EducationCommentary
Common Core Standards Could Help Dumb Down College Courses
Common Core’s national standards are an effort to define what every child in the nation should learn to be considered “college and career ready.” But… Read More
EducationCommentary
Common Core’s national standards are an effort to define what every child in the nation should learn to be considered “college and career ready.” But… Read More
EducationCommentary
In his seminal work, “Free to Choose,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman outlined his case for universal school choice, advocating for robust voucher systems for elementary… Read More
EducationAnalysis
The federal government has been trying to improve educational outcomes for 50 years, but according to a recent study, we have little to show for… Read More
Education News
On Friday, the U. S. Department of Education sent a letter to Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, threatening to revoke the state’s waiver… Read More
School choice is blossoming in the Sunflower State this spring. Last week, Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed into law Kansas’ first school choice scholarship program—making… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Common Core is on the ropes. More and more states are pulling back from the national standards as the 2014–15 school year implementation deadline looms… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Common Core proponents are doing their best to boost public perceptions of new national standards and tests as the fall implementation deadline looms. Last week,… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hasn’t succeeded in stopping Louisiana’s statewide voucher program, so now it’s trying to bury it in paperwork. Last August,… Read More
The Arizona Supreme Court has declared Arizona’s education saving accounts (ESA) constitutional. This decision ends the fight over ESA constitutionality and has affirmed Arizona parents’… Read More
The Indiana Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that will remove the state from the Common Core national standards. The bill, which was already passed… Read More