Public schools face crisis

Baltimore Afro-American;  December 20, 2002 ;     572 words ......Federation of Teachers, warned that public schools were facing extinction. He wrote...numbers of students depart from the public schools to try private and parochial schools, there will be no public schools for them to return to. The public...

GET RID OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(Editorial)(Column)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  May 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......vouchers nearly always assume that public schools are permanent parts of the American...wonder why. Why should there be any public schools? I don't ask merely because the public schools are performing badly, although (as...

Voucher movement threatens public schools

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......01-1998 Voucher movement threatens public schools It is hard to understand the movement...least diminish, America's system of public schools. If the movement succeeds, it will...excellence grow from the same seeds -- our public schools. The tired, the poor, and the huddled...

Bible vs. Board of Education; Evangelicals Increase Call to Pull Kids From...

The Washington Post;  September 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Public schools take a lot of criticism, but a growing...parents pulling their children out of public schools and exhorting other families to do...courts say no creationism, no prayer in public schools," said Roger Moran, a Winfield, Mo...

Vouchers will help public schools.(OPINION)

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 28, 2003 ;     502 words ......effect vouchers will have on public schools. Opponents contend that vouchers...drain resources and talent from public schools, hindering their ability to...retain students will provide public schools with an incentive to improve...

MAYBE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AREN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL.(Editorial)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 24, 1999 ;     685 words ......thought there was national agreement that public schools are in terrible shape, along comes...adults a variety of questions about public schools. The results are on NPR's Web site...one highlight: Nearly 70 percent gave public schools nationally a grade of C, D or F. But...

Public schools respond to school choice

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;     659 words ......choice opponents claim that choice harms public schools. Research, however, shows the opposite...Carolyn Hoxby addresses the question: "Do public schools respond constructively to competition...choice. The fact that choice benefits public schools - not just students who switch to ...

America's public schools under attack

NEA Today;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......A war is being waged on America's public schools. They are under siege. Sometimes the...nonetheless." THE WAR AGAINST AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS-- PRIVATIZING SCHOOLS, COMMERCIALIZING...education. From the outset, Bracey admits public schools need reform. "Too many schools still...

Baptist activists again seek exit from public schools

Charleston Gazette;  April 26, 2006 ;     534 words ......denomination to remove its children from public schools, two years after a similar action was...to develop an "exit strategy" from public schools is co-sponsored by Texas lawyer Bruce...movement to pull Baptist children out of public schools. They also said that it's wrong for...

LET'S NOT ABANDON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(Editorial)(Column)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  September 12, 2006 ;     680 words ......us to withdraw our children from the public schools and teach them at home. A member of...Baptist Convention, Moran believes that public schools are places where God is ridiculed...many as 1 million students to abandon public schools for homeschooling. If they're successful...

EDUCATION EXPERT DEFENDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(TRIAD/STATE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  October 6, 1997 ;     444 words ...Byline: JOHN NEWSOM Staff Writer U.S. public schools are better than many people think and...some of his critics, said American public schools are improving - and are performing...didn't set out to be a defender of public schools, said Bracey, an author and education...

LOOK INSIDE THE CLASSROOM AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT PUBLIC...

The Virginian Pilot;  July 18, 2004 ;     594 words ......what experience Mr. Patrick has in public schools. My views are significantly different...an elementary school teacher in the public schools who said that she spent most of her...teacher ? Should an indictment of the public schools be based on hearsay? Second, what are...

Charters help public schools make points ...

Dayton Daily News;  September 4, 2005 ;     634 words ......taxpayer support, defenders of traditional public schools see a bigger threat than ever: First...trouble delivering good educations as the public schools, if not more. But advocates of public schools have a lot to thank the charters for...

EDUCATION TIME TO STAND UP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Sometimes I wonder. Most of us went to public schools. Most of us learned readin', writin...languages. . . . Most of us learned in public schools to get along with others - with our...that most parents think well of the public schools their children attend. But few defend...

The Business of Improving Public Schools.(Brief Article)

Phi Delta Kappan;  September 1, 1999 ;     582 words ...THE CURRENT status of public schools might be described as encouraging...educational needs of all children. The public schools are successful in meeting the...United States, 46.8 million are in public schools. We cannot expect to open enough...