Rachel Sheffield is research fellow in welfare and family policy in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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About $60 billion more federal education dollars. That’s President Obama’s latest proposal to fix schools—this time in the form of his $447 billion jobs bill…. Read More
“The power and influence of education unions has a significant effect on schools today. But is that good for American students?” Education Unions: Made Simple,… Read More
In the national effort to overcome dependence on government, Michigan has just moved one step forward toward ensuring that welfare promotes self-reliance. On Tuesday, Governor… Read More
In a momentous move in March of this year, a Colorado school board voted to implement its first private school choice program. The program allows… Read More
It’s back to school time. And this year, students across the nation have more educational opportunity than in any previous year. 2011 has been named… Read More
On August 8, the Obama Administration announced it would begin granting waivers to states to allow them to opt out of the requirements of No… Read More
Fifteen years ago today, after lengthy battles between a Republican-led Congress and a Democratic White House, President Bill Clinton signed into law the 1996 Personal… Read More
On Monday, the White House announced that it will start issuing waivers for states to avoid the onerous provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
Good news: At the end of July, the federal government announced it will not be implementing President Obama’s spread-the-wealth “Supplemental Poverty Measure.” The Census Bureau… Read More
If you happened to be in Washington, D.C., last weekend, you may have run into the “Save Our Schools Rally”—perhaps more accurately titled “Maintain the… Read More
