September 19, 2012
Are we in Russia?? I thought the strike was bad enough. Thousands of children out of school who are already 2-3 years behind on average, if not 5 or 6! Parents with no power, staff at failing schools who continue to get paid in spite of it all. But the contract outline prepared by the Chicago Teachers Union really takes the cake...
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September 12, 2012
Politicians love to say the word "education," but when it comes to actually doing something about it, outside forces must do the pushing.
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September 10, 2012
Parents are waking up to the disturbing reality that they have no influence over where and how their children are educated.
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August 27, 2012
Polls and survey aside, let's hope that these next two weeks of convention mania yield the understanding that education reform is central to our future solvency.
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August 20, 2012
CER President Jeanne Allen explains why CER is Taking America Back to School on Education Reform.
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May 30, 2012
It was encouraging to see ed reform being talked about in this campaign season. We agree that school choice is where Mitt Romney and President Obama’s education plans differ the most and believe that it could be a defining issue in the campaign.
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May 30, 2012
"Public Money Finds Back Door to Private Schools” (front page, May 22) doesn’t mention facts and data showing that more choices in education lead to increased student achievement without doing harm to traditional public schools.
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May 10, 2012
College done well need not be a luxury item. But as long as the colleges feel the have to compete for students on the non-academic differentiators, they will continue to spend aimlessly, and raise their prices, knowing that sympathetic ears in Washington will support them in the name of education for all.
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