Education
WPC's Center for Education conducts objective research and makes practical policy recommendations to improve Washington State's ability to carry out its paramount duty to educate every child within its borders.
Publications
Why the Common Core is Bad for America
Key Findings
- The Common Core is the basis for a national curriculum and national test.
- Three hundred prominent policymakers and education experts warn the Common Core will close the door on innovation.
- The Common Core standards are of insufficient quality.
- The cost of the Common Core is considerable, yet unknown.
1. The Common Core is the basis for a national curriculum and national test.
Teachers' Union Seeks to Drive Teach for America Teachers out of Seattle Public Schools
Third grader Enrique (not his real name) eagerly describes his Teach for America teacher like this: “He let us borrow bigger books.” “I am learning English now.” “My goal is to be at fourth grade in reading by the end of the year.”
Respected Iowa Test of Basic Skills is the Most Cost-effective Way to Meet National Testing Requirement
Key Findings
Pasco's Higher New Homeowners Fees Could Lower Home Values
Key Findings
Response to Teachers' Union Attack on WPC's Charter School Poll
Key Findings
After Katrina - Rebuilding New Orleans Schools: Lessons for Washington State
Key Findings
QRIS Rating Systems Do Not Improve Learning or Social Development for Children
A proposed bill, HB 2569, would impose a new rating system on child care providers in Washington state, known as the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), on top of the requirements of Washington’s normal child care licensing laws.
In Katrina's Wake, New Orleans' Schools Reinvent Themselves around Competition
The Seattle Times published this column on February 1, 2012.
The Big Easy is about food, music and Bourbon Street, not about innovation, right? Wrong! New Orleans is at the center of an education revolution that is developing an "education system" that defies conventional wisdom.
The Washington Policy Center Public School Accountability Index
Key Findings
