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The Future of D.C. School Choice (Dan Lips)

November 7, 2006

The school choice program in our nation's capital could be in jeopardy.

Right Side? Wrong Reasons (Ben DeGrow)

November 6, 2006

Two 65% spending proposals are on the Colorado ballot, and both are thoroughly misguided.

Arrested Acceleration (Jennifer Buckingham)

November 3, 2006

The story of academically gifted Gracia Malaxetxebarria, who lives in the state of Queensland in Australia, is not an uncommon one--except that her mother went to uncommon lengths to see justice done.

The Dismal Record on Parental Choice in NCLB (Dan Lips)

November 2, 2006

Four years later, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has provided few American families with real options.

Stop a Silly Argument: Learn from Success (Joe Nathan)

November 1, 2006

The best of charter schools and the best of district-run public schools have much to teach others.

The Bush Education Agenda: Then and Now (Dan Lips)

October 30, 2006

Five years can feel like a lifetime in politics, where momentum can be a stronger force than gravity. For the Bush Administration, five years invested in implementing and defending No Child Left Behind has created a sense of ownership over all aspects of a law that was the result of heavy negotiations. This was apparent […] Read more »

“R” Stands for Reading Rat Race (Nancy Salvato)

October 27, 2006

In the Summer of 2001 Dame Marie Clay, creator of the New Zealand based Reading Recovery program, and her entourage came to the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, to speak with House Education Committee Staffer Bob Sweet. Her purpose was to ascertain whether Reading Recovery would be eligible for Reading First funding once […] Read more »