Congress May Soon Know How Much Federal Agencies Are Wasting
How Congress could hold federal agencies accountable for their spending.
An Education-Reform Benefit for the Middle Class
So-called 529 accounts, now restricted to paying college tuition, should be permitted to pay any educational expenses.
Milton Friedman’s School Voucher Idea at 60
Milton Friedman’s voucher idea was terrific, but it needs to be updated for the 21st century.
Popping the Higher-Education Bubble
President Obama has called for more Americans to attend college, setting a goal that the United States lead the world in its percentage of college graduates by 2020. The administration ...
Education Spending Increases and Broken Promises
Whoever was working on the Department of Education’s budget for 2011 in the White House apparently missed the memo about the president’s new commitment to fiscal discipline. The 2011 budget ...
Education Reformers 2, Teachers Unions 0
School-choice supporters in New Jersey and Virginia were heartened last November by the election of reform-minded governors. Their hopes grew this week as the incoming chief executives named principled education reformers ...
Civil Disobedience for Educational Opportunity
As President Obama was preparing to speak to American students, education leaders stood outside the Department of Education to protest the administration’s decision to deny D.C. students quality educational opportunities.
The protestors, led by ...
Why D.C. Families Want School Choice
The start of a new school year means lots of anxieties for parents: “Will Johnny have a good teacher this year? Will he be able to make friends and get ...
The Secret Schools
People across the world have been inspired by the bestselling book Three Cups of Tea — the story of mountain climber Greg Mortenson’s personal journey to promote peace in remote ...
Shady Dealings
Teachers in the Hoosier State recently learned that the Indiana State Teachers Association’s (ISTA’s) Insurance Trust has effectively gone bankrupt. Regulators revealed that the trust, which pays benefits for disabled ...