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Think a woman singing “One Shining Moment” is an upset? Consider this: (more)

Rigid contracts, uniform pay schedules, and teacher-union dues ultimately protect poor teachers and mediocre performance. When even America’s education newspaper of record, Education Week, admits that newer teachers’ commitment to the union is “tentative at best” in large part because of these policies, it is clear that union leadership is out of touch with economic and educational reality. (more)

A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system. (more)

Few Americans can imagine retiring at age 42, let alone receive a pension for doing so. But that’s what Democrat Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island can look forward to when he completes his final term in the House of Representatives next January. (more)

Abstract: Virtual or online learning is revolutionizing American education. It has the potential to dramatically expand the educational opportunities of American students, largely overcoming the geographic and demographic restrictions. Virtual learning also has the potential to improve the quality of instruction, while increasing productivity and lowering costs, ultimately reducing the burden on taxpayers. Local, state, and federal policymakers should reform education policies and funding to facilitate online learning, particularly by allowing funding to follow the students to their learning institutions of choice. (more)