The Other Union Ruining Schools
Probably the biggest reason for the inner-city atrocity this ad targets is not teachers unions or the “culture of can’t” but the lack of another kind of union: marriages.
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Chicago’s celebration of School Choice Week: Making the case for School Choice in Illinois
Last week was National School Choice Week. Negative vibes and views about school choice whether achieved through vouchers, charter schools, Educational Savings Accounts, or by other means are quite common.
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Feds Spend Millions to Promote Common Core
Get informed about Common Core, and fight back!
Is Your Child Being Dumbed Down Through an Experimental Educational Method?
There is a growing controversy throughout America. Parents, teachers, state officials, and concerned citizens from most every state have become concerned about the new nationalized education system, known as Common Core.
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Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama’s State of the Union Address
Staff, fellows, and policy advisors at The Heartland Institute react to President Obama’s State of the Union speech.
More on Why Preschool Vouchers Are a Bad Idea
The reason government subsidizes education at all is to perpetuate a self-governing republic.
Is Common Core ‘Rigorous,’ Or More Nearly The Opposite?
So often do avid boosters such as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush extol the national standards for K-12 education as “rigorous,” it would be easy to conclude the adjective had become part of the name: The Rigorous Common Core State Standards.
How to End the Tiresome Christmas Debate in Schools
Every Christmas, schools make headlines by labeling their calendars for “holiday break,” “winter solstice,” and the like instead of “Christmas break.” The occasional Scrooge-like superintendent or teacher will inevitably punish some little six-year-old for bringing candy canes with a Bible verse to school or wanting to share the story of Jesus’ birth for a class presentation.
Education · Featured · Podcast
Heartland Daily Podcast: Balancing Act of an Orthodox Christian School
Mary Najarrian, principal of Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy in San Francisco, joins The Heartland Institute for a podcast about how an orthodox school balances conflict and education.
Heartland Daily Podcast: Vicki Alger- The Short Story on Common Core
In a world that’s moving toward individualization in realms like the work force- telecommuting, flexible schedules- it seems antithetical to be moving in the opposite direction regarding education. And that’s where common core standards will take us, in the opposite direction toward uniformity and “cookie-cutter” education. It’s just not right.
Education · Featured · Podcast
Heartland Daily Podcast: Public Schools Cause Social Tension- Neal McCluskey
Public education imposes a “one-size-fits-all” and attempts to satisfy everyone’s preferences and moral values, but it’s just not possible. And in turn, it creates social tensions that could be dissolved with the freedom to congregate in mutual self-interest.
First Obamacare, Now Obamacore – Part 1: Common Core Sows Seeds of Socialism in Young
Common Core is sowing the seeds of socialism among our children.
Education · Featured · Liberty · Podcast
Heartland Daily Podcast: Victor Davis Hanson- Educating for a Self-Governing Republic
Victor Davis Hanson is a well-known historian, commentator, and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He is collaborating with Pajamas Media on a project called Freedom Academy- an online resource that allows the average reader to delve into a brief survey of western civilization and values.
Education · Featured · Podcast
Heartland Daily Podcast: Dan Goldhaber- Teachers’ Academic Qualifications Improve
A new study shows that academic qualifications for prospective teachers are on the rise. Dan Goldhaber- director of the Center for Education Data & Research and a professor at the University of Washington- joins The Heartland Institute to discuss the aforementioned study.
Education · Featured · Podcast
Heartland Daily Podcast: Victor Skinner- Wisconsin Officials Harass Voucher Schools
Victor Skinner, the author of the report for the Education Action Group News, joins The Heartland Institute to talk about his findings regarding Wisconsin’s oddly balanced school voucher system.
Common Core: The Biggest Election Issue Washington Prefers to Ignore
Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s recent comments disparaging “white suburban moms” for protesting new national tests and curriculum mandates are not the isolated remarks of an out-of-touch elitist. His attitude is typical among bureaucrats from both parties regarding Common Core, but politicians who ignore this sleeper topic endanger themselves in 2014 and 2016.
Common Core Would Deliver a Crippling Blow to School Choice
Parents and other taxpayers have multiple reasons for mounting a full-fledged grassroots rebellion against the nationalized education program being marketed as the Common Core State Standards.
Federal Intrusion in the Classroom: Heartland Institute’s Joy Pullman at Notre Dame
Is common core a set of general guidelines or does it tell teachers how to teach?
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