http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Thu, 24 May 2012 19:15:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/29/south-carolina-one-step-closer-to-school-choice/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/29/south-carolina-one-step-closer-to-school-choice/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:30:56 +0000 Evan Walter http://blog.heritage.org/?p=94778 The South Carolina House has passed a tuition tax credit program that would give children access to scholarships to attend a private school of their choice. Individuals who donate to the privately funded scholarships for low-income and special needs students would be eligible for a tax credit. The proposal also creates tax deductions for families to help cover educational expenses. Families would receive tax deductions of up to $4,000 to cover the cost of sending their children to private schools, $2,000 for homeschooling, and $1,000 to help with expenses related … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/29/south-carolina-one-step-closer-to-school-choice/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/16/nationalizing-education/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/16/nationalizing-education/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:30:34 +0000 Lindsey Burke http://blog.heritage.org/?p=93766 Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that the idea that the Obama Administration is working to implement national standards and tests “is a conspiracy theory in search of a conspiracy.” Duncan can deny that the federal government is on the verge of creating a national curriculum—an unprecedented federal overreach—but as George Will argued last Friday, the Obama Administration can’t ignore “those pesky things called laws.” By the Pioneer Institute’s count, the Administration is running afoul of three federal laws in particular: the General Education Provisions Act, the Department of Education Organization … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/16/nationalizing-education/feed/ 0