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Reason
December 2005
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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.   |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Molly Peterson |
KIPP: Learning a Lesson from Big Business The charter school powerhouse uses motivational techniques inspired by America's top corporations, to impressive effect. |
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
January 4, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
Report Shows Teachers Not Adequately Prepared for Education Reform A new report by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning indicated that in California, where schools are pursuing ambitious education reform, while many teachers are well qualified to take on the demands of such an effort, many more simply are not up to the task. |
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
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. |
National Defense
January 2016
Stew Magnuson |
More Learning, Less Testing to Boost STEM The defense and aerospace workers of the 21st century will need more than expertise in STEM fields. They will need to be creative, critical thinkers, and they will need to know how to work in teams to solve problems. |
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? |
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. |
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 |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Paul Magnusson |
The Split Over School Vouchers Why black Dems in D.C. are defying national groups to back a pilot program |
Salon.com
February 25, 2002
Ben Fritz |
Mail fraud The GOP's attempt to mail Social Security guarantees turns postal workers into campaign operatives... |
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. |
Salon.com
August 16, 2000
E.M. Brown |
Unconventional wisdom Why Joe Lieberman is good for poor black children and parents. |
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... |
Fast Company
November 2010
Jeninne Lee St. John |
Teach for America's Most Influential Alumni Ahead of Teach for America's 20th-anniversary alumni summit in February, a look at the influentials who have emerged from the ranks of TFA vets. |
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 |
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. |
Salon.com
May 7, 2001
Arianna Huffington |
School of lies When it comes to education, only one rule applies in the nation's capital: "If it's broke, don't fix it"... |
Salon.com
August 7, 2000
David Horowitz |
Why Bush will win With a unified base, Bush is moving to the center, while Gore continues to alienate his base with the selection of Sen. Joe Lieberman as his running mate. |
Salon.com
November 10, 2000
Amy Benfer |
A reprieve for public schools Author and educator Jonathan Kozol assesses the impact of the election on American children... |
Reason
February 2009
Matt Welch |
Schwarzenegger's Failure If the California governor is the face of "moderate" Republicanism, the party is even more doomed than the 2008 elections suggest. |
Reason
January 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
America's Most Dangerous Politician I've been in New Mexico less than 10 minutes when I realize that no ordinary politician rules the Land of Enchantment... |
