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CAN A STATE ALLOW TAXPAYERS to direct their tax dollars to
scholarship programs instead of to the state? The U.S. Supreme
Court will hear a case that raises…
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WARNING LABELS FOR UNSAFE schools are the subject of controversy
after states categorized only 54 schools nationwide as "dangerous."
The No Child Left Behind…
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Debate over the D.C. voucher bill, which currently hangs in the
balance in the U.S. Senate after passing the House, reveals
opponents' line of attack on…
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THE CLOCK HAD RUN OUT IN THE House vote on District of Columbia
student vouchers, but a wavering vote tally left the outcome
unclear. In the gallery above, a…
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The no Child left Behind (NCLB) legislation presented conservatives
with plenty not to like, but one set of changes received their
hearty endorsement:
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"Virtual" universities will have greater opportunity to compete in
the higher-education marketplace under a bill introduced this month
by U.S. Rep. Tom Cole…
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The Kindergarten Cop and other candidates in California's
gubernatorial recall race were quizzed last week by the California
Teachers Association (CTA) as the…
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Forbes magazine's Peter Brimelow has called teachers unions "the
worm in the apple." It takes an early bird to get the better of
that worm; teachers who want…
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The American population today has acquired more formal education
than ever before, according to a report released last week by the
U.S. Census Bureau. The…
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It takes guts to place oneself in the limelight of public
scrutiny," said Education Secretary Rod Paige last month in praise
of six urban school districts'
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What is a school? That's a question legislators have had to ask as
home education grows at a rate of up to 15 percent a year.
Educating at home is now legal…
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Despite bipartisan support from local leaders in the nation's
capital, a parental-choice proposal for the District of Columbia is
running an obstacle course…
