NCPA: Teach for America’s rigorous interview and selection process produces teachers who often outpace their traditionally trained counterparts, according to a new report by Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV and Research Associate Megan Simons of the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Los Angeles Daily News: Four Star Leadership Participant Luz Gutierrez is featured in an L.A. Daily Newsfeature story.
Heartland Institute: Facilitating the integration of technology into the classroom allows children to receive the personalized education they need, says NCPA Research Associate Megan Simons in a commentary at Heartland.
Heartland Institute: The only solution to the STEM crisis is to drastically improve and transform our K-12 education system, says NCPA Senior Fellow John Merrifield in a Heartland commentary.
MSNnews.com: Young parents will move from urban, multifamily housing back to the suburbs once their children reach “full-blown running” age, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in an article at MSNnews.com.
Dallas Morning News: The skills gap created by variance in education is real, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Dallas Morning News article.
Deseret News: Close to 42,000 students enrolled at 8 online colleges who received no class credit received an average of over $5,000 in loans, said the NCPA in a Deseret News article.
Marine Corps Times: NCPA Board member Gen. Tommy Franks talks about his Four Star Leadership youth program.
The Washington Times: New methods for calculating high school graduation rates have been implemented however, NCPA Senior Fellow John Merrifield says the new method is an attempt to make a uniform product serve diverse needs.
The Hill: Efforts to raise the minimum wage are keeping mostly young people out of work, according to NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal.
NewsOK: Four Star Leadership, co-hosted by the NCPA, teaches students leadership, policy, and communication skills.
The Wall Street Journal: NCPA Chairman Pete du Pont says Romney’s pro-student plan to allow school choice beats Obama’s pro-union education plan.
KTAR.com: NCPA data on teen unemployment mentioned on KTAR Newsradio.
Canada Free Press: Former Superintendent of the Dallas School District and NCPA Senior Fellow Linus Wright’s brief on restructuring public education is mentioned.
The Dallas Morning News: NCPA hosts former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in a Hatton W. Sumners luncheon on education reforms.
CBS DFW: Jeb Bush talks to CBS about presidential candidates and transforming the U.S. education system at an NCPA’s Hatton W. Sumners event.
NCPA to host the upcoming education colloquium featuring Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Former Superintendent of the Dallas School District Linus Wright.
The Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Morning News reports the NCPA’s Education Colloquium will feature Former DISD superintendent Linus Wright’s bold plan for restructuring public education.
The Edmond Sun – Students who participated in the Four Star Debate program focused on debate and leadership skills.
NewsOK –King Abdullah II of Jordan made a surprise visit to the NCPA’s Four Star Debate program.
Yahoo! Finance – Students from across the nation interested in learning from today’s top policy experts are encouraged to apply for the Four Star Debate program at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) in Oklahoma City from July 10-15.