Education
Commentary
State meddling hamstrings schools
SACRAMENTO To show the results of union dominance of the public education system, John Stossel, host of Fox News’ “Stossel,” on a recent show held up a convoluted chart that detailed, in small print, the amazing lengths to which New York school administrators must go to fire an incompetent teacher. ...
Education
Will the Senate Save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?
Sens. Lieberman and Collins will hold a press conference this morning on the importance of saving the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) and their plans to offer a bipartisan reauthorization proposal as an amendment to legislation that is moving in the Senate. Last summer, Sens. Lieberman and Collins, along with ...
Education
The President’s Budget: “No Justifiable Reason” for Killing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Still, buried within the appendix of president’s budget (p. 1244) is a $3.8 million cut to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), which reduces funding for this much-needed program from $13.2 million to $9.4 million. To put this into better perspective, consider that eliminating about $4 million from a ...
Commentary
Big verdict in health insurance case surprising for Lafayette woman
Even an experienced attorney can be surprised by a $37 million verdict. Even when its for their own client. It was not anywhere near what I had been expecting, said Marc Levy, the attorney for Jennifer Latham in a court fight against Assurant Healthcare that lasted more than three years. ...
California
California Passes Reforms to Compete in Race to the Top
California started the year by passing two new bills and submitting an application to the federal government to win a piece of the funding pie known as Race to the Top. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed both bills into law on January 7. Both had passed the legislature with the ...
Commentary
Book Calls for Advancement Through Disruption
Review of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, by Clayton M. Christensen with Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson (New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008), 288 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 0071592067 / 9780071592062, $32.95 This book offers brilliant insights into the United States education woesand ...
California
California Focus: ‘Race to the Top’ won’t get there
Orange County Register, January 26, 2010 As California and other states scramble for shares of Barack Obama’s $4 billion pot of “Race to the Top” education funds, it’s easy to overlook the recent dagger to the heart dealt by the president and the Democratic-controlled Congress to the successful and popular ...
Commentary
The Lessons of Race To The Top
Yesterday California submitted its application for Race To The Top funds to the U.S. Department of Education. The state recently passed two pieces of legislation to vie for the funds, and by some accounts the process has already been beneficial. Theres been more state [education reform] legislation in the last ...
Commentary
An education system more American than America’s
Dallas News (TX), January 15, 2009 ÅSTAD, Sweden While Texas is struggling to lift sagging standards in its public education system, Sweden’s schools are rockin’ and rollin’. But Sweden’s approach to education is culturally all-American. The Swedish model encourages competition and empowers individuals to take responsibility for their own ...
Commentary
On the merits of teacher merit pay
Last week Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two education bills that will make California more competitive for federal Race to the Top grants. The bills endured months of wrangling in the Legislature, and reformers remain concerned that the measures will not translate into the sweeping changes needed to improve Californias broken ...
State meddling hamstrings schools
SACRAMENTO To show the results of union dominance of the public education system, John Stossel, host of Fox News’ “Stossel,” on a recent show held up a convoluted chart that detailed, in small print, the amazing lengths to which New York school administrators must go to fire an incompetent teacher. ...
Will the Senate Save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?
Sens. Lieberman and Collins will hold a press conference this morning on the importance of saving the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) and their plans to offer a bipartisan reauthorization proposal as an amendment to legislation that is moving in the Senate. Last summer, Sens. Lieberman and Collins, along with ...
The President’s Budget: “No Justifiable Reason” for Killing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Still, buried within the appendix of president’s budget (p. 1244) is a $3.8 million cut to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), which reduces funding for this much-needed program from $13.2 million to $9.4 million. To put this into better perspective, consider that eliminating about $4 million from a ...
Big verdict in health insurance case surprising for Lafayette woman
Even an experienced attorney can be surprised by a $37 million verdict. Even when its for their own client. It was not anywhere near what I had been expecting, said Marc Levy, the attorney for Jennifer Latham in a court fight against Assurant Healthcare that lasted more than three years. ...
California Passes Reforms to Compete in Race to the Top
California started the year by passing two new bills and submitting an application to the federal government to win a piece of the funding pie known as Race to the Top. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed both bills into law on January 7. Both had passed the legislature with the ...
Book Calls for Advancement Through Disruption
Review of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, by Clayton M. Christensen with Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson (New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008), 288 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 0071592067 / 9780071592062, $32.95 This book offers brilliant insights into the United States education woesand ...
California Focus: ‘Race to the Top’ won’t get there
Orange County Register, January 26, 2010 As California and other states scramble for shares of Barack Obama’s $4 billion pot of “Race to the Top” education funds, it’s easy to overlook the recent dagger to the heart dealt by the president and the Democratic-controlled Congress to the successful and popular ...
The Lessons of Race To The Top
Yesterday California submitted its application for Race To The Top funds to the U.S. Department of Education. The state recently passed two pieces of legislation to vie for the funds, and by some accounts the process has already been beneficial. Theres been more state [education reform] legislation in the last ...
An education system more American than America’s
Dallas News (TX), January 15, 2009 ÅSTAD, Sweden While Texas is struggling to lift sagging standards in its public education system, Sweden’s schools are rockin’ and rollin’. But Sweden’s approach to education is culturally all-American. The Swedish model encourages competition and empowers individuals to take responsibility for their own ...
On the merits of teacher merit pay
Last week Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two education bills that will make California more competitive for federal Race to the Top grants. The bills endured months of wrangling in the Legislature, and reformers remain concerned that the measures will not translate into the sweeping changes needed to improve Californias broken ...
