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Reason June 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Gutting D.C. School Vouchers After They Work As Predicted The Democratic Party, as part of its "omnibus" federal spending package, voted in March to end the Washington D.C.school voucher program after the 2009-10 school year. |
Reason May 2004 Lisa Snell |
Capital Choices School voucher progress. |
Registered Rep. June 18, 2012 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How College Rankings Influence Scholarship Awards For your affluent clients, it's the schools that don't possess the marquee names that will be eager to award their children scholarships. The author's book, The College Solution: A Guide to Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price explains more. |
Salon.com August 16, 2000 E.M. Brown |
Unconventional wisdom Why Joe Lieberman is good for poor black children and parents. |
Salon.com May 26, 2000 Stephen Talbot |
The war over vouchers As home to one of the largest school voucher programs in the nation, Cleveland is ground zero in the battle. |
Salon.com May 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The Kennedy compromise Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills... |
Registered Rep. October 15, 2012 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College at a Discount Next year, a Minnesota-based university will cut its tuition by 33 percent for all its students. Others will likely follow. |
Reason December 2005 Nick Gillespie |
The Father of Modern School Reform Fifty years ago, Milton Friedman introduced the idea of school vouchers to America. Now, in this interview, he looks back on his legacy. |
ifeminists October 18, 2006 Todd Andrew Barnett |
It's Time to Abolish the Public Schools, Part 1 With all the problems associated with the public "government" schools, isn't it time to pull the plug on them and put an end to the pervasive evil that is the bedrock of the public "government" school monopoly? |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Kate Andersen Brower |
Obama School Reform Plan Relies on Big Business With Republicans gunning for the Education Dept., the President needs companies to help him fend off deep budget cuts. |
T.H.E. Journal February 10, 2010 David Nagel |
'E-Rate 2.0' Would Expand Broadband Access, Fund E-Book Pilot E-rate is a federal program that provides schools and libraries with discounts on telecommunications, Internet, and networking technologies and services. |
Salon.com April 16, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The Bush education plan is too timid We need to give families a choice -- and that means vouchers and charter schools... |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2015 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Five Secrets Colleges Are Keeping From You While universities may lure students with fancy brochures, luxury housing and scenic architecture, the reality is that colleges are high-stakes businesses preoccupied with enhancing their own prestige. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Education Management's Shares Jumped: What You Need to Know Shares of for-profit college Education Management scored an A today, rising as much as 12.3% on strangely anemic trading volume. |
Salon.com May 26, 2000 Stanley Crouch |
Vouchers and the GOP The Republicans' quick fix for education reform doesn't compute. Here's why. |
Registered Rep. June 18, 2015 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How to Handle Overblown College Fears It's only natural that your clients dread the approach of this milestone, but as they prepare for it, you can help minimize their stress level. |
HBS Working Knowledge July 14, 2008 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district. |
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
T.H.E. Journal October 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
President Ed Tech Following a rough ride with the Bush administration, only one candidate offers the policies and vision that can reinvigorate our industry and help our students gain a foothold on the future. |
Reason July 2003 Lisa Snell |
Tough Sell: School choice update At the request of 50 desperate parents in Compton, California Assemblyman Ray Haynes (R-66th District) has introduced a limited school-choice bill... etc. |
Registered Rep. August 20, 2012 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
When Dream Schools Become a Nightmare Many parents will go to great lengths to send to their children to their dream schools, but it's not always the best financial decision. |
Salon.com May 22, 2000 Joan Walsh |
Can these schools be saved? Salon's week-long look at the state of America's public schools |
InternetNews July 19, 2010 |
Microsoft Lands Cloud Deal With NYC Schools As it continues efforts to entice large, public-sector organizations to sign up for its expanding portfolio of cloud services, Microsoft lands e-mail partnership with New York City schools. |
Reason July 2009 Lisa Snell |
The Graduates Charter school success |
BusinessWeek January 13, 2011 |
Teachers' Union Boss Randi Weingarten The president of the American Federation of Teachers on public schools, teacher bonuses, and why unions are so unpopular |
Registered Rep. May 20, 2013 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Unlocking College Data What good are the loads of data about colleges, if families can't access it? Here are four websites that are opening the vault. |
Entrepreneur April 2010 |
Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools. |
Financial Advisor January 2012 Jerilyn Klein Bier |
College Crunch Advisors should start asking clients where their kids may want to attend college when the kids are high school freshmen or even in middle school, says Mazareas. There's a lot to talk about. |
Registered Rep. December 17, 2012 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Admissions Fever The college admissions process can drive teens and their parents crazy this time of year. Here are some statistics to get clients of college-bound kids to simmer down. |
Reason December 2005 |
Let a Thousand Choices Bloom Fifty years after Milton Friedman first proposed the idea of education vouchers, school choice proposals come in all shapes and sizes. Here, 12 experts debate the future of American education reform. |
Reason June 2001 Michael W. Lynch |
Higher Learning In which our man in Washington foregoes dirty talk for Tocqueville and finally learns what a wigwam is... |
Registered Rep. September 21, 2015 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
An Untapped Market in College Financial Planning There is one field where you won't get jostled: The niche for good late-stage college planning. It is just about deserted. |
Fast Company September 2008 Kate Rockwood |
A History of Public Education Reform in the U.S. Michelle Rhee's overhaul of the D.C. school system is the latest entry in a long history of attempts to improve public education in the U.S. Read on for some highlights. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2001 Lisa Snell |
Schoolhouse Crock Why George W. Bush's education reforms won't change anything... |
HBS Working Knowledge January 10, 2011 Carmen Nobel |
Is Groupon Good for Retailers? For retailers offering deals through the wildly popular online start-up Groupon, does the one-day publicity compensate for the deep hit to profit margins? |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
Inc. September 1, 2009 April Joyner |
Elevator Pitch: Healthy Fare for Schoolkids Monica Tomasso serves up all-natural lunches for private schools and camps with Health E-Lunch Kids, which she founded. Now, she has her sights set on public schools. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Brian Stoffel |
Was I Completely Wrong About For-Profit Education? Our analyst takes a second look at the industry's ability to disrupt. |
Reason January 2003 Brian Doherty |
Vouching for Vouchers School choice in Sweden: A new study by two Swedish economists examines whether the Swedish voucher program has hurt education in public schools. |
Registered Rep. November 19, 2012 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Value Investing for College Several schools recently dubbed the best value by Kiplinger's also charge the highest net prices in the nation. Shame. |
Registered Rep. February 19, 2013 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Majoring in Employment One of the top reasons students attend college is to get a good job. But just how much will schools help in the job search? |