Education (k-12)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008Shining Some Light on School FundingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)How much does your local school district spend each year? How much debt does it have, and how do those two numbers compare with other districts in the state? In most cases, the information is out there, if you look. But it can take quite a while to find. more »»
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008Preschool for All?Having failed old children, they want younger ones By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)One current fad in K-12 education these days is to expand it to E-12 education. In this case "E" stands for early--in some cases, even under 12 months old. Several organizations that are members of State Policy Network have in recent months responded to this fad. Here are some of the most ... more »»
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Sunday, April 27, 2008School Choice SavesBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Education (k-12)Last week, the Commonwealth Foundation launched SchoolChoiceSaves.org, a website focused on revealing the benefits of parental choice in education -- how school choice saves children from poor-performing schools and saves taxpayers' ... more »»
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Thursday, April 24, 2008Has Your Local Public School Flunked?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)How is your public school district doing? Probably not as well as you think. A new movie, "Flunked," compares the performance of the American public school system with those of other nations and finds it wanting. Desperately. Fortunately, it also finds some schools that are doing well, ... more »»
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Thursday, April 24, 2008An Advance for School ChoiceBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Louisiana is the latest state to enact some measure of school choice. A bill signed into law in March lets parents take a tax deduction on half of the money they spend on private school tuition, up to $10,000. more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008Teachers Unions and VouchersPSEA Continues Misinformation on School Choice By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Education (k-12)The head of the PSEA, the NEA affiliate in Pennsylvania, takes me to task for in a more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008They've got the Front-Row SeatsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Time to revise your blog feeds: Jay P. Greene (author of Education Myths) has started a blog. In a recent entry, Greene notes that in many states the lobbying group that is (literally) closest to ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008Virtual Schools Stunted in WisconsinBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)One of the most promising developments in K-12 education is the development of virtual schools, which allow students to use the Internet to learn at their own pace, and take advanced classes they might not otherwise be able to take. Unfortunately, virtual schools have a huge political ... more »»
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Saturday, April 19, 2008Arkansas Policy Foundation has a New WebsiteBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), GeneralThe Arkansas Policy Foundation has a relatively new website with a new URL (www.arkansaspolicyfoundation.org). Its policy accomplishments page mentions an ... more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008The Schoolhouse RocksAlternative paths to certification By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)The Show-Me Institute finds some good news coming out of the Missouri Legislature: A bill likely to become law would make it easier for working professionals to more »»
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