Press Releases: Education

Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Reacts to Passage of ‘Pre-K for SA’

Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Reacts to Passage of ‘Pre-K for SA’

November 07, 2012
Jeff Judson

Jeff Judson, a San Antonio resident and senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, was a leader of the opposition to the Pre-K proposition.

New Parent Trigger Study Shows Parents How to Reform Their Schools

New Parent Trigger Study Shows Parents How to Reform Their Schools

October 29, 2012
Joseph Bast
Joy Pullmann

The Heartland Institute has released a new Policy Brief on the Parent Trigger, a public school reform adopted in seven states and proposed in some 20 others across the nation.

Heartland Institute Fellows, Policy Advisors React to Final Presidential Debate

Heartland Institute Fellows, Policy Advisors React to Final Presidential Debate

October 23, 2012
Richard Vedder
Peter Ferrara
Clifford Thies
Joy Pullmann
John Coleman
S. Fred Singer
Paul Crovo
Marita Noon
Jonathan Steitz
Ben Boychuk

The following statements about Monday night’s final presidential debate from policy experts at The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution.

South Texas Alliance for Progress to Release Research Opposing Pre-K 4 SA

South Texas Alliance for Progress to Release Research Opposing Pre-K 4 SA

October 18, 2012
Jeff Judson

Jeff Judson, a San Antonio resident and senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, has authored a policy brief released this week titled “

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    • Heartland Institute Policy Brief: ‘21 Reasons Why the San Antonio Pre-K Tax Plan Is a Bad Idea’

    Heartland Institute Policy Brief: ‘21 Reasons Why the San Antonio Pre-K Tax Plan Is a Bad Idea’

    October 02, 2012
    Jeff Judson

    Jeff Judson, a San Antonio resident and senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, has authored a policy brief released this week titled “

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    • Heartland Institute Reacts to Mayor Castro’s Pitch for $7.81 for Pre-K Campaign

    Heartland Institute Reacts to Mayor Castro’s Pitch for $7.81 for Pre-K Campaign

    September 21, 2012
    Jeff Judson

    San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro today released a YouTube video featuring children asking the public to support “Pre-K 4 SA,” an 1/8th-cent sales tax initiative that would fund full-day preschool for t

    Heartland Institute Reacts to End of Chicago Teachers Union Strike

    Heartland Institute Reacts to End of Chicago Teachers Union Strike

    September 19, 2012
    Joy Pullmann
    Ben Boychuk
    Bruno Behrend

    The seven-day-old Chicago Teachers Union strike ended Tuesday night, sending 350,000 students back to class this morning.