Education (k-12)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007Competition Works in EducationFiled As: Education (k-12)Ben Chavis, director of the American Indian Public Charter School, in Oakland, California, gave the opening luncheon address at the 15th annual meeting of the State Policy Network. Here are a few thoughts from his remarks. One hundred percent of the school's students passed the state's high ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007Teacher Pay for PerformanceFiled As: Education (k-12)Teachers ought to be paid for performance, rather than seniority. But how to do that? Policy analyst Eric Wong writes that "the main concerns about performance-based pay schedules relate to evaluating teachers based on criteria that were too subjective." But, he says, the field of ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007Achievement Gaps PersistKentucky sees 10 to 40 point gaps in test scores Filed As: Education (k-12)The achievement gaps that are supposed to be addressed by No Child Left Behind and other laws are still significant. The Louisville Currier-Journal reports today that the percentages of white and Asian students who are proficient are 10 to 20 percent higher than for blacks, depending on test and grade ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007What Does an Adequate Education Cost?Filed As: Education (k-12)The diviners are at it again, trying to find out how much it costs, within a monopolistic education system, to produce an "adequate" education. New Hampshire is just one of many states that have been subject to lawsuits concerning its method of funding schools. (Note that I said ... more »»
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Monday, September 24, 2007So Much for Helping the Least Fortunate With Spending IncreasesFiled As: Education (k-12)In Ohio, a coalition of schools used litigation to pry millions of dollars out of the General Assembly for their own budgets. It was, they said, for the disadvantaged children. How, then, has that extra money been spent? The Buckeye Institute took a look, and found a relationship between school ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007A Change of Schools in New OrleansFiled As: Education (k-12)USA Today catches up on the changes brought to New Orleans schools since Hurricane Katrina. Not only has the number of students been cut in half, but most schools have become charter schools, giving them some ability to ... more »»
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Monday, September 24, 2007Two Out of Four Isn't BadNext Louisiana Governor to Support Ed Tax Credits? Filed As: Education (k-12)Two of the four leading candidates for Louisiana's gubernatorial election support tax credits for expense related to K-12 education. Putting faith in politicians to do the right thing is always a risky proposition. But should either ... more »»
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Monday, September 24, 2007Will Vouchers Survive Public Vote?Filed As: Education (k-12)Earlier this year, Utah made news by becoming the first state to enact a universal voucher program. The measure was soon in the political and legal cross hairs, and its fate depends on a public vote in November. The Salt Lake Tribune handicaps the ... more »»
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Monday, September 24, 2007School Enrollments Down ... Guesses All AroundFiled As: Education (k-12)Schools in several states are seeing declines in student enrollment, but nobody can give a definite reason why. Speculation focuses on measures to stiffen up enforcement of border laws, which is sending families either underground or ... more »»
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Friday, September 21, 2007Official HatredStirring up strife for political advantage Filed As: Education (k-12), GeneralThe famous dictum says that "power corrupts." On this 50th-anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock, Tom Parsons points out that one man's desire for continued political power contributed to the stain of racism that has afflicted the United States. Parsons writes that Faubus ... more »»
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