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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
September 2004
Colorado School Districts Collect PAC Funds for Teacher Unions
What if your health insurance provider took a fee out of your paycheck every month to pay for its political agenda, which you might not support? What if ... (read more)
What if your health insurance provider took a fee out of your paycheck every month to pay for its political agenda, which you might not support? What if ... (read more)
Corruption in Public Schools Costs Taxpayers, Impedes Reform
Ongoing news reports from across the country indicate incidents of corruption and mismanagement in the public schools occur frequently, often on a massive ... (read more)
Ongoing news reports from across the country indicate incidents of corruption and mismanagement in the public schools occur frequently, often on a massive ... (read more)
Free to Choose
Like every other parent, Marie Sanchez wants the best for her children. What makes her unusual is being a public school teacher and an unabashed advocate ... (read more)
Like every other parent, Marie Sanchez wants the best for her children. What makes her unusual is being a public school teacher and an unabashed advocate ... (read more)
House Renews DC Voucher Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 renewed funding for President Bush's school voucher program for public school students in the District of Columbia. ... (read more)
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 renewed funding for President Bush's school voucher program for public school students in the District of Columbia. ... (read more)
In Indiana, Billboards Tell Parents, 'You Can Choose'
In a public awareness effort to help families in Marion County, Indiana learn how they can help their children access quality educational options, the Indianapolis-based ... (read more)
In a public awareness effort to help families in Marion County, Indiana learn how they can help their children access quality educational options, the Indianapolis-based ... (read more)
Individual Student Growth Is Focus of California Analysis Model
A new report from the San Francisco, California-based Pacific Research Institute urges the state to adopt a school accountability model focused on the progress ... (read more)
A new report from the San Francisco, California-based Pacific Research Institute urges the state to adopt a school accountability model focused on the progress ... (read more)
July 2004 School Reform News Article Correction
Although the July 2004 School Reform News article, "Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers," reported the state's $2,400 college voucher "would ... (read more)
Although the July 2004 School Reform News article, "Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers," reported the state's $2,400 college voucher "would ... (read more)
Millions of Students Affected by Sexual Misconduct in Public Schools
Sexual abuses by Catholic priests, some extending back several decades, finally exploded in recent years into massive media coverage, lawsuits, and payments ... (read more)
Sexual abuses by Catholic priests, some extending back several decades, finally exploded in recent years into massive media coverage, lawsuits, and payments ... (read more)
NCLB Compliance On Track, But Some Issues Demand Attention
States have made considerable progress in implementing the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but some aspects of the law merit "immediate attention ... (read more)
States have made considerable progress in implementing the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but some aspects of the law merit "immediate attention ... (read more)
Opponents Make a Federal Case of Arizona's Tax Credits
Arizona's pioneering school choice tax credits must withstand scrutiny of their constitutionality yet again--only this time those passing judgment will ... (read more)
Arizona's pioneering school choice tax credits must withstand scrutiny of their constitutionality yet again--only this time those passing judgment will ... (read more)
Pledge of Allegiance Recited Intact as Schools Reopen This Fall
As public schools begin the 2004-05 academic year, teachers and principals are free to lead millions of children in recitation of the "one nation under ... (read more)
As public schools begin the 2004-05 academic year, teachers and principals are free to lead millions of children in recitation of the "one nation under ... (read more)
Point of View: School Choice Evidence
Parents are seizing new opportunities to choose their children's schools through vouchers and charter schools. But does such school choice improve learning ... (read more)
Parents are seizing new opportunities to choose their children's schools through vouchers and charter schools. But does such school choice improve learning ... (read more)
Resolutions Illustrate Teacher Union Views
At the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA), New Business Item (NBI) 5 initially called on NEA to oppose the use of Professor ... (read more)
At the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA), New Business Item (NBI) 5 initially called on NEA to oppose the use of Professor ... (read more)
School Data Now Available for Decision-Making
The growth of the standards and assessment movement is yielding an abundance of school-level student achievement data for parents, educators, and policy ... (read more)
The growth of the standards and assessment movement is yielding an abundance of school-level student achievement data for parents, educators, and policy ... (read more)
September 2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE NEWS Competition Just Makes Sense "The latest in a series of studies affirming school vouchers, by the Manhattan Institute, found ... (read more)
SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE NEWS Competition Just Makes Sense "The latest in a series of studies affirming school vouchers, by the Manhattan Institute, found ... (read more)
September 2004 School Reform News (PDF)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Arizona's pioneering school choice tax credits--which have already passed constitutional muster in the state supreme ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Arizona's pioneering school choice tax credits--which have already passed constitutional muster in the state supreme ... (read more)
States Lower Accountability Bar to Boost Pass Rates
Although pass rates on state exams are a key accountability provision of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), several states are weakening that component ... (read more)
Although pass rates on state exams are a key accountability provision of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), several states are weakening that component ... (read more)
States Lower Standards for 'Highly Qualified' Teachers
Just about everyone agrees that the quality of the teacher in the classroom is by far the most important factor affecting student achievement. The No Child ... (read more)
Just about everyone agrees that the quality of the teacher in the classroom is by far the most important factor affecting student achievement. The No Child ... (read more)
Teacher Union Gains, Losses Mean Little Membership Growth
Figures released at this summer's annual conventions of the nation's two largest teacher unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American ... (read more)
Figures released at this summer's annual conventions of the nation's two largest teacher unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American ... (read more)
Teacher Unions Back Kerry
More than six of every seven delegates to the July 3-7 Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA) supported the recommendation ... (read more)
More than six of every seven delegates to the July 3-7 Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA) supported the recommendation ... (read more)
Textbooks: 'Where the Curriculum Meets the Child' -- An Exclusive Interview with Gilbert T. Sewall
With the shift to presenting history from a multicultural point of view--where all cultures and values, including American, are treated as equally valid--history ... (read more)
With the shift to presenting history from a multicultural point of view--where all cultures and values, including American, are treated as equally valid--history ... (read more)
Trade Unionist McElroy Takes Helm of AFT Labor Union
At its July 14-17 convention in Washington DC, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) installed union secretary-treasurer Edward McElroy as president, ... (read more)
At its July 14-17 convention in Washington DC, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) installed union secretary-treasurer Edward McElroy as president, ... (read more)
U.S. Productivity Soars in Business, Slumps in Education
Productivity in the U.S. economy soared an impressive 60 percent over the past three decades in terms of output per hour, but productivity in U.S. public ... (read more)
Productivity in the U.S. economy soared an impressive 60 percent over the past three decades in terms of output per hour, but productivity in U.S. public ... (read more)
Voucher Opponents Cheer Colorado Court Decision
Voucher opponents hailed a June 28 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court striking down a new state program that would have given parents of low-achieving, ... (read more)
Voucher opponents hailed a June 28 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court striking down a new state program that would have given parents of low-achieving, ... (read more)
