NEW YORK -- Since the Republican takeover of state legislatures around the country, states have been passing loudly-trumpeted laws that revamp teacher...
Ms. Rhee's missive intentionally avoids some very glaring problems, leading one to suspect her motivation and the motivation of other conservatives who press for vouchers and school choice.
The voucher program signed into Indiana law today will not only expand state control over schools by requiring adherence to a single curriculum, it will also cut into the market for non-accredited schools.
The Milwaukee School Choice Program, which was not only the first but also the largest school voucher program in the country, has fallen under fire af...
School voucher bills are a hardy perennial at the legislature. The last few years they've appeared in the guise of income tax credits. Perhaps proponents have high incomes.
One of the most contentious budget debates this year may be over something the president did not include in his 2012 spending plan -- school vouchers....
Florida's public education challenges are approaching us now with hurricane force. In fact, those in the education profession might describe it as a Category 5 storm.
Jeb Bush may have left office in Florida almost four years ago, however many of his educational policies are still in place -- and expanding.
Educat...
In recent weeks, candidates for mayor of Chicago have been releasing their plans for the city's struggling public school system.
Perhaps the most rad...
One of the knocks against the Douglas County Board of Education pursuing a school-voucher program is that the county is relatively wealthy. That misses the point.
The landmark legislation would have made Chicago Public Schools the site of what experts said would be the nation's largest voucher program. Up to 30,...
SPRINGFIELD - Kids in Chicago's poorest and most-overcrowded schools could get vouchers to help cover costs at private schools under legislation a Hou...
"You oppose Medicaid and government-run schools? You're heartless and lack compassion." If you have ever made this accusation, even tacitly, I invite you to reconsider.
What I love about my students' writing is its honesty. What I admire about most of my students is that despite the hurt they've felt, the fear that follows them, they keep showing up.
In America now, I can confidently say that it is no longer a question of can we educate all of our children at equal and high levels -- it is a question of will we.
The "end of social promotion" has caused tens of thousands of kids as young as 3rd grade to be left-back, despite overwhelming evidence that this... children and increases the drop-out rate.
With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.