Abstract: A November 2011 Heritage Foundation report—“Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers”—presented data on teacher salaries and benefits in order to inform debates about teacher compensation reform. The report concluded that public-school teacher compensation is far ahead of…
Jason Richwine discusses teacher compensation. …
Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2011 -- Far from being underpaid, the typical public-school teacher makes out very well indeed, according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis. “Assessing the…
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Jennifer Marshall discusses education reform on CSPAN's Washington Journal. …
Executive director of DC Parents for School Choice, Virginia Walden Ford, discusses the new documentary on school reform, "Waiting for Superman," with Jennifer Marshall. To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. …
Revised and updated October 4, 2010. Abstract: An education gap between white students and their black and Hispanic peers is something to which most Americans have become accustomed. But this racial division of…
THE ISSUE: American education is at a crossroads. The federal government’s role in education has grown significantly over the past half-century, infringing on our long-held principle of federalism in education. Massive spending increases, and the reams of regulations that accompany…
The Senate will soon consider creating a $10 billion “Education Jobs Fund.” The measure has already been included in a war funding bill passed in early July by the House. Union influence and power has continued to prevent meaningful education reform, and another public education bailout from Washington will further…
The South Carolina House has passed a tuition tax credit program that would give children access to scholarships to...…
Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that the idea that the Obama Administration is working to implement...…
Add this story to the file of union policies that are good for adults and not in the best interest of children. In...…
Gov. Scott Walker delivered a passionate defense of Wisconsin's reforms at the Conservative Political Action...…
In yesterday’s “Room for Debate” feature, The New York Times asks whether public-school teacher compensation should be...…
“The power and influence of education unions has a significant effect on schools today. But is that good for American...…
Last month's employment report from the Department of Labor offered more dismal news about the U.S. economy. And while...…
It’s hard to forget former National Education Association (NEA) General Counsel Bob Chanin’s farewell address during...…
Tennessee could soon become the latest state to deal public-sector collective bargaining a major blow. The Tennessee...…
If you don't like the message, you might as well muzzle the messenger. Or at least that's the strategy being employed by...…