The Heartland Institute

Innovations High School is breaking all the rules as it opens in Salt Lake City, Utah this fall. The public school runs year-round and allows students to take classes in the format, time, and pacing they choose. Students may take classes in a traditional classroom at their assigned local high school or use a digital curriculum ...

High-performing teachers are conducting a mass exodus from urban school districts that make little to no pay, promotion, or personal distinctions between them and poor teachers, according to a report from The New Teacher Project. The study examined 90,000 teachers in four urban districts. The report estimates the nation’s 50 ...

Between 30 and 40 percent of students in every grade level say school is “too easy,” according to a report from the Center for American Progress. The report examined student surveys collected by the National Association for Educational Progress, a widely trusted nationwide test conducted every year. “There’s a popular perception ...

Americans are looking to certificates at an unprecedented rate as a quick, cost-effective way to better their wages and employment opportunities, a Georgetown University study reports. The number of certificates awarded has increased more than 800 percent over the past 30 years, the study states. In postsecondary education, the ...

Americans are looking to certificates at an unprecedented rate as a quick, cost-effective way to better their wages and employment opportunities, according to a Georgetown University study. According to the study, the number of certificates awarded has increased more than 800 percent over the past 30 years. In postsecondary education ...

Holding kids back in school is actually better for them in the long run, according to a new study with policy implications. The study compared groups of third-graders under Florida’s test-based promotion policy and found held-back students outperformed their passed-forward counterparts on standardized tests every single year into ...