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January 2004
01/2004 Friedman Report Profile: Troy Williamson of Educate New Mexico
Troy Williamson--a father of three, former teacher, and dedicated advocate of education reform--thinks of his job as director of Educate New Mexico as ... (read more)
Troy Williamson--a father of three, former teacher, and dedicated advocate of education reform--thinks of his job as director of Educate New Mexico as ... (read more)
01/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Colorado * Connecticut * Illinois * Louisiana * Michigan Minnesota * New Jersey * Vermont COLORADO “Educate Me. I Want to Be Free” While voucher ... (read more)
Colorado * Connecticut * Illinois * Louisiana * Michigan Minnesota * New Jersey * Vermont COLORADO “Educate Me. I Want to Be Free” While voucher ... (read more)
A Victory for Vouchers--in the School Boardroom
It was the kind of news neither friends nor foes of the school choice movement had expected anytime soon--bannered across the front page of a local newspaper ... (read more)
It was the kind of news neither friends nor foes of the school choice movement had expected anytime soon--bannered across the front page of a local newspaper ... (read more)
Charter School Legislation: Data Tables
States With No Charter Laws Alabama Kentucky Maine Montana North Dakota Nebraska South Dakota Vermont Washington West Virginia Growth ... (read more)
States With No Charter Laws Alabama Kentucky Maine Montana North Dakota Nebraska South Dakota Vermont Washington West Virginia Growth ... (read more)
Charter School Legislation: State Rankings
The Center for Education Reform has developed a ranking of state charter laws, from strongest to weakest, based on how each law encourages or inhibits the ... (read more)
The Center for Education Reform has developed a ranking of state charter laws, from strongest to weakest, based on how each law encourages or inhibits the ... (read more)
Class-Size Reduction Brings Mixed Results
Two recent studies of student achievement for students enrolled in class-size reduction programs in Wisconsin and California offer mixed results and call ... (read more)
Two recent studies of student achievement for students enrolled in class-size reduction programs in Wisconsin and California offer mixed results and call ... (read more)
Colorado Voucher Program Dealt 'Temporary Setback'
A Denver District Court halted Colorado’s fledgling voucher program on December 3, ruling the provision of “Opportunity Contract” scholarships for children ... (read more)
A Denver District Court halted Colorado’s fledgling voucher program on December 3, ruling the provision of “Opportunity Contract” scholarships for children ... (read more)
Competition, Choice, and Privatization
Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve America’s Schools Herbert J. Walberg and Joseph L. Bast (Hoover ... (read more)
Education and Capitalism: How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can Improve America’s Schools Herbert J. Walberg and Joseph L. Bast (Hoover ... (read more)
Congressional Leaders Call for Head Start Probe
Congressional leaders have asked the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative agency of Congress, to inspect the financial controls and monitoring ... (read more)
Congressional leaders have asked the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative agency of Congress, to inspect the financial controls and monitoring ... (read more)
Construction Plan for Better Teachers: Deregulation
To Build a Better Teacher: The Emergence of a Competitive Education Industry Robert Gray Holland (Praeger Paperback, 2004; 168 pages, $24, ISBN: 0897898869) Getting ... (read more)
To Build a Better Teacher: The Emergence of a Competitive Education Industry Robert Gray Holland (Praeger Paperback, 2004; 168 pages, $24, ISBN: 0897898869) Getting ... (read more)
DC Vouchers in Limbo, IRS Probes NEA
DC Vouchers in Limbo As most Members of Congress headed home for Thanksgiving, President George W. Bush’s voucher plan for families in the District ... (read more)
DC Vouchers in Limbo As most Members of Congress headed home for Thanksgiving, President George W. Bush’s voucher plan for families in the District ... (read more)
Education and Capitalism: an exclusive interview with Joseph L. Bast
Although there are many major players in the school choice movement--and School Reform News has interviewed many of them over the past seven years--it ... (read more)
Although there are many major players in the school choice movement--and School Reform News has interviewed many of them over the past seven years--it ... (read more)
January 2004 School Reform News (pdf)
Page 1 of the January 2004 issue of School Reform News reports on a Denver District Court’s decision to halt the Colorado voucher program ... and on the ... (read more)
Page 1 of the January 2004 issue of School Reform News reports on a Denver District Court’s decision to halt the Colorado voucher program ... and on the ... (read more)
NAEP Provides Acid Test for NCLB
The 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed modest gains in the mathematical prowess of fourth and eighth graders but little or ... (read more)
The 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed modest gains in the mathematical prowess of fourth and eighth graders but little or ... (read more)
New Yorkers Give Schools Mediocre Grade
Three out of four New Yorkers gave the city’s public schools mediocre or failing grades, and the city’s poorest residents were the most unhappy with school ... (read more)
Three out of four New Yorkers gave the city’s public schools mediocre or failing grades, and the city’s poorest residents were the most unhappy with school ... (read more)
Private Schools Safer for Teachers and Students
According to a new government report, the rate of violent crime against students is almost twice as high in public schools as in private schools. Similarly, ... (read more)
According to a new government report, the rate of violent crime against students is almost twice as high in public schools as in private schools. Similarly, ... (read more)
School Choice Saves a Life in Washington, DC
Although she’d already raised two children on her own, Virginia Walden Ford found her youngest son William to be more than a handful. An ear infection ... (read more)
Although she’d already raised two children on her own, Virginia Walden Ford found her youngest son William to be more than a handful. An ear infection ... (read more)
Texas Voucher Program Produces Benefits for All Children
School choice produces benefits not only for students who make use of the voucher to transfer to a private school, but also for students who remain in ... (read more)
School choice produces benefits not only for students who make use of the voucher to transfer to a private school, but also for students who remain in ... (read more)
The Language Police: Fahrenheit 451 With a #2 Pencil
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn Diane Ravitch (Knopf, 2003; 272 pages; $24, ISBN: 0375414827) In the world ... (read more)
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn Diane Ravitch (Knopf, 2003; 272 pages; $24, ISBN: 0375414827) In the world ... (read more)
What Dangerous Schools?
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, parents whose children are in “persistently dangerous” public schools are allowed to transfer their children to a ... (read more)
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, parents whose children are in “persistently dangerous” public schools are allowed to transfer their children to a ... (read more)