Re: “Diplomas should mean something,” May 18 editorial.
Re: “Diplomas should mean something,” May 18 editorial. We seem to have lost the basic reason for the public education system. Its original goal was to educate all American children, not provide “seat...
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School Choice: A tipping point?
I attended the American Federation of Children’s Fourth Annual Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., recently. It was a great conference with outstanding speakers and participants. And I was honored to be...
View ArticleChange education paradigm
John Conlin: Change education paradigm how can i get money nowevery month carlson Originally Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Original Article can be found in the Longmont Times Regarding your June 3...
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School Choice and Slavery
I’ve been asked many times why I persist in comparing what’s happening in our schools with slavery. So, let me explain. On average, states spend about half of their entire budget on K-12 public...
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School Choice: An offensive name
End The Education Plantation. A provocative name. An offensive name to some. But what’s being done to our children by our public education system is the real offense. The poorer you are, the worse it...
View ArticlePUT PARENTS IN CHARGE OF EDUCATION
This article originally appeared on heartland.org and can be found here It took just eight years and 56 days for the United States to deliver on President John F. Kennedy’s pledge to put a man on the...
View ArticleDebating Common Core standards for education
Can’t we just leave teachers and administrators alone and let them do their jobs? They have to jump through this hoop for these folks, then that hoop for another. I can understand why so many teachers...
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Empower parents with more than ‘school choice’
To abuse a famous movie line, “we don’t need no stinkin’ school choice.” We don’t need no charter schools, vouchers, parent triggers or any of the other common tools of the school choice movement,...
View ArticleFreedom should drive education
Regarding the March 17 editorial, “New York, Chicago, and the war on charter schools,” the problem isn’t with charter schools but with the continuation of the top-down, “we know best” design. A...
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Will Common Core work? No
It’s just a racket to justify failing system By John Conlin Guest Commentary POSTED: 08/23/2014 05:01:00 PM in The Denver Post Original Link:...
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