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June 2002
40 Percent of What?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the federal government to cover a share of special education costs. Although it is widely ... (read more)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the federal government to cover a share of special education costs. Although it is widely ... (read more)
California Teacher Union Attacks Citizen Control of Schools
The California Teachers Association (CTA) was sitting pretty just a few months ago. Last year, it achieved a statewide double-digit pay raise. This ... (read more)
The California Teachers Association (CTA) was sitting pretty just a few months ago. Last year, it achieved a statewide double-digit pay raise. This ... (read more)
Capitol Hill Beat
Extensive Special Education Hearings Begin On April 18, the House Subcommittee on Education Reform held its first hearing pertaining to the scheduled ... (read more)
Extensive Special Education Hearings Begin On April 18, the House Subcommittee on Education Reform held its first hearing pertaining to the scheduled ... (read more)
Education Industry News
A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures, Inc., which conducts research ... (read more)
A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures, Inc., which conducts research ... (read more)
Education Next in Line for Deregulation
Would quality rise or fall if K-12 education were deregulated and opened to choice and competition? The question is at the forefront of the school choice ... (read more)
Would quality rise or fall if K-12 education were deregulated and opened to choice and competition? The question is at the forefront of the school choice ... (read more)
Growing School Choice in the Community: an exclusive interview with Kevin Teasley
What’s a voucher proponent doing running a charter school? Helping parents get a better education for their children, according to Kevin Teasley, president ... (read more)
What’s a voucher proponent doing running a charter school? Helping parents get a better education for their children, according to Kevin Teasley, president ... (read more)
Inflated Lunch Figures Foil Reform
In the past, federal administrators from the National School Lunch Program have argued the program has little potential for abuse because “the worse that ... (read more)
In the past, federal administrators from the National School Lunch Program have argued the program has little potential for abuse because “the worse that ... (read more)
June 2002 School Reform News (pdf)
The June 2002 issue of School Reform News reports the California Teachers Association campaign against parental control over schools, efforts by Wisconsin ... (read more)
The June 2002 issue of School Reform News reports the California Teachers Association campaign against parental control over schools, efforts by Wisconsin ... (read more)
Keeping Up or Falling Behind?
Data from the American Federation of Teachers 2000 teacher salary survey show that, despite annual increases, the relative salaries teachers have declined ... (read more)
Data from the American Federation of Teachers 2000 teacher salary survey show that, despite annual increases, the relative salaries teachers have declined ... (read more)
Not Bad for 185 Days of Work
Not Bad for 185 Days of Work Over the past decade, teacher salary growth outpaced CPI growth, with salaries increasing 33 percent compared to a 30 percent ... (read more)
Not Bad for 185 Days of Work Over the past decade, teacher salary growth outpaced CPI growth, with salaries increasing 33 percent compared to a 30 percent ... (read more)
Satellite TV Merger Could Boost Distance Learning, Homeschooling
A pending merger between the nation’s two largest digital satellite television service providers could be a major advance for distance learning and homeschooling. ... (read more)
A pending merger between the nation’s two largest digital satellite television service providers could be a major advance for distance learning and homeschooling. ... (read more)
School Vouchers Debated in New York
More than one hundred people gathered at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York on April 4 to hear a debate on school vouchers organized by the ... (read more)
More than one hundred people gathered at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York on April 4 to hear a debate on school vouchers organized by the ... (read more)
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Profile: Mr. Harper’s Murals “I’m a proponent of outstanding education,” says Russell Harper. He prefers to be known as an educator rather than an education ... (read more)
Profile: Mr. Harper’s Murals “I’m a proponent of outstanding education,” says Russell Harper. He prefers to be known as an educator rather than an education ... (read more)
Title I's Recipe for Fraud
Individual schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of students eligible for the federally subsidized free-lunch program. Though the lunch ... (read more)
Individual schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of students eligible for the federally subsidized free-lunch program. Though the lunch ... (read more)
Vouchers Help the Learning Disabled
A recently released study of 22 nations has established that families of special-needs children are among the biggest beneficiaries of universal school ... (read more)
A recently released study of 22 nations has established that families of special-needs children are among the biggest beneficiaries of universal school ... (read more)
Vouchers Hike Black Student Test Scores
Compared to their counterparts who remained in public schools, low-income African-American students achieved impressive test score gains when they used ... (read more)
Compared to their counterparts who remained in public schools, low-income African-American students achieved impressive test score gains when they used ... (read more)
What Digital Divide?
With two million new users being added each month, more than half of the nation now uses the Internet, and the much-decried “digital divide” is closing ... (read more)
With two million new users being added each month, more than half of the nation now uses the Internet, and the much-decried “digital divide” is closing ... (read more)
WI Democrats Vote Again to Slash Vouchers
In the Spring of 2001, Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate voted to slash funding for the Milwaukee voucher program by half and to limit further participation ... (read more)
In the Spring of 2001, Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate voted to slash funding for the Milwaukee voucher program by half and to limit further participation ... (read more)
Would Higher Teacher Salaries Improve Teacher Quality?
Teacher union officials, and those steeped in the tradition of schools of education, assert that blanket increases in teacher salaries are one way to achieve ... (read more)
Teacher union officials, and those steeped in the tradition of schools of education, assert that blanket increases in teacher salaries are one way to achieve ... (read more)