Daily Policy Digest
Education Issues
| GIVING LOUSY TEACHERS THE BOOT Apparently Michelle Rhee, chancellor for the District of Columbia schools is a lady who means what she puts her name to; the same cannot be said for the teachers' unions, say observers... |
| EDUCATION VOUCHERS BENEFIT EDGEWOOD ECONOMY Policymakers can reap significant economic development and educational benefits at no net fiscal cost by implementing school choice programs like universal vouchers, says John D. Merrifield, a professor of economics at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a senior fellow with the NCPA... |
| REASONS COLLEGE TUITION IS THE NEXT BUBBLE TO BURST The number of college students graduating with over $25,000 in student loan debt has tripled in the past decade alone, say observers... |
| D.C. OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BENEFITS PARTICIPANTS President Obama should push to reauthorize Washington, D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program immediately, say observers... |
| END THEM, DON'T MEND THEM It costs a fortune to send kids to school; is it worth it, asks author P.J. O'Rourke... |
| ARIZONA LEGISLATURE ADOPTS SWEEPING EDUCATION REFORMS By adopting Florida-based education reforms, Arizona has taken the first vital steps to turning the state's school performance crisis around, says researcher Matthew Ladner... |
| TEXAS SCHOOL SPENDING TOPS $11K PER PUPIL Of the $11,084 Texans spent per pupil on public education in 2009, only $4,831 went for anything that could even remotely be considered "instructional" expenses as defined by the Texas Education Agency... |
| SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT The Seattle School District's collective bargaining process has created a trend toward limiting duties and work hours, while increasing costs, salary levels, job security and periods of paid time off for teachers and other district employees, according to a study... |
| OBAMA'S EDUCATION PLAN AGAINST PARENTAL SCHOOL CHOICE Contrary to the federal government's beliefs, a new study still shows that there are no positive correlations between federal spending per pupil and test scores in reading, math or science, says Julie Borowski... |
| SCHOOL STAFFS GREW IN NEW YORK Despite falling enrollment, New York City added non-teaching professionals at nearly twice the rate for other regions, according to a report... |
