Search Op-Eds & Letters

July 8, 2008

• "Save D.C.'s Vouchers" appeared in the Washington Post.

June 7, 2008

• "Reading First" appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune.

October 28, 2007

• "NCLB Goal Is Possible" appeared in the North County Times (California).

June 20, 2007

• "Tutoring Shows Success" appeared in USA Today.

June 9, 2007

• "A National Test We Don't Need" appeared in the Washington Post.

May 30, 2007

• "Making Progress on Student Loans" appeared in the Washington Post.
• "The Education Dept. on the Loan Scandal" appeared in the New York Times.

May 18, 2007

• "Get Facts Straight" appeared in the Daily Astorian (Oregon).

May 14, 2007

• "Reading to the Children: A Success Story That Instills Taxpayers with a Sense of Security" appeared in The Seattle Times.

May 12, 2007

• "National Epidemic, Economic Necessity" appeared in The Politico.

May 7, 2007

• "Reader View: No Child Law is Working" appeared in The Wichita Eagle (Kansas).

May 6, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Kansas City Star (Missouri).

May 3, 2007

• "School Act Has Positive Results" appeared in the Evansville Courier and Press (Indiana).
• "Funding Generous" appeared in the McCook Daily Gazette (Nebraska).

April 30, 2007

• "NCLB Tests Now Adjusted for Kids with Disabilities" appeared in the Northwest Indiana Times.

April 24, 2007

• "NCLB Not Undermining Education" appeared in the Salinas Californian.

April 17, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind Not Perfect But Does Help Kids" appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri).

April 16, 2007

• "Students, parents alike need NCLB" appeared in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York).

April 10, 2007

• "Enthusiasm, Innovation Evident During School Tour" appeared in the State Journal-Register (Springfield).

April 7, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind Deserves Renewal" appeared in the Salem Statesman Journal (Oregon).

April 4, 2007

• "Testing Critics Ignore Law's 'Positive Record'" appeared in Education Week.

March 31, 2007

• "The Benefits of NCLB" appeared in the Washington Times.

March 27, 2007

• "Reading First Is Making Progress" appeared in the Las Vegas Sun.

March 23, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind Act Works in Arizona" appeared in the Tucson Citizen.

• "No Child Left Behind Works, and Program Is Here to Stay" appeared in the Fort Wayne News Sentinel (Indiana).

March 21, 2007

• "Setting the Record Straight on No Child Left Behind" appeared in the News and Tribune.

March 18, 2007

• "Bush Big on Education" appeared in the San Bernardino County (CA) Sun.

• "Impact of NCLB Position" appeared in the Ventura County Star.

March 16, 2007

• "Science Not Left Behind" appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times.

March 10, 2007

• "NCLB Is Boosting Urban Education" appeared in the Baltimore Sun.

March 6, 2007

• "Are colleges producing enough for tax dollars?" appeared in the Detroit News.

March 1, 2007

• "A Response On No Child" appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News.

February 28, 2007

• "Choice Measures" appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

February 27, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind Is Working Because It Provides Accountability" appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

February 15, 2007

• "Dept. of Education Defends NCLB" appeared in the Ithaca (NY) Times.

February 13, 2007

• "NCLB a Funded Success" appeared in the Coloradoan.

February 12, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind Is Working" appeared in the Oakland (CA) Tribune.

February 11, 2007

• "Federal Efforts Target Struggling High School Readers" appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

February 6, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind: It's Working" appeared in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

February 4, 2007

• "Virginia, Standards Are Long Overdue" appeared in the Washington Post.

February 2, 2007

• "MEA's Football Analogy Is a Major Fumble" appeared in the Detroit News.

January 30, 2007

• This response to "Educators Assail No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Denver Post.

January 26, 2007

• "NCLB Improving Education in Utah, Other States" appeared in the Provo (UT) Daily Herald.

January 22, 2007

• "No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal .

January 21, 2007

• "Columnist Dramatic in Saying 'No Child' Law Isn't Working" appeared in the Salem Statesman Journal.

December 31, 2006

• "No Child Law Has Made Impressive Gains" appeared in the Columbus Dispatch (OH).

November 14, 2006

• "NCLB Achieves Its Top Goal—Accountability" appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal.

October 19, 2006

• "What's Behind Student Success" appeared in the Washington Post.

September 29, 2006

• "Pressing to Improve Colleges" appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• "Federal Act Is About What's Best for Kids" appeared in the Everett Herald (WA).

September 28, 2006

• "Let's Really Throw Open Doors to Higher Education" appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

September 26, 2006

• "Is the Feds' Lesson Plan Working? YES: Expectations + Rigor = Promising Results" appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.

September 22, 2006

• "NCLB Creates Positive Change in Schools" appeared in the Twin Falls Times-News (ID).

