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June 2008
Arizona Considers Takeover of Failing Local School Districts
Arizona state officials' proposed takeover of a notoriously poor-performing Phoenix school district has stirred a far-reaching debate about local school ... (read more)
Arizona state officials' proposed takeover of a notoriously poor-performing Phoenix school district has stirred a far-reaching debate about local school ... (read more)
Assigned Readings Show Teacher's Alarmist Prejudice
A detailed look at several of the articles apparently consulted by students in the sixth grade classroom of teacher Michael Steria at David A. Brown Middle ... (read more)
A detailed look at several of the articles apparently consulted by students in the sixth grade classroom of teacher Michael Steria at David A. Brown Middle ... (read more)
Experts Weigh in on Vouchers, Teacher Unions, Failing Schools
"Ballot initiatives are notoriously tough to pass because it's harder to convince people to enact something new than keep the status quo. As a result, even ... (read more)
"Ballot initiatives are notoriously tough to pass because it's harder to convince people to enact something new than keep the status quo. As a result, even ... (read more)
Failing Schools and Local Districts Undermining Families' NCLB Options
One of the major promises of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been that kids in chronically bad schools will be able to reach beyond those ... (read more)
One of the major promises of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been that kids in chronically bad schools will be able to reach beyond those ... (read more)
Florida Voters May Free Vouchers from Constitutional Stranglehold
Florida voters will have the chance to amend their state constitution this November to increase the opportunity for school voucher programs, thanks to a ... (read more)
Florida voters will have the chance to amend their state constitution this November to increase the opportunity for school voucher programs, thanks to a ... (read more)
June 2008 School Reform News (PDF)
The June 2008 issue of School Reform News reports on the decision by a Florida commission that has agreed to give voters an opportunity to pave the constitutional ... (read more)
The June 2008 issue of School Reform News reports on the decision by a Florida commission that has agreed to give voters an opportunity to pave the constitutional ... (read more)
Letters from Sixth Grade Students Reveal Global Warming Indoctrination
If you doubt some teachers are trying to brainwash schoolchildren with global warming alarmism, take a look inside the sixth grade classroom of teacher ... (read more)
If you doubt some teachers are trying to brainwash schoolchildren with global warming alarmism, take a look inside the sixth grade classroom of teacher ... (read more)
Missouri Schools Get New Option for Finding Talented Teachers
Missouri schools have a new freedom in filling teaching posts under a law signed April 30 by Gov. Matt Blunt (R)--the first bill he signed during the spring ... (read more)
Missouri schools have a new freedom in filling teaching posts under a law signed April 30 by Gov. Matt Blunt (R)--the first bill he signed during the spring ... (read more)
New School Choice Yearbook Offers Up-to-Minute Facts, Figures
More than 150,000 children are participating in 16 school choice programs in nine states and the District of Columbia, according to the School Choice Yearbook ... (read more)
More than 150,000 children are participating in 16 school choice programs in nine states and the District of Columbia, according to the School Choice Yearbook ... (read more)
On November Ballot, Florida Voters Will Decide Fate of School Vouchers
In a move that will almost certainly revive legal battles over using taxpayer money for private schools, a commission has agreed to give voters an opportunity ... (read more)
In a move that will almost certainly revive legal battles over using taxpayer money for private schools, a commission has agreed to give voters an opportunity ... (read more)
Public Schools Lose Support of Idaho Parents
If the Idaho Public School System were a private business, it would have closed by now, according to a study by the Friedman Foundation for Educational ... (read more)
If the Idaho Public School System were a private business, it would have closed by now, according to a study by the Friedman Foundation for Educational ... (read more)
School Choice Makes Strides in Louisiana
New measures introduced by Louisiana policymakers make the forecast for more school choice positive, thanks to a $10 million initiative included in Gov. ... (read more)
New measures introduced by Louisiana policymakers make the forecast for more school choice positive, thanks to a $10 million initiative included in Gov. ... (read more)
School Choice Options Are Key to Milwaukee's Competitiveness
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) represents thousands of employers in the greater Milwaukee area. These companies provide jobs ... (read more)
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) represents thousands of employers in the greater Milwaukee area. These companies provide jobs ... (read more)
Search Is on for Nation's Worst Teachers
Urinating in a bottle and leaving it in a public school administrator's office sounds like something a particularly ill-behaved middle-school boy might ... (read more)
Urinating in a bottle and leaving it in a public school administrator's office sounds like something a particularly ill-behaved middle-school boy might ... (read more)
South Carolina Sees Controversy over School Choice, First Amendment
A controversy over whether a school district has the right to deny taxpayers access to communication channels bought with tax dollars, on the basis of their ... (read more)
A controversy over whether a school district has the right to deny taxpayers access to communication channels bought with tax dollars, on the basis of their ... (read more)
Tennessee Fights to Keep Open Charter Schools
Tennessee is fighting an uphill battle to save public charter schools from being rolled back, even though a recent survey shows the education option to ... (read more)
Tennessee is fighting an uphill battle to save public charter schools from being rolled back, even though a recent survey shows the education option to ... (read more)
Think Tanks Mark Anniversary of 'A Nation at Risk' Report
April marked the 25th anniversary of the release of the 1983 report "A Nation at Risk," which highlighted widespread problems in American education. The ... (read more)
April marked the 25th anniversary of the release of the 1983 report "A Nation at Risk," which highlighted widespread problems in American education. The ... (read more)
Trapped City Kids Need Tickets Out, Not More Edu-Insider Chit-Chat
On April 1 America's Promise Alliance, a coalition of the nation's education elite, released a report on the school dropout problem, funded by the Bill ... (read more)
On April 1 America's Promise Alliance, a coalition of the nation's education elite, released a report on the school dropout problem, funded by the Bill ... (read more)
Use of Test Scores as Tenure Factor Banned for New York School Districts
Local school districts in New York will not be able to use students' standardized test scores as a factor in determining which teachers receive tenure, ... (read more)
Local school districts in New York will not be able to use students' standardized test scores as a factor in determining which teachers receive tenure, ... (read more)
Will Florida Voters Choose Freedom Over School Uniformity?
They were called Opportunity Scholarships when, in 1999, Florida created them to give parents the power to move their children out of failing public schools. ... (read more)
They were called Opportunity Scholarships when, in 1999, Florida created them to give parents the power to move their children out of failing public schools. ... (read more)