Adam Schaeffer and Chaim Katz | The best gift for kids is a better education

Posted by on February 22, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Another Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is here with the resulting resolutions. Many of us use this time of year to reflect on the spirit of giving, especially in the midst of rising unemployment and uncertainty. Some people had less to give or perhaps nothing at all, or even relied on the giving of others, but many people continued with their charity despite their own increasing hardships. Continue reading “Adam Schaeffer and Chaim Katz | The best gift for kids is a better education” »

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Adam Schaeffer | To improve education, let parents choose schools

Posted by on December 29, 2008 · 2 Comments 

The school year is in full swing, and a lot less learning is taking place than one might anticipate. However, it’s not just the kids. Virginia ’s politicians still haven’t learned a thing about education reform.
According to the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the nation’s report card, two out of three Virginia 8th graders in public schools are not proficient in reading. Twenty percent of Virginia eighth-graders score so poorly that they are basically off the chart because their level of literacy is so low. Continue reading “Adam Schaeffer | To improve education, let parents choose schools” »

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