September 12, 2006

• "'No Child' Law Adds Accountability, Fairness to U.S. Education System" appeared in the Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL).

August 18, 2006

• "'No Child' Act Gets High Marks" appeared in the Asbury Park Press.

July 31, 2006

• "Don't Write Off Other People's Children" appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

July 26, 2006

• "No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.

May 29, 2006

• "No Child Left Behind Is Reawakening Our Schools" appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser.

May 19, 2006

• "Accountability Plus Standards Equals Success" appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal.

April 28, 2006

• "Confusion Over NCLB Is Easy to Clarify" appeared in the Twin Falls Times News (ID).

April 5, 2006

• "School System Improves Under Our Bright Light" appeared in the Wall Street Journal.

March 31, 2006

• "No Child Left Behind Helps Students Achieve" appeared in the Danvers Herald.

March 2, 2006

• "No Child Left Behind Yields Positive Results" appeared in USA Today.

February 11, 2006

• "U.S. Must Act to Keep Pace with the World in Math and Science" appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune.

January 31, 2006

• "No Plan to Shortchange Students" appeared in the Boston Globe.

January 17, 2006

• "No Child Left Behind Is Working" appeared in the Idaho Falls Post-Register.

January 14, 2006

• "Pending Fine Shouldn't Be Blamed Solely on State Board of Education" appeared in the Idaho State Journal.

December 2005 - February 2006

• "The Bush Administration Is Keeping Its Promise to 'Leave No Child Behind,' but the Troubles of Our Older Students Are Still Mounting" appeared in Newsweek.

December 8, 2005

• "Improvements in Education" appeared in the Washington Times.

December 5, 2005

• "Improving Education" appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

November 27, 2005

• "Blueprint for Success" appeared in USA Today.

October 20, 2005

• "Tests Will Drive Gains" appeared in USA Today.

October 14, 2005

• "Is Standardized Testing the Correct Answer? YES" appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

October 7, 2005

• "'No Child' Exceptions Limited" appeared in the Washington Post.

September 28, 2005

• "No Child Left Behind is Working in Idaho" appeared in the Idaho Mountain Express (WA).

September 18, 2005

• "We Are Partners in Educating Every Child" appeared in the News Tribune (WA).

August 10, 2005

• "We Are Partners in Educating Every Child" appeared on the Caribbean Net News.

July 28, 2005

• "Gauge Dropouts By Computers, Not Slide Rules" appeared in the Investors Business Daily.

July 24, 2005

• "American Children Reading More and Better" appeared in the Riverside Press Enterprise (CA), New Bedford Standard Times (CT), Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN), Duluth News Tribune (MN), Augusta Chronicle (GA), and Spokane Spokesman Review (WA).

July 3, 2005

• "Myths About No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Bonner County Daily Bee (ID).

June 25, 2005

• "Education Report Card Missed the Mark" appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

June 14, 2005

• "Federal Aid for College" appeared in the New York Times.

May 29, 2005

• "No Child Left Behind Is Part of the Solution" appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser.

May 27, 2005

• "No Child Left Behind" appeared in the Idaho State Journal.

May 4, 2005

• "Innovative No Child Left Behind Is Right for Alaska Students, Schools" appeared in the Anchorage Daily News.

May 1, 2005

• "'Growing Pains' Won't Sidetrack No Child Left Behind" appeared in USA Today.

April 24, 2005

• "Bungling at Top Sabotaged Worthy Education Goals" appeared in the Houston Chronicle.

April 13, 2005

• "Director Defends Federal Institute's 'Portfolio' of Investments in Research" appeared in Education Week.

April 7, 2005

• "Reading, 'Riting, Reform" appeared in the Wall Street Journal.

April 5, 2005

• "High School Dropouts: The View from the Top" appeared in the LA Times.

April 2, 2005

• "Our High Schools Need Help" appeared in the Washington Post.

April 1, 2005

• "TRIO Ineffective" appeared in the Idaho Statesman.

March 30, 2005

• "Bush Helps Students" appeared in the Durham (NC) Herald-Sun.

March 20, 2005

• "Testing Serves Students" appeared in the Hartford Courant.

March 16, 2005

• "Aid for Students" appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

March 2, 2005

• "Building a Better Loan Program" appeared in the Washington Post.

February 25, 2005

• "No Child Left Behind and the Arts" appeared in the Providence Journal (Rhode Island).

February 21, 2005

• "Bush's Education Plan Is Creating Better Schools" appeared in the Las Vegas Sun.

February 19, 2005

• "Deductive Logic: Repetition Is a Waste" appeared in the Seattle Times.

February 6, 2005

• "No Child Initiative's Working" appeared in the Portsmouth Herald News.

February 3, 2005

• "Improving K-12 Education" appeared in the Washington Post.