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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Burke, Lindsey M. – Heritage Foundation, 2010
Federal spending on early childhood education and care exceeds $25 billion annually. President Obama and other proponents of taxpayer-funded universal preschool want to add $10 billion as an incentive for the states to expand their early childhood education and care programs--with the goal of giving all children access to state-subsidized…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Federal Aid, Incentives
Lips, Dan; Marshall, Jennifer A. – Heritage Foundation, 2008
The authors of this memo to President-elect Barack Obama state that many in Congress are now proposing that the federal government intervene to address a range of problems in education by creating new programs and federal subsidies, including public school infrastructure and construction, funding for runaway college tuition costs, and the costs of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, School Choice
Kafer, Krista – Heritage Foundation, 2005
School choice is in high demand and growing. Twenty years ago, few states had policies or programs allowing parents the freedom to make choices in their children's education. Today, 11 states and the District of Columbia have state-funded scholarship programs or provide tax relief for education expenses or contributions to scholarship funds. Most…
Descriptors: State Programs, School Choice, Magnet Schools, Home Schooling