The Heartland Institute

A Parent Trigger bill that aims to give parents more influence in their children’s schools is making its way through the Tennessee legislature. Filed by Rep. John DeBerry (D-Memphis), the bill would allow a petition by the majority of parents at schools performing in the state’s bottom 20 percent to trigger one of several ...

With the cost of college increasing exponentially over the past 40 years, most graduates begin adulthood thousands of dollars in debt. A new investment platform called Upstart wants to give enterprising graduates a chance to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams instead of a "safe" job, and possibly relieve them of student debt ...

To address Michigan’s chronically deficit-laden pension system, Michigan Senate Republicans are reviving an effort to switch new public school employees to 401(k)-style retirement plans. Senate Bill 1040 would close the current system to new employees and implement a defined-contribution plan to pay employees' retirement benefits ...

As more schools and districts begin adding objective components to annual teacher evaluations, some are asking students to flip the traditional arrangement and grade their teachers. This fall, Georgia will be the first state to include student perceptions in teacher evaluations. Along with student test growth and principals’ classroom ...