Sep
6
September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Used by permission. This article appeared on Heritage.org. I recommend you check it frequently and read anything and everything by Dan Lips, Education Writer, and Lindsay Burke, Domestic Policy Research Assistant. When it comes to education, they GET IT. Heritage is offering a free publication called a “Parents Guide to Education Reform” just for signing [...]
Aug
5
Will Your Voice Be Heard This YEar?
August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We live in the greatest country on the planet. When it works (without influence) we have the best system of government
on the planet. Sometimes (usually with undue influence from a special interest) the government doesn’t work right, but it can be fixed. We have the right to rally and fix anything we disagree with. I [...]
Apr
16
A reprint of an Op-Ed by Governor Bush
April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
With an acknowledgement to the Miami Herald and the Foundation for Florida’s Future, I’m posting this because you need to see this, too.
“Opponents were wrong about impact of vouchers”
MIAMI HERALD
By Jeb Bush
April 14, 2008 “A quality education can change a life. It can lift a child out of poverty and provide young people [...]
Apr
16
What makes Virtual Education so darn good
April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As I sit here writing this, we have moved our “school” to Tallahassee for a work day before and the day at the Capital on Tuesday. Saying that I marvel at the fact that we don’t have to miss one day of school, we can participate in an event that brick and mortar students (most) [...]
Feb
14
Education is our great and future “Heritage”
February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For those of you news junkies that read as many web sites as you can, I apologize for bringing this to your attention.
I was cruising the web and this article from the Heritage Foundation posted to their blog/website at Heritage.org (link to follow)was brought to my attention about educational choice in America. Spend a minute and [...]
Jan
24
School choice can halt high tide of mediocrity
January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
The following article appeared in the LA daily news.
“The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people.”
Sound like the education section of a current presidential candidate’s stump speech? It’s actually from the landmark 1983 Department of Education [...]
