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Diane Ravitch, Union Shops and the Education Next Poll
If you don’t like the message, kill the messenger
Public Opinion
Teachers and the Public Oppose Agency Fees Charged By Teachers Unions
Judging by a recent survey, a plurality of the American public and an equally large share of teachers oppose forced union payments.
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Big Impact: Supreme Court Housing Decision Could Have Significant Effect on Education
The education community should be watching to see how the Supreme Court rules on a housing case from Dallas which considers whether plaintiffs can bring “disparate impact” claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
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Behind the Headline: Common Core Is Unpopular In Louisiana When You Call It Common Core, LSU Survey Finds
In Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal wants the state legislature to drop the Common Core state standards in its upcoming legislative session, a survey finds high support for "generic" academic standards but lower support for the Common Core standards.
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Behind the Headline: How the Education Spendthrifts Get Away With It
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Paul Peterson looks at why it is so popular for politicians to call for more spending on schools.
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What Parents Think About Their Public Schools
If one judged public opinion by conventional public discourse, one would soon conclude that parents in the United States are neatly divided between devotees of district-operated schools and choiceniks determined to avoid them. But Americans are a good deal more practical than that.
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Americans Want Choice, Not Government Mandates
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice has released the results of a national survey on education policy.
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The Public Supports Accountability and Common Core Standards
While many in state capitols and Washington, D.C. are placing bets against state and national accountability systems that range from No Child Left Behind to Common Core State Standards, the public remains faithful to its long-standing commitment to hold schools, students and teachers accountable.
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Do Americans Know How Well Their State’s Schools Perform?
Evidence suggests that Americans have been wise enough to ignore the woefully misleading information about student proficiency rates generated by state testing systems when forming judgments about the quality of their state’s schools.
Public Opinion
Behind the Headline: Teachers Unions Have a Popularity Problem
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First comprehensive analysis finds broad gains in test scores, with larger gains for students of color than white students
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… So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement
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