Teachers

An analysis of school shootings by the U.S. Secret Service doesn’t really tell us anything new.

Florida teachers are adequately compensated, State legislators should look for other, truly effective ways to improve school outcomes.

“The false cry that there is no teacher shortage must not go unchallenged.”

Over the past 15 years, the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) has become the Little Engine That Could among school choice programs in the United States.

The research is mixed. Some reviews (of the many studies on retention or promotion) have shown little benefit for retention in grade 3 compared with social promotion to grade 4. 

One of the criticisms teachers unions and other government-schooling factotums level against private schools that accept voucher students is that in many cases they hire teachers who are not state-certified or licensed.

Kamala Harris has concocted a brazen plan to get the teacher union endorsement in 2020.

For the American Federation of Teachers, too much education spending is never enough.

The teachers union is coming after more of your money.

Tenure is an archaic and sclerotic system that blunts education innovation, teacher accountability and student learning.

Starting a company from scratch that’s able to compete with the long-entrenched SAT and ACT in the college-entrance testing business sounds like an impossible dream.

The ESA is the latest innovation in choice, and quite likely the most promising for bringing about enduring reform of K–12 education.

Dr. Duke Pesta’s experiences as an educational reformer, university professor, high school teacher, and the administrator of an online home school curriculum uniquely qualify him to address the current state of education in our country.