New Iowa Legislation Favors Homeschoolers

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Jun 162013
 
New Iowa Legislation Favors Homeschoolers

Iowa homeschoolers are celebrating the passage by the state legislature of HF215 on May 22nd and Governor Branstad’s subsequent signature on June 3rd.  The education reform bill, which comes into effect on July 1st, adds Iowa to a list of 10 other states which virtually give homeschool parents a free hand in the education of their children. In […Full Article]

U.S. Education Spending, Literacy, & Test Scores vs. Other Countries

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May 232012
 
U.S. Education Spending, Literacy, & Test Scores vs. Other Countries

This article has several statistics from several sources on the U.S. education system compared to other countries. The Broad Foundation reported the following: U.S. ranks 21st in high school graduation rate compared to other industrialized nations. U.S. students rank 25th in math compared to other industrialized nations. U.S. students rank 21st in science compared to […Full Article]

Nov 282010
 
Graduation Rates at For-Profit Colleges

Daniel de Vise in The Washington Post in November 2010 reported on the graduation rates at for-profit colleges. 55% of students enrolled in public universities graduate.  65% of students enrolled in private non-profit universities graduate. The graduation rate at for-profit universities is 22%. The University of Phoenix is the largest for-profit college with 238,326 students.  […Full Article]

Nov 162010
 
Well-Being Survey

The American Human Development Project, a nonpartisan initiative, completed their The Measure of America report.  It measures three categories:  health, education, and income.  Some of the findings are as follows: U.S. life expectancy is 78.6 years, the same life expectancy for Chile.  Chile spends 10% of what the U.S. spends on health care. The 11 […Full Article]

Oct 082010
 
U.S. Education Spending Compared to Other Countries

Public direct expenditures for education as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), by country: 2003 NOTE: Includes all government expenditures for education institutions, plus public subsidies to households for living costs that are not spent at education institutions. SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, 2006. For additional […Full Article]