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ConstitutionEducationGovernmentLibertyPolitics
Science or Science Fiction?
by Larry Sand December 1, 2020Teacher union leader claims we should follow the science, but then she ignores it
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EducationGovernmentLibertyPolitics
If Everyone Is Behind, Then No One Is Behind
by Larry Sand September 29, 2020COVID-19 has further exposed the teachers unions’ disregard for children
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Budgets/TaxesEducationFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Rebecca Friedrichs: Workplace Freedom Lawsuit
by Jesse Hathaway August 20, 2015In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Budget & Tax News managing editor Jesse Hathaway speaks with Rebecca Friedrichs, a California teacher who’s going all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States to fight for her (and other teachers’) protection against compelled speech and involuntary association by labor unions.
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As high-stakes testing grows in K-12 education, it is no surprise the testing for teacher certifications is also becoming more high-stakes. The problem is, teacher testing is not a good indicator of teacher quality. An MIT study found “state mandated teacher testing is associated with increases in teacher wages, though we find no evidence of a corresponding increase in quality.”
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Budgets/TaxesEducationFeatured
Education Savings Accounts Give Mothers Tears of Joy
by Joy Pullmann July 14, 2013They can use the funds for expenses such as tutoring, private tuition, special education services, books, computers, and online and in-person classes. They can even save remaining funds for college.
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Criticizing teachers is like criticizing policemen or mothers, but romanticizing the U.S. education system blinds us to the harm it can do to children.