My Kids Deserve Better

Do Children Have An “Right” To An Education?

School choice — what does it mean for American’s daily lives? It means that more and more parents are able to send their children to safer, better schools. It means that low-income and special-needs children across the country are attending a public or private school of their parents’ their choice. It means that students need [...]

School choice — what does it mean for American’s daily lives? It means that more and more parents are able to send their children to safer, better schools. It means that low-income and special-needs children across the country are attending a public or private school of their parents’ their choice. It means that students need [...]

SAFRA would significantly increase the federal government’s role in preschool education.

The House of Representatives will soon consider H.R. 3221, the "Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009," legislation that will terminate the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, expand the Federal Direct Loan program, and increase spending on other post-secondary education programs. If enacted, the legislation will mark a dramatic shift in the federal [...]

Many District of Columbia students attend schools where they are too often exposed to crime and violence. Policymakers in the District should recognize that school safety is an important problem and should redouble efforts to reduce crime and violence, and D.C. families should be given the power to choose the best schools for their children [...]

This WebMemo is a summary of a CDA Report by The Heritage Foundation and Lexington Institute that presents an analysis of 911 calls originating from schools in D.C. for the 2007-2008 school year, the most recent full school year for which data were available.

In FY 2009, the federal government will spend more than $25 billion on 69 programs for early childhood education and childcare. After more than four decades, it is still unclear whether Head Start is delivering lasting benefits to participating children. Instead of creating a new federal preschool program, Congress and the Obama Administration should evaluate [...]

The Heritage Foundation, supported by the McCormick Tribune Foundation, convened leading education and national security experts as well as private-sector representatives to discuss methods for strengthening America’s competitiveness by improving its performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This report describes the current state of STEM education, main points discussed at the conference, [...]

While proponents of universal preschool often cite the findings of small, high intervention preschool programs, it is unlikely that any large-scale implementation of universal preschool could mimic their conditions and would thus fail to produce the results promised by proponents. Despite considerable taxpayer investments for universal preschool in Georgia and Oklahoma, neither state has experienced [...]

Members of Congress and the D.C. City Council should recognize the persistent problem of school violence and crime in public schools in the nation’s capital and empower all District families with greater power to choose a safe school environment for their children.

A Heritage survey of the Members of the 111th Congress revealed that 44 percent of Senators and 36 percent of Representatives had sent their children to private schools. A failed amendment on behalf of the popular and successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program would have passed if Members of Congress who exercised school choice for their [...]

American leaders have emphasized the need to improve performance in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Instead of focusing on federal solutions and increasing federal spending policymakers and the private sector should refocus attention on systemic education reforms at the state, local, and school levels to dramatically increase the number of students who succeed [...]

Now that an evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program is complete, questions about this program’s effectiveness are resolved.

After less than three months, the Obama Administration has approved an unprecedented increase in federal spending for the Department of Education. But if history is any guide, these spending increases will have little if any positive effect on the quality of American education.

A new evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program highlights how the program is benefiting families, adding to the reasons why Congress and the Obama Administration should continue this successful program.

In view of all the benefits that homeschooling provides to homeschooled children as well as society as a whole, lawmakers should enact policies that give more families the opportunity to participate in homeschooling.