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July 18, 2006
(The final installment in a three-part series looking at the components of education, and what should be changed to achieve true reform.  Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here.  -ed.) Read more »
July 18, 2006
In 1955, the bombshell book “Why Johnny Can’t Read” disturbed a few nesting hornets. A half-century later, per-student education spending in inflation-adjusted dollars has quadrupled, but Johnny (and today’s Jareds and Jessicas) still can’t read. Read more »
July 18, 2006
In 2001, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge battled with Democratic state legislators to create a corporate scholarship tax credit program to bring the state’s families school choice. Five years later, Ridge’s tax credit has strong bipartisan support and is a model for other states. And just two weeks ago, Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, signed legislation […] Read more »
July 18, 2006

Instead of perpetuating a system that traps minority students in failing schools, let's give the power to the parents so that they can pick the best education for their children.

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July 11, 2006

The third in a series of articles from an anonymous student in an education school working towards certification as a math teacher. 

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July 11, 2006

It took two tries, but school choice is finally a reality in our nation's capital--and it's saving tens of thousands of children. 

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June 27, 2006

Teachers' unions have painted a picture of schools and teachers starved of money--a picture completely divorced from reality. 

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June 26, 2006

Our education school mole responds to comments on his introductory article and gives more inside perspectives.

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June 16, 2006
Every parent of a homeschooled child has a set of reasons why they decided to take the plunge and forever subject themselves to funny looks from strangers. I thought at first my reasons were anything but typical, but now I realize mine are the culmination of what would happen to any child not properly excised […] Read more »
June 13, 2006

The last in a series of articles responding to Eduwonk's comments on special education vouchers. 

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