Daily Policy Digest
Education Issues
| ARIZONA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WOULD FARE BETTER WITH SERIOUS ADMISSION STANDARDS Arizona's system of higher education is doing an extremely poor job in matching students with colleges, according to report... |
| SCHOOL CHOICE: POLLUTING OUR PLANET? Significant educational consequences of school choice programs will offset environmental consequences, say observers... |
| MILWAUKEE'S VOUCHER GRADUATES Milwaukee's voucher system is an example of what works in education, say observers... |
| A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF REFORM OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) have not established a trust fund, nor built up any assets whatsoever to pay its promised retiree benefits, say observers... |
| DETROITERS YEARN FOR TUITION TAX CREDITS Nine out of 10 studies show significant academic gains for students participating in school choice programs, says Michael Van Beek, director of education policy with the Mackinac Center... |
| EDUCATION SPENDING INCREASES AND BROKEN PROMISES Federal spending increases have delivered few benefits to students, says Dan Lips, a senior policy analyst with the Heritage Foundation... |
| CHARTER SCHOOL DEMAND CONTINUES TO RISE For every public charter school in the country, there are 239 students denied the opportunity to attend, according to the Center for Education Reform... |
| WHY TEXAS SKIPPED THE "RACE TO THE TOP" Why should Texas be forced to adopt national curriculum standards that have not been developed and could wind up being weaker than what is already in place, asks Brooke Dollens Terry of the Texas Public Policy Foundation... |
| RAISING THE EDUCATION BAR Too many states' benchmarks for reading and math are too low, says Marcus Winters, a Senior Fellow with the Manhattan Institute... |
| SWEDISH SCHOOLS MORE AMERICAN THAN AMERICA'S Sweden's approach to education is culturally all-American: Its model encourages competition and empowers individuals to take responsibility for their own education, says columnist Clayton M. McCleskey... |
