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Arne Gets One Right
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
6.16.2009
California has already received more than $5 billion in federal education bailout funds, compliments of the American taxpayer. Another $2 billion is on its way this fall. Last month during a visit to San Francisco, Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked whether California was going to lead the way or retreat in K-12 education reform. Duncan was referring to the $4.35 billion in "Race to the Top" state incentive funding for groundbreaking reforms, including data collection about teacher performance and preparation.
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The Teacher Unions’ War Against Military Families
By: Rachel Chaney on 6.24.2009
The Senate Armed Services Committee is considering a proposal to provide military families with tuition vouchers. The idea enjoys support in the military but the National Education Association (NEA) has mounted an attack in a letter to the Committee, part of its ongoing battle against educational choice.
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California’s Textbook Case
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D on 6.10.2009
Governor Schwarzenegger last month announced a first-in-the-nation plan to offer free digital math and science textbooks for high school students. Facing a $24 billion budget deficit, the governor touts the need for “such innovative ways to save money and improve services.” Shifting the curriculum online might help reduce the state’s yearly textbook tab of $400 million, but technology alone will do little to improve the quality of California’s public schools.
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Education PRESS ROOM |
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I Have to Admit, I Was Wrong
By: Andrew Coulson on 6.26.2009
I’ve just discovered that my calculation of DC education spending per pupil was wrong, and I have to publish a correction.
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