President-elect Barack Obama is set to nominate Chicago Public School CEO Arne Duncan to be the next Secretary of Education. Mr. Duncan is known as… Read More
Over the weekend, the Washington Post editorial page continued its support of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program—comparing President-elect Obama’s position on school vouchers with his… Read More
Following Wall Street and Detroit, the nation’s governors have joined the growing line on Capitol Hill—begging Congress to save their states from looming fiscal shortfalls…. Read More
Under No Child Left Behind, thousands of public school students in the District are eligible to transfer out of their low-performing public school system into… Read More
On Monday, the Washington Post reported that the future of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program is in doubt. This program—which is currently helping 1,900 disadvantaged… Read More
For years, many liberals have claimed that the problem in American public education is that No Child Left Behind has been “under-funded.” Of course, federal… Read More
Earlier today Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed legislation (HB 1133) to create a $50 million school choice tax credit program. The legislation will allow individuals… Read More
This week is “National Charter Schools Week,” and the Center for Education Reform has a number of ideas for how you can celebrate. The National… Read More
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty goes to Capitol Hill tomorrow to testify on President Bush’s proposed budget for the District in 2008. In an editorial today,… Read More
