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Alabama Passes Historic School Choice Plan
Andre Jenny Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom In a surprising and historic move, the Alabama state legislature passed the state’s first private-school choice plan Thursday evening. Governor Robert...
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Family Fact of the Week: The Best Early Education Begins at Home
Newscom President Obama recently unveiled his plan for expanding early education, which includes expanding federal funding for public preschool and boosting Head Start funding. According to the...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Why We Don’t Need Universal Preschool
In his State of the Union address, President Obama said he wanted to “make high-quality preschool available to every child in America” and “make sure none of our children start the race of life already...
View ArticleMorning Bell: The Marriage Debate Through a Child’s Eyes
Earlier this month, 11-year-old Grace Evans appeared before a panel of Minnesota lawmakers considering a redefinition of marriage in that state. She testified to the significance of her mother and...
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School Choice Blooming this Spring
National School Choice Week School choice is making headlines in multiple states this spring. Several have approved or are considering proposals to expand educational opportunity for families. Texas is...
View ArticleDelayed Marriage: Knot So Great
New research on the rising trend of delayed marriage in the U.S. reveals some disturbing details for the next generation. Today, an astonishing 48 percent of first births take place outside marriage. A...
View ArticleBoy Scouts Propose Membership Resolution for Vote in May
On Friday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a resolution that would maintain its current membership policy with one change involving youth members. Approximately 1,400 Scouting members will...
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Union Leader: Put Stakes Associated with Common Core Tests on Hold
Jesse Nemerofsky/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom The Common Core State Standards are causing major discontent across the ideological spectrum. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has joined groups like the...
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Morning Bell: Join the Fight Against Common Core
Two competing forces are pushing on America’s K–12 education system today. One is an effort to infuse education choice into a long-stagnant system, empowering parents with the ability to send their...
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GUEST POST: Tread Lightly When Regulating Private Schools
Newscom What we cherish dearly in the private school community (be it religious or independent) is freedom—the freedom to provide an education different from that provided in public schools. America is...
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Fathers Optional? Not to Children
Newscom Father’s Day is this Sunday. A time to celebrate fathers throughout America, it is also a time to bring renewed attention to the consequences of fatherless households. President Obama has been...
View ArticleWATCH: Heritage Hangout on Common Core Education Standards
The rubber is meeting the road with the Obama Administration’s Common Core education standards. As the standards start to affect students in the classroom, even the American Federation of Teachers has...
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The Truth About Breadwinner Moms
Design Pics / Pete Stec/Pete Stec/Newscom In May, the Pew Forum published a new study on “Breadwinner Moms.” The subtitle made the message more explicit: “Mothers are the sole or primary provider in...
View ArticleParents, Not Government, Know How to Feed Their Children
Some Members of Congress think they are better parents than you are. Under the tax code, companies are able to take deductions for business expenses, including marketing. Recently, however,...
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Back to School: The Secret Costs Hiding in Your Child’s Backpack
It’s that time of year again, and back-to-school sales are in full swing. But before parents eagerly snap up every on-sale item, they might do well to consider this sobering fact: Almost everything...
View Article4 Things John Kerry Got Wrong in a 4½-Minute Video
Secretary of State John Kerry has a new, impassioned video appeal for the U.S. Senate to consent to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Kerry’s...
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Family Fact of the Week: Parents Contribute More Than School Supplies to...
As the days wane in late summer, so do parents’ bank accounts as they invest in school supplies for their children. In fact, reports show that this year, per-family expenditures to equip their young...
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More Single Moms Have Never Married
ACESTOCK Stock Connection USA/Newscom Forty-four percent of single mothers have never been married. This is 11 times the percent of never-married single mothers in 1960. The Pew Research Center...
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Fulfilling the Dream
This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in Little Rock, Arkansas. It continued in...
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Poll Reveals “A Nation Confused” on Common Core National Standards
Newscom A bundle of federal incentives encouraged 45 states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. But a new poll shows that most Americans have no idea what the Common Core is—even though...
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