NOVEMBER 19, 2009 By NEIL KING JR. and JOHN HECHINGER The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it wants to remake public education around the principle that the best teachers should be promoted and rewarded, regardless of seniority. And a brawl over just that idea is now playing out in the shadow [...]
The Wall Street Journal It’s time to stand up to the teachers’ unions. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said last week that poor children receiving federally financed vouchers to attend private schools in Washington, D.C., shouldn’t be forced out of those schools. Bully for Mr. Duncan. But the voice that matters most is President Obama’s, and [...]
By SAM DILLON The New York Times WASHINGTON — Two years ago, an effort to fix No Child Left Behind, the main federal law on public schools, provoked a grueling slugfest in Congress, leading Representative George Miller, Democrat of California, to say the law had become “the most negative brand in America.†Education Secretary Arne [...]
By SAM DILLON The New York Times WASHINGTON — The economic stimulus plan that Congress has scheduled for a vote on Wednesday would shower the nation’s school districts, child care centers and university campuses with $150 billion in new federal spending, a vast two-year investment that would more than double the Department of Education’s current [...]
October 2, 2008 Stuart Butler The Washington Times More than a half-million children are in foster care. By definition, they’ve had it tough. Social service agencies hesitate to remove children from their natural homes absent unmistakable signs of truly serious problems, such as neglect or abuse. Child-welfare professionals recognize that, even when they extricate children [...]
Review & Outlook The Wall Street Journal Democrats in Congress have finally found a federal program they want to eliminate. And wouldn’t you know, it’s one that actually works and helps thousands of poor children. We’re speaking of the four-year-old Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program that provides vouchers to about 2,000 low-income children so they [...]
October 11, 2007 By DAVID STOUT and JENNIFER MEDINA The New York Times WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday let stand a ruling that the New York City school system must pay private school tuition for disabled children, even if the parents refuse to try public school programs first. But the justices [...]
CNNMoney.com Supreme Court split ruling requires New York City schools to reimburse Viacom executive for private school tuition for his learning-disabled son. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a ruling that requires New York City schools to reimburse a wealthy businessman for private special education for his son. The justices split 4-4 [...]