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 2004
02/2004 Friedman Report Profile: Doug Holmes, Education Excellence Utah
“For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.” Henry David Thoreau Doug Holmes of Farmington, Utah, has taken ... (read more)
“For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.” Henry David Thoreau Doug Holmes of Farmington, Utah, has taken ... (read more)
02/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Colorado * Delaware * Florida * Kansas * Kentucky New Hampshire * New Mexico * South Carolina * Virginia COLORADO Voucher Supporters Run Radio Ad ... (read more)
Colorado * Delaware * Florida * Kansas * Kentucky New Hampshire * New Mexico * South Carolina * Virginia COLORADO Voucher Supporters Run Radio Ad ... (read more)
ALEC Issues Report Card on American Education
“[T]he past two decades’ massive infusion of public dollars into K-12 education has done nothing to improve student performance as measured by nationally ... (read more)
“[T]he past two decades’ massive infusion of public dollars into K-12 education has done nothing to improve student performance as measured by nationally ... (read more)
Citizenship and Character
The Founding Fathers don’t get much respect these days. In school, children are more likely to be taught that George Washington owned slaves than that ... (read more)
The Founding Fathers don’t get much respect these days. In school, children are more likely to be taught that George Washington owned slaves than that ... (read more)
Competition Arrives for Teacher Certification
Schools of education and allied accreditation and teacher licensing agencies now face a competitor who is challenging their longtime role as exclusive ... (read more)
Schools of education and allied accreditation and teacher licensing agencies now face a competitor who is challenging their longtime role as exclusive ... (read more)
Education Next Offers Research, Commentary, Reform
The Winter 2004 issue of the scholarly journal, Education Next, has been published by the Hoover Institution. The issue includes articles on autism and ... (read more)
The Winter 2004 issue of the scholarly journal, Education Next, has been published by the Hoover Institution. The issue includes articles on autism and ... (read more)
Enlow Named Executive Director of Friedman Foundation
Robert C. Enlow, executive vice president for programs and development for the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation Inc., has been named executive director ... (read more)
Robert C. Enlow, executive vice president for programs and development for the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation Inc., has been named executive director ... (read more)
February 2004 School Reform News (pdf)
The February 2004 issue of School Reform News discusses character education in public schools and reports the findings of several surveys that measure student ... (read more)
The February 2004 issue of School Reform News discusses character education in public schools and reports the findings of several surveys that measure student ... (read more)
House Approves Final DC Voucher Plan
As expected, the House of Representatives did its part to advance President George W. Bush’s voucher plan for the District of Columbia, passing a $328 ... (read more)
As expected, the House of Representatives did its part to advance President George W. Bush’s voucher plan for the District of Columbia, passing a $328 ... (read more)
In DC Schools, Grade-Tampering 'May Have Occurred Undetected'
Before he resigned in late 2003, Washington, DC Superintendent Paul Vance ordered a review of high school records after teachers from one local high school ... (read more)
Before he resigned in late 2003, Washington, DC Superintendent Paul Vance ordered a review of high school records after teachers from one local high school ... (read more)
Language Defenders Come Under Friendly Fire
Although Bob Killian’s “Cover Letters from Hell” quotes one job applicant’s use of “accidentaly” as an obvious example of a misspelled word, his defense ... (read more)
Although Bob Killian’s “Cover Letters from Hell” quotes one job applicant’s use of “accidentaly” as an obvious example of a misspelled word, his defense ... (read more)
Most Children Left Behind in Urban Public Schools
Although presented to the public in positive, sometimes glowing terms, the first-ever reports of comparable data on reading and mathematics achievement ... (read more)
Although presented to the public in positive, sometimes glowing terms, the first-ever reports of comparable data on reading and mathematics achievement ... (read more)
Role Models, Self-Discipline, and Communities of Virtue
When teaching character education in public schools is proposed, a frequent response is, Why? One good reason is that since schools inevitably influence ... (read more)
When teaching character education in public schools is proposed, a frequent response is, Why? One good reason is that since schools inevitably influence ... (read more)
School Choice Programs Tighten Accountability Measures
Florida’s three school choice programs recently have been the subject of several negative reports in the Palm Beach Post and other local newspapers, pointing ... (read more)
Florida’s three school choice programs recently have been the subject of several negative reports in the Palm Beach Post and other local newspapers, pointing ... (read more)
School Figures Throws Light on Reform Issues
School Figures: The Data behind the Debate Hanna Skandera and Richard Sousa Hoover Institution Press, 2003, $15.00 paperback, 342 pages ISBN: 0-8179-2822-7 This ... (read more)
School Figures: The Data behind the Debate Hanna Skandera and Richard Sousa Hoover Institution Press, 2003, $15.00 paperback, 342 pages ISBN: 0-8179-2822-7 This ... (read more)
Supreme Court Hears Free Exercise Case
On December 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Locke v. Davey, a case whose outcome has significant implications for the ... (read more)
On December 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Locke v. Davey, a case whose outcome has significant implications for the ... (read more)
Survey Results: Student Attitudes Towards Cheating
Several organizations conduct surveys on attitudes and opinions of American teenagers regarding cheating. According to a 2002 Public Agenda survey of ... (read more)
Several organizations conduct surveys on attitudes and opinions of American teenagers regarding cheating. According to a 2002 Public Agenda survey of ... (read more)
Tests Reveal Students Unprepared for College
The advent of high-stakes testing is revealing more than just information on what American high school students know and are capable of doing; it is also ... (read more)
The advent of high-stakes testing is revealing more than just information on what American high school students know and are capable of doing; it is also ... (read more)
The Little School on the Prairie: an exclusive interview with Victoria Martino
Victoria Martino knew students at her school were doing well. After all, she had co-founded the little school on the prairie, Mountain View Academy in ... (read more)
Victoria Martino knew students at her school were doing well. After all, she had co-founded the little school on the prairie, Mountain View Academy in ... (read more)
The Little School That Could
The transformation of Vaughn Elementary School in Los Angeles began on July 1, 1993, when teachers overwhelmingly voted for change and the facility became, ... (read more)
The transformation of Vaughn Elementary School in Los Angeles began on July 1, 1993, when teachers overwhelmingly voted for change and the facility became, ... (read more)
The Six Pillars of Character
For character education, many schools have adopted the Character Counts! program from the Josephson Institute of Ethics, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization ... (read more)
For character education, many schools have adopted the Character Counts! program from the Josephson Institute of Ethics, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization ... (read more)
Unremediated Grammar
Attached to every résumé we get at our advertising agency is a cover letter. Despite the fact that these letters are usually written by college graduates ... (read more)
Attached to every résumé we get at our advertising agency is a cover letter. Despite the fact that these letters are usually written by college graduates ... (read more)
Walberg Nominated to National Education Board
Herbert J. Walberg, chairman of The Heartland Institute, the publisher of School Reform News, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to a three-year ... (read more)
Herbert J. Walberg, chairman of The Heartland Institute, the publisher of School Reform News, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to a three-year ... (read more)
Who Needs School Choice?
A single mother of two girls, Caitlin and Faith, and one boy, Jacob, Yvonne Trujillo is struggling to give her children the hope she enjoyed as a little ... (read more)
A single mother of two girls, Caitlin and Faith, and one boy, Jacob, Yvonne Trujillo is struggling to give her children the hope she enjoyed as a little ... (read more)
