge businesses and philanthropists to support the public school system. But while school officials are willing to ... (read more)
The Code of Conduct for Gallagher Scholars
When they enter the program, each Gallagher Scholar receives a framed version of the Code of Conduct. 1. GOALS: Gallagher Scholars believe in setting ... (read more)
When they enter the program, each Gallagher Scholar receives a framed version of the Code of Conduct. 1. GOALS: Gallagher Scholars believe in setting ... (read more)
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Pledge
“I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Pledge, as originally ... (read more)
“I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Pledge, as originally ... (read more)
Uneducated Youth Threaten America’s Future
Despite an increasing awareness that the U.S. public education system offers widely differing educational opportunities to different ethnic and income groups, ... (read more)
Despite an increasing awareness that the U.S. public education system offers widely differing educational opportunities to different ethnic and income groups, ... (read more)
When Principals Can Be Entrepreneurs, Schools Improve
If principals were put in charge of their individual schools and allowed to run them as small businesses, is it likely the schools would be more successful ... (read more)
If principals were put in charge of their individual schools and allowed to run them as small businesses, is it likely the schools would be more successful ... (read more)
While DC Choice Simmers, NCLB Slow to Settle
The fate of President George W. Bush’s proposal to bring school choice to District of Columbia parents continued to hang in the balance as this issue went ... (read more)
The fate of President George W. Bush’s proposal to bring school choice to District of Columbia parents continued to hang in the balance as this issue went ... (read more)
