In just 2 weeks… You can participate in #GivingTuesday and help us raise $5,000 to make schools work better for ALL children on December 3. What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a one-day online and social media campaign dedicated to giving back and showing how Americans can do more with our wallets than just consume on…

Vol. 15, No. 41 ELECTION DAY. Today, the likely decisions of voters in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City chart a very uncertain future for education reform and student opportunity. Two frontrunners have firmly positioned themselves as anti-reform, while one other merely has the potential to do more. In a state desperately in need…

“Mack The Knife” for Michael Moe  Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white. Just a jack knife has old Mike Moe, babe And he keeps it, out of sight. You know when that Mike Moe, starts talking school choice Lots of businesses start to listen, Fancy gloves though wears…

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” for Deborah McGriff  McGriff gets no kick from the inane. Excuses for kids they don’t thrill her at all. So tell me why should it be true That McGriff, we get a kick out of you? Some reformers are on the wrong train I'm sure that if McGriff took…

“It Had To Be You” for The Gleason Family Foundation  It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around, and finally found a Foundation who, could make schools be true Never make us be blue and even be glad Just to be sad just thinking of you Some Foundations we've seen might…

“I Got You Under My Skin” for Bill Bennett  We’ve got you under our skin. We’ve got you deep in the heart of us. So deep in our heart that you're really a part of us. We’ve got you under our skin. Reformers tried so not to give in. We said to ourselves: this Bennett never…

"The Lady is a Tramp" for Barbara Dreyer  She gets hungry, for dinner at eight She likes distance learning from morning till late She loves to bother with kids who can’t graduate That's why Barbara Dreyer is a champ Doesn't like mind games, with bureaucrats Won't go to Baltimore with city council brats Won't dish…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won't find anywhere else - spiced with a dash of irreverence - from the nation's leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE Common Core’s Testing Woes National Journal, September 16, 2013 The Common Core State Standards for elementary and secondary schools…

by Kenric Ward Watchdog.org September 4, 2013 Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s decision not to defend Virginia’s school-takeover law signals its imminent demise. Echoing constitutional concerns raised by the Norfolk School Board, the Republican attorney general said his office would not represent the state in taking over chronically failing campuses. With Norfolk preparing a lawsuit against…

A national report continues to praise Louisiana's school choice programs but warns the state's fourth-in-the-nation ranking -- and parents' power in their children's education -- could be in jeopardy because of a federal lawsuit that could halt vouchers in districts under desegregation orders.