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THE SCHOOL VOUCHER DEBATE

July 27, 2009

Tags: education, vouchers, academic interventions

School vouchers have been touted by politicians as the great equalizer as they afford students who might not otherwise be able to attend a private school the opportunity to do so, funded by tax breaks directly to parents. What could possibly be wrong with that idea? Well, supporters and detractors have been debating this issue for nearly two decades. (more…)

CHARTING A NEW COURSE

July 20, 2009

Tags: education, national standards, standardized testing

Well over four thousand charter schools have sprung up throughout the country in recent years. And although they’ve been hailed as a great revolution in education, I wonder if that’s true. (more…)

LET’S LEAVE BEHIND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

July 13, 2009

Tags: education, national standards, standardized testing, NCLB

With the dismantling of the little red schoolhouse in front of the Education Department last month, Education Secretary Arne Duncan symbolically began the demise of No Child Left Behind. Let it die. (more…)

BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER

July 6, 2009

Tags: education, national standards, culture, communication

The recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Horne v. Flores may make it even more difficult for non-English-speaking students to obtain an equal education. In a 5-to-4 decision, the justices ruled that even if a state spends only the bare minimum on English language programs, as long as students improve, this is sufficient. (more…)

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