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In the News

In Praise of Vouchers

with Milton Friedmanvia Business Week
Monday, December 4, 2006

When it comes to addressing America's social and economic ills, the reform mantra chanted by everyone from economists to chief executives to governors is "Fix K-12 Education..."

In the News

Sweden (and America) can save our schools

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia Telegraph
Sunday, December 3, 2006

David Cameron is presenting a "mid-term" review of Tory education policy on Tuesday, just after both Ofsted and Tony Blair have conceded that the Government has failed to achieve its primary objective: to provide a good start in life for every child, including those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds...

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NEA stands against real reform to help students

with Eric Hanushekvia Chicago Sun-Times
Saturday, December 2, 2006

The number of high school dropouts is reaching crisis proportions...

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Misjudging education

with Eric Hanushekvia Arizona Republic
Friday, December 1, 2006

Within recent weeks, the Arizona Court of Appeals has determined that a court can decide whether the Board of Regents charges too much in university tuition, but not whether the state Legislature appropriates too little for the primary and secondary education of low-income students...

In the News

School Choice Movement Mourns Founder

with Milton Friedmanvia Heartland Institute
Friday, December 1, 2006

When Milton Friedman died on November 16 at the age of 94, the school choice movement lost its founder...

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No time to waste in fixing DCPS

with Hoover Institutionvia Examiner
Friday, December 1, 2006

Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty promised major changes in the District of Columbia’s Public Schools system...

Analysis and Commentary

The voters must decide if they want world-class research universities

by Timothy Garton Ashvia Guardian (UK)
Thursday, November 30, 2006

Sitting with my academic colleagues in the gilded discomfort of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre earlier this week, discussing the future governance of England's oldest university, I thought of GK Chesterton's remark that tradition is the democracy of the dead...

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‘Proficiency for All’ Is an Oxymoron

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Week
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The No Child Left Behind Act requires all students to be proficient by 2014...

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At a Bronx School, Latin Is the Root of All Learning

with Diane Ravitchvia New York Times
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

At the Bronx Latin School, one of New York’s multiplying number of small themed public middle and high schools, Latin is what Alfred Hitchcock used to call the MacGuffin: a plot device that grabs our attention while the story has a larger purpose...

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In Some Districts, Outside Groups Have Inside Track

with Paul T. Hillvia Education Week
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system got new leadership in August, but it wasn’t the superintendent or the school board...

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