Wednesday, March 7, 2007

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20 February 2007
A Better Answer for Education: Reviving State and Local Policymaking Authority
By the Honorable John Cornyn and the Honorable Jim DeMint
Heritage Lecture #994

The A-PLUS Act of 2007 would restore federalism to public education by allowing states flexibility in spending their federal education dollars while still requiring an accountability system to provide parents and taxpayers necessary information. The states should have the option to stay under the No Child Left Behind regime or accomplish the same goals in a different way.


16 February 2007
Utah's Revolutionary New School Voucher Program
By Dan Lips and Evan Feinberg
WebMemo #1362

Utah has created the most comprehensive school choice program in the nation.


16 January 2007
Halving Student Loan Interest Rates Is Unaffordable and Ineffective
By Brian M. Riedl
WebMemo #1308

Reducing interest rates on student loans does not increase college access for prospective students, but merely subsidizes loan repayments after college.


12 January 2007
The Real Costs of Federal Aid to Higher Education
By Richard Vedder, Ph.D.
Heritage Lecture #984

New federal spending on student aid is unlikely to improve college access. The increase in access in higher education in America largely came before massive federal involvement in student financial aid programs.


6 December 2006
The Charter State Option: Charting a Course Toward Federalism in Education
By Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg, and Jennifer A. Marshall
Backgrounder #1987

Congress should embrace a charter state option, allowing states to choose between the status quo and an alternative contractual arrangement with the federal government. Under a charter contract, elected state officials would have broad authority to consolidate and refocus their federal funds on state initiatives in exchange for monitoring and reporting academic progress.


18 September 2006
School Choice: 2006 Progress Report
By Dan Lips and Evan Feinberg
Backgrounder #1970

School choice programs have been shown to increase parental satisfaction, improve academic achievement of participating children, and improve public school performance through competition. Already in 2006, eight states have enacted new initiatives or expanded existing private school choice programs. State and federal policymakers should implement student-centered reforms to give all parents the ability to direct their children's education.


1 September 2006
Are Public or Private Schools Doing Better? How the NCES Study Is Being Misinterpreted
By Shanea Watkins
Backgrounder #1968

A recent study published by the National Center for Education Statistics is being used in an effort to discredit private school voucher programs, but its results should be interpreted cautiously. Studies based on better methods show that students who attend private schools through a voucher program experience greater achievement gains than do their public school counterparts.


30 May 2006
America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids: School Choice for Students in Underperforming Public Schools
By Dan Lips
Backgrounder #1939

The Bush Administration's America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids initiative would provide real school choice to American parents. In addition to helping children trapped in failing schools, it would provide a model for how federal, state, and local policymakers can provide better educational opportunities for America's disadvantaged students through student-centered reforms.


18 April 2006
School Choice and Supplemental Services: Administration Slow to
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