Charter Schools on Townhall

• Marching Orders Thu Sep 29
  Cal Thomas
  You know President Obama thinks he is in trouble with his liberal base when he lapses into what used to be called "jive talk" before an audience of Congressional Black Caucus members. Dropping his "g's", the president admonished the group to "stop complainin'." ... more
• The Speech Obama Should Give to Students Tomorrow Tue Sep 27
  Kyle Olson
  When President Obama once again addresses public school students this week, he will likely hit all the poll-tested phrases (“The future of America depends on you”) and other warmed-over pablum (“There is no excuse for not trying”) which will leave the kids reaching for their contraband ear buds. ... more
• Exciting Schools Wed Sep 21
  John Stossel
  School spending has doubled over the past 30 years. Yet what do we get? More buildings and more assistant principals -- but student learning? No improvement. If you graph the numbers, the spending line slopes steeply, while the lines for reading, math and science scores are as flat as a dead man's EKG. ... more
• Michigan on Brink of Massive Education Reform Wed Sep 21
  Vincent Vernuccio
  On Friday September 9, Michigan State Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) announced he would introduce legislation giving teachers in his state right to work protections. ... more
• The Year of School Choice Sat Aug 27
  Ed Feulner
  We’re used to hearing bad news from the education front -- poor test scores, falling literacy, slipping standards. But the new academic year brings a welcome change: school-choice programs have expanded significantly in recent months. Indeed, The Wall Street Journal has already dubbed 2011 “The Year of School Choice.” ... more
• Us Against Them Sat Jul 30
  John C. Goodman
  In every case, the reformers are pitted against the teacher unions. The issue is always the same: are schools essentially a jobs program, serving the interests of the people who work there? Or is their primary purpose to serve children? ... more
• Montgomery approves its first charter school Tue Jul 26
  Townhall.com Staff
• Court Says NAACP, Teachers Union Can’t Trap Kids in Failing Schools Sun Jul 24
  Townhall.com Staff
• NAACP Fights To Keep Kids Trapped in Failing Schools Sat Jun 4
  Kyle Olson
  Many civil rights groups around the nation have strongly supported school choice initiatives, mainly out of concern for inner-city children who have traditionally been stuck in sub-par schools. So why isn’t the NAACP on board? ... more
• “Card Check” Used To Unionize Unsuspecting Mass. Teachers Thu Jun 2
  Kyle Olson
  Now we know why unionists were fighting so hard for a federal “card check” law. Organizers can unionize private and public employees, forcing them to pay hundreds in union dues, before they even know anything about it. ... more
• Delusional Howard Dean Says Union War On Charter Schools Nearing End Wed May 25
  Kyle Olson
  The “battle” may be over, but the teacher unions’ desire to co-opt (and ultimately destroy) charter schools remains. ... more
• Indiana School Employee: Education Reform = Nazi Ovens Sat May 14
  Kyle Olson
  Last week, my organization praised the Indiana lawmakers for passing some of the nation’s most significant education reforms. In one of Education Action Group’s weekly newsletters, we said that Indiana’s new voucher program and its decision to lift the cap on charter schools will transform the state’s public education system, to the benefit of all Hoosier families and students. ... more
• Teachers Unions Working Feverishly to Organize Charter Schools Wed Apr 27
  Kyle Olson
  One of the things I’ve always liked about charter schools is they aren’t bound by onerous labor agreements that hamper innovation. Traditional public schools get boxed in with union contracts that literally stipulate when a teacher arrives in the morning and when he or she must depart. ... more
• Dems' Cheap Stunt Blocks School Choice in Idaho Fri Apr 8
  Kyle Olson
  If for no other reason, you have to admire the tenacity of some legislative leaders to look out for the interests of their teacher union sponsors. ... more
• Are Charter Schools the Education Solution? Mon Mar 21
  Bruce Bialosky
  There certainly hasn’t been a lack of ideas to reverse the malaise that infests most of our K-12 school systems. In large municipal school systems, charter schools – which many see as a partial solution – have been fought tooth and nail by the education establishment. ... more
• Antidote to Government-Run Education Tue Feb 22
  Kyle Olson
  Charter schools are facing increasing fierce attacks by organized labor – because they work. Most of them are publicly funded and are not bound by inch-thick union contracts that stipulate what teachers don’t have to do and which hoops administrators have to jump through in order to hold their employees accountable. ... more
• Kwikset, Green Chemistry and Taxes: The Business Wasteland That Is California Thu Feb 3
  Hugh Hewitt
  Many readers don’t want to hear another horror story about doing business in California. ... more
• Necessary State Budget Cuts Can Be a Boon to Education Tue Jan 25
  Romina Boccia
  Most states have substantial shortfalls projected not just this year, but into the future, unless governors and legislators make fundamental changes to the budget. Public education, as the single largest category of all state and local government expenditures, has to be on the table for reductions. ... more
• To Save the States, Let 'Em Declare Bankruptcy Sat Jan 15
  Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
  Facing huge budget difficulties, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been showing other states how to survive -- namely, by taking on the government-employee unions. ... more
• The 2012 Republican Cabinet Wed Jan 5
  Ben Shapiro
  While Republicans celebrate their newfound majority in the House of Representatives, Americans await the true political turning point: the 2012 elections. ... more
• Black Education Disaster Wed Dec 22
  Walter E. Williams
  The fact that black youngsters trail their white counterparts by three or four years becomes even more grim when we recognize that the education white youngsters receive is nothing to write home about. ... more
• Michelle Rhee Revisited Tue Nov 23
  Armstrong Williams
  A lot of politicians on both sides of the aisle are calling for "reform" of education, but no one seems to know what "reform" really looks like. ... more
• Gates Foundation helps Houston charter schools Fri Nov 13
  AP News

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