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Education
An excellent education has long been recognized as key to the American Dream. Unfortunately, the current monopolistic and expensive K-12 education system is failing our students, leaving them unprepared for…
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Education and Workforce Development
The mission of the ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force is to promote excellence in the nation’s educational system, to advance reforms through parental choice,…
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Report Card on American Education: State Education Rankings
Education Report Card By Dr. Matthew Ladner The 20th edition of the Report Card on American Education is a comprehensive overview of educational achievement levels, focusing on performance and gains for low-income…
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NAEP Scores Disappoint: American Public Education’s Expensive Regress
Students have become less proficient in math and reading, according to government data recently released. For the first time in 25 years, fourth-grade math and reading scores along with eighth-grade…
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Internet Essentials Program Benefits American Education
ALEC lauds the benefits of digital learning in American education, such as customized learning programs for struggling students and more time for “higher-level discussions.” Additionally, technology in the classroom…
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High Stakes Rules For Nevada’s Education Savings Accounts
This post was written by Jonathan Butcher, who is education director at the Goldwater Institute and senior fellow at the Beacon Center. For 17 years, Fit Learning in…
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Nevada: Setting New Precedents in Education Choice
Nevada has become the first state in the nation to provide parents uncompromised educational freedom through the passage of Universal Education Savings Accounts (ESA). Nevada’s Senate Bill 302…
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Higher Education and Private Sector Investment
The following article by Jonathan Butcher first appeared at See Thru EDU, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Last month, the Chronicle of Higher Education featured students…
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Indiana Leads the Way in STEM Education
March 14 was Albert Einstein’s birthday, a scientific legend known worldwide whose name has become synonymous with the word ‘genius.’ How many Einsteins are growing up in America’s public…
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Guest post: Crafting strong educational policies while protecting student data
By: Mary Gifford, Senior Vice President of Academic Policy and External Relations, K12 In September 2013, Oklahoma passed a bill safeguarding student data, and since then, student and…
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States Prove that Educational Freedom Works
This appeared on RedState.com January 30, 2015. State lawmakers will surely haggle over education policy this legislative session, but hopefully they will remember the purpose of…
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Education Report Card Suggests Private School Choice Laws Need Improvement
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recently released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it ranks states’ education policy based on six areas:…
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Dr. Matthew Ladner Joins Freedom Daily to Talk about the Report Card on American Education
Dr. Matthew Ladner recently joined Jami Lund of the Washington Freedom Foundation’s “Freedom Daily” to talk about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual Report Card on…
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North Dakota Trails the Nation in Education Policy
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) last week released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it grades states’ education policy based on…
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VIDEO: Report Card on American Education Co-Author Discusses Report Findings with The Wall Street Journal
Foundation for Excellence in Education Senior Adviser Dr. Matthew Ladner joined the Wall Street Journal on Thursday to talk about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Report…
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Digital Learning: a Bright Spot in Education
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) yesterday released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it ranks states’ education policy based on six areas:…
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New ALEC Report Card Highlights Misspending in K-12 Education
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it ranks states’ education policy based…
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New Report Ranks States “A”-“F” Grades Based on Education Policies
New Report Ranks States “A”-“F” Grades Based on Education Policies Indiana leads the states while North Dakota ranks last Individual state data available at…
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Increasing Education Spending Does Not Equal Higher Test Scores
Over the last four decades, education spending has steadily increased in the United States, yet schools are not delivering the return on investment students and families deserve. The total cost…
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Keeping a Federal Education Grant May Require Spending Even More Money
South Dakota's education system and budget officials are learning that the federal government's involvement in local issues does not pay off - literally or figuratively.