“Ideas that matter,
since 1965.”
A Note From the Chairman Emeritus
Twenty five years ago this spring, the Reagan Education Department released “A Nation at Risk,” a landmark study that found that America’s educational system was failing our students and, in the process, putting our future in jeopardy.
The Changing Face of American Students
This year’s high school graduating class is not only the largest in U.S. history. It’s also the most diverse.
What are “World Class” Schools?
It’s a commonly asked question. but until we make education a higher national priority, it’s also a question that will go unanswered.
The American Classroom in 2028
According to the former Secretary of Education, the biggest change in schools in the next 20 years will not be driven by the role of technology, but rather by the role of parents.
Six Years After No Child Left Behind
Reauthorizing this law will take more than lofty rhetoric. It will also take concrete proposals to empower parents, support states and local communities, and improve classroom instruction.
By failing to provide our students with an adequate math and science education, we are also compromising our future security.
Debate
Is Merit Pay for Teachers Good? Yes.
Other industries regular give bonuses to high performing employees. Why don’t schools?
Debate
Is Merit Pay for Teachers Good? No.
The question isn’t how to differentiate pay between teachers. The question is hot to pay teachers a salary that encourages the creation of great public schools for every child.
Perhaps it is time to restore our faith in the power of markets, not governments, in lending.
On Teaching War: The Future of Professional Military Education
In the future, the attribute most needed by military officers is the critical thinking skills that come from a graduate education program
If ethanol has economic merit, no government support is necessary. If it doesn’t, then no amount of government support will change that fact.
The Ripon Profile of Jon M. Huntsman
Government should engage in partnerships with the private sector to fund strong research institutes to focus innovation and creativity around the big issues affecting us.
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A Note From the Chairman Emeritus
Twenty five years ago this spring, the Reagan Education Department released “A Nation at Risk,” a landmark study that found that America’s educational system was failing our students and, in the process, putting our future in jeopardy.
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The Changing Face of American Students
This year’s high school graduating class is not only the largest in U.S. history. It’s also the most diverse.
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What are “World Class” Schools?
It’s a commonly asked question. but until we make education a higher national priority, it’s also a question that will go unanswered.
-
The American Classroom in 2028
According to the former Secretary of Education, the biggest change in schools in the next 20 years will not be driven by the role of technology, but rather by the role of parents.
-
Six Years After No Child Left Behind
Reauthorizing this law will take more than lofty rhetoric. It will also take concrete proposals to empower parents, support states and local communities, and improve classroom instruction.
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The Unheeded Threat
By failing to provide our students with an adequate math and science education, we are also compromising our future security.
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Is Merit Pay for Teachers Good? Yes.
Other industries regular give bonuses to high performing employees. Why don’t schools?
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Is Merit Pay for Teachers Good? No.
The question isn’t how to differentiate pay between teachers. The question is hot to pay teachers a salary that encourages the creation of great public schools for every child.
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Mortgaging Our Future
Perhaps it is time to restore our faith in the power of markets, not governments, in lending.
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On Teaching War: The Future of Professional Military Education
In the future, the attribute most needed by military officers is the critical thinking skills that come from a graduate education program
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Time to Rethink Ethanol
If ethanol has economic merit, no government support is necessary. If it doesn’t, then no amount of government support will change that fact.
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The Ripon Profile of Jon M. Huntsman
Government should engage in partnerships with the private sector to fund strong research institutes to focus innovation and creativity around the big issues affecting us.
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