Betsy DeVos
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Democratic contenders attempt to lock in teacher union endorsements to the detriment of taxpayers and the neediest students.
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If only I had a dime for every time I have heard the claim America needs to spend more money on education.
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Harvard’s scandalous treatment of Asian Americans cannot be allowed to stand.
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Education
UVA’s Education School Distorts Own Study to Slam Vouchers
by Robert Holland August 23, 2018Even though most studies using the highest quality of research show that underprivileged children benefit academically when able to use vouchers to attend private schools, the political and educationist Left use any scrap of data.
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Education
‘Baby PISA’ Is in the Nursery—But Hold Off on Sending the Cigars and Flowers
by Robert Holland February 21, 2018Baby PISA has arrived. Are you ready, folks in the neighborhood? Do you have any earthly idea what this newborn may presage for child rearing and society in general?
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As Americans have slowly recovered from the now 10-year-old recession, enrollment in private schools has increased dramatically.
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Education
Should Report Cards Impersonally Judge Students’ Personal Qualities?
by Robert Holland July 11, 2017When they have the power to do so, parents choose a child’s school on the basis of such varied criteria as safety, discipline, moral values, curriculum, and the availability of extracurricular opportunities.
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Climate ChangeEducationEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedPolitics
Four Liberal U.S. Senators Attack Heartland, and We Reply
by Joe Bast June 9, 2017For the record, The Heartland Institute has contacted nearly all members of the Trump cabinet. Can any of you explain to me how this differs from the relationship the previous administration had with liberal advocacy groups?
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The Obama administration was fond of proclaiming that high-school graduation rates hit record highs during its tenure. A new report shows that those numbers don’t mean much.
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Education
Depositing Ed Department in History’s Trash Bin Would Boost U.S. Education
by Robert Holland April 17, 2017Closing down the U.S. Education Department (– USED) could be a snap compared to repealing and replacing Obamacare.
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Education
The Left Didn’t Groove to the Beat of School Choice Week
by Robert Holland February 10, 2017The record-breaking numbers for the seventh annual National School Choice Week (NSCW), which wrapped up January 28, were stunning.
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Education
Grizzlies, Guns, and Games of Gotcha: How the Left Whiffed on Betsy DeVos
by Robert Holland January 27, 2017Who is “smarter than the average bear?”
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The morning after the Senate Committee held a confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, a more important development on the choice front came from down Florida way.