Task Forces and Working Groups
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August 30, 2011 | Freedom Politics

Are NCLB waivers legal?

Here we have the U.S. Department of Education, a part of the Executive branch, saying that -- to receive waivers from NCLB sanctions -- the states must agree to conditions set by the Department. Yet these conditions are found nowhere in NCLB...
August 28, 2011 | Newsweek

Why Can't American Students Compete?

...32 percent of U.S. public and private-school students in the class of 2011 are deemed proficient in mathematics, placing the United States 32nd among the 65 nations that participated in the latest international tests administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...
August 5, 2011 | Wall Street Journal

Do We Really Need to Spend More on Schools?

Americans think so, until they hear that we spend $13,000 per student already...
July 18, 2011 | Wall Street Journal

The Internet Will Reduce Teachers Union Power

Online learning means fewer teachers (and union members) per student...
July 14, 2011 | CNN.com

Don't ditch testing after Atlanta cheating, boost test security

Cheating should not lead us to abandon assessments, even as we develop additional performance indicators for our schools and educators...
July 11, 2011 | Weekly Standard

Let’s Talk Education Reform

The Republican presidential field is beginning to take shape, and candidates and maybe-candidates are figuring out where they stand and what to say. Sooner or later, they will need to say something about education. May we suggest a few talking points...?
June 22, 2011 | Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)

How to Run Public Schools in the 21st Century

Our current models are bad for taxpayers--and calamitous for kids...
June 15, 2011 | National Review Online

Good for Texas. Good for America?

Rick Perry should not be hasty in applying Texas’ education lessons to the whole country...
June 10, 2011 | Washington Times

Independently audit test scores

Incentives for success give educators, students reason to cheat...
May 20, 2011 | Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)

Stop the War Against Standardized Tests

They hold teachers accountable and benefit students. What's not to like...