Education Reform on Townhall

• Govs. McDonnell and Haslam: “We Are Taking Action” to Fix American Public Schools Tue Apr 2
  Daniel Doherty
• A Victory For School Choice Mon Apr 1
  Michael Gerson
  The school choice movement -- which germinated 50 years ago in free-market economist Milton Friedman's fertile mind -- recently counted its largest victory. The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the state's school voucher program. Under it, more than half a million low- and middle-income Hoosier students -- and about 62 percent of all families -- are eligible for state aid to help pay for a private or religious school. ... more
• Analysis: Mexico's much-needed education reform faces hurdles Tue Feb 26
  Reuters News
• S&M at WCU Wed Feb 6
  Mike Adams
  I think the time has come for a line item veto in higher education. The people of North Carolina are being bankrupted by higher education spending that is simply not academic in nature. The problem was once confined to UNC’s flagship campus in Chapel Hill. But now it has spread like a cancer throughout the entire UNC system. ... more
• School Choice, A Message that Resonates Mon Feb 4
  Tim Phillips
  Don’t forget the old admonition that things are never as bad as they seem after a defeat, as troubling times often beget great innovation. Those on the Left would be wise to also remember that things are never as good as they seem. A case on point is the issue of school choice. ... more
• Immigration Reform, School Choice and the Proposed Border Commission Tue Jan 29
  Hugh Hewitt
  If you are going to debate immigration reform, be smart about immigration reform, especially about the positions of the opposite party's intellectuals. ... more
• Wisconsin Poll: Scott Walker, NRA More Popular Than the Teachers Union Sat Jan 19
  Kyle Olson
  A telephone poll recently conducted on behalf of EAGnews.org finds Wisconsin residents think more highly of Gov. Scott Walker’s job performance and the National Rifle Association than they do the state’s largest teachers’ union. ... more
• The Bureaucratic Impulse Sat Nov 10
  Paul Greenberg
  Business hasn't been all that great the past four years in America. But, never fear, our president has noticed -- even if it's taken him a while. His solution: a new U.S. secretary of business. ... more
• The States Hold the Cure to Our Woes Fri Nov 9
  Justin Owen
  There’s no doubt the American economy is in a world of hurt. Until last month, we had failed to drop below an eight percent unemployment rate since February 2009, we have a record $16 trillion (and growing) national debt, and we have an incontinent federal government that is making matters worse by the hour. ... more
• Star Parker: Ben Carson on America's Education Challenge Fri Oct 26
  Star Parker
  In the midst of the third presidential debate in Florida, which was supposedly about foreign policy, President Barack Obama interjected a few words about American education. ... more
• California education reform election campaign goes negative Wed Oct 10
  Reuters News
• "Parent power" film stirs hopes of education reform activists Fri Sep 28
  Reuters News
• Best Moment of the Republican Convention Mon Sep 24
  Bruce Bialosky
  Even though I’ve been fortunate to attend a few national conventions, I still get a thrill when I meet (for the first time) a favorite politician to whom I’ve donated money, or one of pundits that I read on a daily basis. (My wife would stop at nothing to get a picture with Bret Baier of Fox News.) Or it may be a particular speech. But at this year’s convention, my most special memory was a movie. Who would have ever thought that, for a guy from Hollywood, schlepping to steamy Tampa would elicit a big screen moment? ... more
• Government School PR Group Hammers “Won’t Back Down” Movie Thu Sep 20
  Kyle Olson
  The educational establishment is ramping up its attack of “Won’t Back Down,” a fictional movie of a parent and teacher teaming up to take over a failing school through a “parent trigger” law. ... more
• Chicago Strike Shows Why we Need School Choice Mon Sep 17
  Star Parker
  It says something about today’s public education reality that the two sides in the teachers’ union dispute in Chicago are the union and the mayor. ... more
• New Movie Draws Teacher Union Scorn Mon Sep 17
  New York, NY
  The reaction to 'Won't Back Down' has shown a growing divide between Democrats who support real education reform and teachers unions. ... more
• Obama Campaign Dodges Chicago Teacher Strikes, Then Makes Jokes Mon Sep 10
  Katie Pavlich
• Analysis: Striking Chicago teachers take on national education reform Mon Sep 10
  Reuters News
• It's the Curriculum, Stupid Fri Aug 24
  Suzanne Fields
  It's the time of the year when children's smiles begin to look a little pinched. You can feel it when you walk through any school supplies store. While the colored pencils and lunchboxes on display evoke memories of "the good times," they also spark memories of all that filler work -- the spelling and grammar exercises, multiplication tables and the dates of the Revolutionary War. ... more
• Chris Christie Signs Teacher Tenure Reform Law in New Jersey Wed Aug 8
  Townhall.com Staff
• Democrats Demand AFT’s Million-Dollar Man Resign as DC Mayor Fri Jul 13
  Kyle Olson
  A chorus of Washington, D.C. Democrats are calling on Mayor Vincent Gray to resign amid allegations his campaign engaged in “underhanded deeds” to win his race against incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in 2010. ... more
• Chris Christie Has Heated Exchange on Jersey Shore Sat Jul 7
  Seaside Heights, NJ
  Gov. Christie got into a shouting match with a sassy constituent while out on the Jersey Shore with his family. The offending gentleman took issue with the governor's education policy, and Christie fought back -- with an ice cream cone in his hand, no less! ... more
• Rep. Andre Carson: American Schools Should Be Modeled After Madrassas Thu Jul 5
  America
  Congressman Carson declares schools using the Koran as a foundation, offer better innovation and ingenuity. ... more
• Hmm: Teachers' Union Membership and Political Influence Beginning to Decrease Tue Jul 3
  Kate Hicks
• Low confidence in public schools is warranted Thu Jun 28
  Marybeth Hicks
  Perhaps it was the rash of sexual-abuse cases on the part of public school teachers discovered during the 2011-2012 school year. Or maybe it was the poor impression of educators left by Wisconsin teachers union members in the wake of protests against Gov. Scott Walker. ... more

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