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President Obama’s recent commitment to raise the U.S. graduation rate to the highest in the world has left education policy experts conflicted on how to best increase college access and affordability.

On May 5, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee told a symposium on innovation in education that she doesn’t care whether education providers earn a profit if they are effective, but when questioned about innovative programs in the District which needed funding, she left out the DC voucher program.

President Obama frequently discusses his commitment to quality education for all American children but the administration’s action with regard to the successful voucher program in Washington, D.C., holds this commitment open to question.

What became of the Obama promise of transparency?

Expanding the availability of student loans and grants at this time might just ensure that students can still get their degrees without actually causing schools to charge less for college.

Homeschooling is catering to new, more diverse demographics, according to Messiah College associate professor Milton Gaither.

David Long, California’s Secretary of Education, resigned on August 10, the fourth such Secretary to resign in the past five years. California should take this opportunity to eliminate this position, which Mr. Long’s brief 18-month tenure confirms to be redundant.

HR 3036, the No Child Left Inside Act (chief author John Sarbanes, Democrat, MD), gives states and schools incentives (federal grants) to conduct “environmental education” programs within existing classes.

The appeal court admitted that state lawmakers have “acted as though homeschooling is, in fact, permitted in California.”

Less than one quarter of high school graduates who took the ACT have a 50% probability of getting a B in four college-level subjects, and many students are taking remedial courses in college.

California students only managed to demonstrate minimal gains in English and made no significant progress in Math on academic achievement tests, according to recent data.

Now the Yorktown University, an online school, is officially a degree-granting university.