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School Reform News
January 2008
A Clear Overview of Current Education Issues
Wisdom Is Better Than Strength: An intimate discussion of the erosion of education in America by Lois Stovall Williams, Ph.D. Baltimore: Publish America, ... (read more)
Wisdom Is Better Than Strength: An intimate discussion of the erosion of education in America by Lois Stovall Williams, Ph.D. Baltimore: Publish America, ... (read more)
Congress Is Getting Closer to Higher Education Reauthorization
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee has voted unanimously to approve legislation to reauthorize federal higher education programs for the next ... (read more)
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee has voted unanimously to approve legislation to reauthorize federal higher education programs for the next ... (read more)
Defining Safety Down
It’s hard to believe, but roughly 580,000 violent student-on-student crimes and 407,000 violent student-on-teacher crimes took place in America’s public ... (read more)
It’s hard to believe, but roughly 580,000 violent student-on-student crimes and 407,000 violent student-on-teacher crimes took place in America’s public ... (read more)
Dueling Studies Debate Advantages Offered by Private High Schools
According to a report from the Center on Education Policy (CEP), a pro-public school think tank, public high schools educate low-income students as successfully ... (read more)
According to a report from the Center on Education Policy (CEP), a pro-public school think tank, public high schools educate low-income students as successfully ... (read more)
Green Dot Charter Schools Help Revolutionize Los Angeles District
When the 2008-09 school year begins this fall, Green Dot Public Schools--an organization that runs 12 small charter schools in some of Los Angeles’s poorest ... (read more)
When the 2008-09 school year begins this fall, Green Dot Public Schools--an organization that runs 12 small charter schools in some of Los Angeles’s poorest ... (read more)
Hispanic Support for School Choice Is High
Hoping to secure Latino votes, presidential candidates are talking much about immigration reform. But Latinos think educational liberty for parents is at ... (read more)
Hoping to secure Latino votes, presidential candidates are talking much about immigration reform. But Latinos think educational liberty for parents is at ... (read more)
January 2007 School Reform News (pdf)
The January 2007 issue of School Reform News leads with a report confirming grassroots support for school choice across the U.S., despite the recent setback ... (read more)
The January 2007 issue of School Reform News leads with a report confirming grassroots support for school choice across the U.S., despite the recent setback ... (read more)
Mainstream Media Misleads Readers on School Choice Study
A report titled “Fixing Milwaukee Public Schools: The Limits of Parent-Driven Reform,” released by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) on October ... (read more)
A report titled “Fixing Milwaukee Public Schools: The Limits of Parent-Driven Reform,” released by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) on October ... (read more)
NCLB Systems in Place, But Results Uncertain, Study Shows
Experts from the RAND Corporation and American Institutes for Research (AIR), analyzing data from five years’ worth of experience with the No Child Left ... (read more)
Experts from the RAND Corporation and American Institutes for Research (AIR), analyzing data from five years’ worth of experience with the No Child Left ... (read more)
Nevada Teacher Works to Oust NEA
A renegade teacher and a rival union are leading charges against one of the National Education Association’s (NEA) largest local affiliates, opening up ... (read more)
A renegade teacher and a rival union are leading charges against one of the National Education Association’s (NEA) largest local affiliates, opening up ... (read more)
New Jersey Court Dismisses Parents’ Lawsuit
A New Jersey trial court has dismissed a lawsuit by some parents of students in failing schools seeking school choice as a remedy. The case, Crawford ... (read more)
A New Jersey trial court has dismissed a lawsuit by some parents of students in failing schools seeking school choice as a remedy. The case, Crawford ... (read more)
New Jersey Leads in NEA PAC Fundraising
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is the National Education Association (NEA’s) second-largest state affiliate and by far the leading contributor ... (read more)
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is the National Education Association (NEA’s) second-largest state affiliate and by far the leading contributor ... (read more)
New York City Launches Nation’s Largest School Bonus Program
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a new program designed to reward teachers who increase student achievement at high-needs schools. School ... (read more)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a new program designed to reward teachers who increase student achievement at high-needs schools. School ... (read more)
North Carolina Program Allows Students to Combine High School and College Coursework
In an effort to reduce education costs and expand opportunities for students, North Carolina has introduced Learn and Earn, a program allowing students ... (read more)
In an effort to reduce education costs and expand opportunities for students, North Carolina has introduced Learn and Earn, a program allowing students ... (read more)
Philanthropy Watchdog Says Choice Donors Do More than Give Money
A report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) offers an inside look at the organizations funding school vouchers and tax credit ... (read more)
A report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) offers an inside look at the organizations funding school vouchers and tax credit ... (read more)
School Administrators Under Fire for Protecting Female Modesty
School administrators nationwide are in a quandary about how to deal with the new freak dancing--or “juking”--craze going on at high school dances and proms. The ... (read more)
School administrators nationwide are in a quandary about how to deal with the new freak dancing--or “juking”--craze going on at high school dances and proms. The ... (read more)
School Choice Still Popular
Despite the defeats in referenda, school choice advocates point to the movement’s enduring popularity with voters. Over the past five years, more school ... (read more)
Despite the defeats in referenda, school choice advocates point to the movement’s enduring popularity with voters. Over the past five years, more school ... (read more)
South Carolina Superintendent Offers Public School Choice Plan
South Carolina’s top education official is proposing a new public school choice program, but the governor and other reform-minded critics are skeptical. State ... (read more)
South Carolina’s top education official is proposing a new public school choice program, but the governor and other reform-minded critics are skeptical. State ... (read more)
State Rep. Polly Williams Honored at Group’s Fifth Anniversary Benefit
The Faith First Educational Assistance Corporation honored Wisconsin state Rep. Annette Polly Williams (D-Milwaukee) at its fifth annual Anniversary Banquet ... (read more)
The Faith First Educational Assistance Corporation honored Wisconsin state Rep. Annette Polly Williams (D-Milwaukee) at its fifth annual Anniversary Banquet ... (read more)
Study: Competition Brings Success
Competition fostered by a free market is good for education, according to a new study by the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation. “Monopoly versus Markets: ... (read more)
Competition fostered by a free market is good for education, according to a new study by the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation. “Monopoly versus Markets: ... (read more)
Teachers Union, Superintendent Demand Court Close Virtual School
I represent students and parents who are defendants in Johnson v. Burmaster, an ongoing, bellwether case, filed in 2004, that will determine whether nineteenth-century ... (read more)
I represent students and parents who are defendants in Johnson v. Burmaster, an ongoing, bellwether case, filed in 2004, that will determine whether nineteenth-century ... (read more)
Voucher Movement Alive and Well Despite Recent Setback in Utah
On November 6, the nation’s first statewide universal voucher program was defeated in Utah by a referendum vote. Since then, major newspapers and magazines ... (read more)
On November 6, the nation’s first statewide universal voucher program was defeated in Utah by a referendum vote. Since then, major newspapers and magazines ... (read more)
What Works: Charter Schools Expect Kids to Learn, and They Do
“Who you is?” That’s how a student greeted me years ago in a Miami classroom. I waited to see how the teacher would respond to this insult against grammar, ... (read more)
“Who you is?” That’s how a student greeted me years ago in a Miami classroom. I waited to see how the teacher would respond to this insult against grammar, ... (read more)