Army General Blocks Discussion of Education Choice for Military Students
Posted on May 30, 2006
Gen. Mixon picks battle against advocates for parents and children and is complicit in DOE plan for failure…..more

Hawaii Family Struggles With Racism, Failing Public Education System
Posted on May 30, 2006
Students kicked out of school for having the wrong zip code……more

F for Failure: DOE’s Disasterous Federal Assessment Could Put State Under Consent Decree or Cost the Taxpayers Big Bucks
Posted on April 30, 2006
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Raising the Bar in Hawaii’s Public Schools
Posted on April 10, 2006
Achieve, Inc. takes an objective look at the Hawaii State Assessment…..more

DOE Fails Federal Lunch Audit – And That’s Just the Start of the March (Education) Madness
Posted on April 1, 2006
Accountability and transparency fall to an all time low in the DOE……more

Hawaii Schools Wither Under Act 51
Posted on March 6, 2006
The DOE bureaucracy continues to ignore the law to retain centralized control of funding and authority for school expenditures……more

Fuzzy Math – Is the DOE’s $7 Million Annual Assessment Test Too Difficult or Just Plain Screwed Up?
Posted on February 21, 2006
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Myths and Facts about Hawaii Public Education
Posted on January 23, 2006
DOE asks Military Chain of Command to spread propaganda that Hawaii’s public schools are doing a good job of educating children. By Grassroot Institute staff……more

Hawaii Government Preschool Proposal Would Strip Parental Choice
Posted on January 17, 2006
Task force recommends growing bureaucracy to expand inept Hawaii school system. By Laura Brown…..more

School Choice – A Better Solution for Hawaii
Posted on January 3, 2006
School choice is the only workable option to improve education opportunity for children. By Laura Brown…..more

U.S. Students Not Measuring Up Academically
Posted on November 8, 2005
National academic standards and tests in public schools are needed. By Diane Ravitch…..more

Throwing the Book at Education Myths
Posted on October 31, 2005
Incentives matter. And, in an exception to the rule, browbeating this simple message into education policy-makers would do a lot to improve America’s public schools. By Eric Wearne…..more

Hawaii Department of Education Double-Dipping?
Posted on October 31, 2005
A federal audit is need to determine the number of DOE positions and if some are funded by both state and federal funds. By Laura Brown…..more

Supreme Court Nominee Backed by School Choice Advocates
Posted on October 31, 2005
Judge Alito’s record shows sensitivity to putting children’s educational needs first……more

Hawaii NAEP Scores: Students are Non-proficient in English and Math
Posted on October 21, 2005
Public school enrollments decrease as parents opt out of the broken system. By Laura Brown…..more

Alliance for School Choice Issues Call to Action
Posted on September 21, 2005
Support needed for Pres. Bush’s plan to aid school children affected by Katrina. By Nelson Llumiquinga …..more

President Bush’s Plan to Aid Students Displaced By Katrina Offers Lesson to Hawaii
Posted on September 18, 2005
Heritage Foundation offers best solution. By Laura Brown…..more

Alliance for School Choice Offers Solution for Katrina’s Displaced Students
Posted on September 15, 2005
Pres. Bush has an opportunity to help thousands of students receive a quality education in the aftermath of the storm. By Clint Bolick…..more

U.S. DOE Considers NCLB Waivers after Storm Displaces Students
Posted on September 8, 2005
Key Policy Letter signed by the Education Secretary outlines help for schools in the wake of storm Katrina …..more

National Governor’s Association Report Recommends Greater School Choice
Posted on August 29, 2005
New Report Encourages Tuition Assistance for Private Schools …..more

School Choice Movement Growing
Posted on August 24, 2005
A parent’s right to choose the best school for their child is irrefutable. By Matthew Ladner…..more

High School Survey of Student Engagement Finds Students Unchallenged
Posted on August 17, 2005
High School Students devote more time to T.V. and chatting than studying…..more

Hawaii State Assessment Measures DOE’s Failure to Link Standards to Classroom Instruction
Posted on August 12, 2005
Lacking a standardized curriculum, Hawaii’s schools are having a hard time measuring up to standards. By Laura Brown…..more

No Child Left Behind Has Positive Effect on DOE: Student Test Scores Rise in Hawaii
Posted on August 6, 2005
Hawaii’s public school children are making gains on statewide assessment despite lack of sequential k-12 curriculum. By Laura Brown…..more

Governors, National Organizations Reach Agreement on Graduation Rate
Posted on August 4, 2005
NGA Releases Graduation Data Task Force Report as Governors and Education Leaders Sign Compact …..more

Hawaii Department of Education Breaks Provisions of No Child Left Behind Law
Posted on July 22, 2005
Choice options limited for parents due to DOE delay in releasing school NCLB status until after school year begins …..more

Education Industry Conference Will Focus on Results, Quality
Posted on July 18, 2005
July 20-22 Gathering in Baltimore Expected to Draw More than 300 Education Entrepreneurs & Leading Education Corporations, Keynote Speakers from Top Public and Private Education Organizations …..more

Friedman Foundation Mission is Education Choice
Posted on June 22, 2005
Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Voucher Proposal at Fundraising Gala in New York City…..more

Paraprofessional Requirements Relaxed Under NCLB
Posted on June 17, 2005
Deputy Secretary of Education Issues Statement Regarding No Child Left Behind Requirements for Paraprofessionals …..more

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Florida’s Opportunity Scholarship Program
Posted on June 16, 2005
Florida’s Supreme Court may strike down a K-12 scholarship program that is giving children an opportunity for a quality education. By Clint Bolick…..more

High School Students Help Governors Define Needs in Redesign of High Schools
Posted on June 15, 2005
Preliminary Results In from Online ”Rate Your Future” Survey for High School Students in Ongoing Effort to Redesign America’s High Schools …..more

Debate: Are school vouchers the next great civil rights issue?
Posted on June 13, 2005
Brown v. Board of Education has fulfilled its promise of desegregation in public schools, but choice of quality schools for all children must now be made available to provide equal opportunity education…..more

Hawaii State Department of Education Leaving Children Behind
Posted on May 29, 2005
Schools failure to education poor, immigrant and special education students is acceptable to some school district personnel and politicians…..more

Reflections on No Child Left Behind, Special Education and Charter Schools
Posted on May 23, 2005
On the eve of my journey to the Big Island to talk story about recent developments in the ongoing Hawaii Department of Education saga, I am contemplating my dealings with “education” in the course of just one day. …..more

Hawaii Claims Highest Percentage of Failing Schools under NCLB
Posted on March 29, 2005
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) released a Schools’ Status in School Improvement Categories report in which Hawaii ranks worst in the nation with 10 percent of its schools in the sixth year of not meeting state-designed benchmarks under No Child Left Behind. …..more