By John Stone The British government consultation for the revision of the 1998 Human Rights Act grandiosely re-entitled the Bill of Rights closes at 11.59pm GMT Tuesday 8 March. It is a somewhat elusive document to encompass and after months of indecision I decided on brevity. Unsurprisingly in the Johnson government seems more interested in […]
When children return to school after the holidays, parents, the media, and business leaders should keep a closer eye on classroom performance and results. They should make 2022 the year of public education reform – the turning point that will ensure children of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds get the education they deserve. The editors […]
When children return to school after the holidays, parents, the media, and business leaders should keep a closer eye on classroom performance and results. They should make 2022 the year of public education reform – the turning point that will ensure children of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds get the education they deserve. The editors […]
A recently published school reform study in New York promises timely tax and educational benefits, not just for the Empire State. Some brief background information will help us understand the important implications of the study for Connecticut. In 2011, Arizona became the first state to introduce an education savings account (ESA). The ESA plans provide […]
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank estimated that more than half of children in low- and middle-income countries were not getting the basic reading skills necessary to support future learning. The pandemic has exacerbated this global learning crisis, with more than 100 million additional children estimated to fall below the minimum level of […]
