Lindsey Burke is the director of the Center for Education Policy and the Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
View all authorsAttorney General Eric Holder has decided to wade into the D.C. school choice debate. While he probably only meant to get his toes wet, a… Read More
Early this morning, the President and first lady attended parent-teacher conferences at the Bethesda and Northwest D.C. Sidwell Friends School campuses for their daughters, Sasha… Read More
One of the most effective ways to get good teachers into the classroom is to provide people with an alternative path toward teacher certification. States… Read More
Last week, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tried to sell the merits of second “stimulus” by claiming education spending is being slashed, to the… Read More
New regulations passed by the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care will now require all child care providers – public or private – to… Read More
According to the Fox News White House blog: The White House says that the President has decided to give the approximately $1.4 million prize accompanying… Read More
Students who entered and won a lottery to attend a charter school in New York outperformed their peers who entered the lottery but did not… Read More
The House is expected to vote today on the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, which would end the Federal Family Education Loan… Read More
In socialist Sweden, universal school choice allows every parent to choose the best school for their child. The voucher program, which has been in effect… Read More
It’s back-to-school for American families, and the Obama administration is marking the occasion with an unprecedented venture. In a move that steps far beyond the… Read More
