I’ll give readers a heads up regarding SB 545. This may prove to be the big compromise for All-Day K and other issues in education. The key is it allows districts and schools to pursue All-Day K if they so choose, but does not mandate it. Districts and schools can apply for funds, formerly SB […]

One of the primary areas neglected while the drafting kindergarteners debate rages is Career and Technical Education (CTE). Liberty Watch Magazine has just published its April issue with my column on the subject. You can read it by clicking here.

“When school children start paying union dues, that ’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children.”
“It is time to admit that public education operates like a planned
economy. It’s a bureaucratic system where everybody’s role is spelled
out in advance, and there are few incentives for innovation and
productivity. It’s not a surprise when a school […]

Mike Antonucci of The Education Intelligence Agency reports today:
Teacher Organizations in Utah Granted Equal Access.
A new law in Utah requires school districts and charter schools to give equal access to all education employee organizations. No one organization can monopolize teacher mailboxes or e-mail, employee orientation sessions, or receive favorable treatment or endorsements from a […]

The former Speaker of the House will deliver the keynote address at NPRI’s Anniversary Dinner in September.
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Policy Research Institute is pleased to announce that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will deliver the keynote address at the Institute’s 16th Anniversary Dinner. The event will be held at the Venetian […]

Without realizing it, Senators Horsford and Titus made my point for me in the very title of their reply, “Empowerment must go with accountability.” “Empowerment must go” meaning to go away (not go forth) and “with accountability” meaning they are using the pretext of pretended accountability to kill it. Reread the title again and you […]

Chuck Muth arranged for an hour-long blogger interview with Congressman Dean Heller after his speech to the Legislature yesterday afternoon. Congressman Heller will be playing a role in education at the federal level and No Child Left Behind re-authorization as a member of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education & Labor. I know Congressman […]

The finding of KGB documents was part of Estonia’s major newspaper, Postimees, April Fool’s Day joke. The statue issue and boycott are real, but no KGB documents were found.
Re-writing history was a common practice with the communists. We see creative versions of history in our own textbooks in America. Whether it is denigrating our founding […]

The transcript of my testimony for NPRI to the Assembly Committee on Education about the serious problems with the iNVest 07 Plan and All-Day K on February 12 is now available. Proponents may zig and zag all they wish, but the academic merits remain missing in action.
The Clark County School District has since undermined […]

The Empowerment forum held at the Governor’s Mansion Thursday evening was very informative and successful. Carson City Parents for Quality Education and Nevada Policy Research Institute co-hosted the event.
Lisa Snell with the Reason Foundation www.reason.org was the speaker, demonstrating her clear expertise on the subject of Empowerment programs in North America. Snell’s bio and background […]

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