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Morning Bell: 25,000 Chicago Teachers Walk Off the Job
This morning, about 350,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be without teachers. While the 25,000-plus unionized teachers take to the picket lines in a… Read More
This morning, about 350,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be without teachers. While the 25,000-plus unionized teachers take to the picket lines in a… Read More
As of today, the vast majority of American students have begun a new school year. As lunches are packed and carpool lines grow, Heritage reviews… Read More
As children head back to the classrooms, let’s look at two important figures to consider this school year: 308,000 and $11,400. 308,000: Number of members… Read More
Last month President Obama signed an executive order to form the new White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. According to the White… Read More
“Either he doesn’t get it, or he doesn’t care,” Sheila Jackson, parent of a D.C. Opportunity Scholarship recipient, said upon hearing the news that President… Read More
Education News
Joseph Kelley knew something was wrong when his son Rashawn flunked first grade. “I knew he knew his alphabet forward and backward, he knew how… Read More
In yesterday’s “Room for Debate” feature, The New York Times asks whether public-school teacher compensation should be increased. The answer we give, based on our… Read More
Last winter, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) traveled his state, holding a series of townhalls in which he touted a significant but politically unpopular… Read More
With the Obama administration’s debt deadline less than a week away, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is reworking his two-stage debt plan after the Congressional Budget Office revealed… Read More
In the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, children suffer in a public education system rife with violence and ranked among the worst in the nation…. Read More