Every waitlist is a policy failure
Harvard professor Roland Fryer took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal recently to urge lawmakers and advocates to reinvigorate the drive to Milton Friedman’s vision of a dynamic demand-drive K-12 system: Today’s school-choice ecosystem, which one might refer to as “market lite,” has helped thousands of families. But...OUR LATEST
Key Finding #1: A Georgia preschool program improved students’ kindergarten readiness, but the academic benefits appeared to fade, and sometimes even reverse, by late elementary school. Why it matters: This... READ MORE
Paul E. Peterson and M. Danish Shakeel recently published a ranking of state charter school sectors based upon their NAEP 4th and 8th grade proficiency rates between 2009 and 2019.... READ MORE
The most common method for identifying students with dyslexia involves tests that detect a “discrepancy” between a student’s IQ and their reading performance. It’s discredited, but still widely used, leaving... READ MORE
Last year, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Carson v. Makin said excluding schools from choice programs solely because they teach religion violates the First Amendment’s free exercise clause. The... READ MORE
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Building a bridge to the 21st century nowhere
In 2005, the Alaskan Congressional delegation created a national controversy when they attempted to secure $398,000,000 to build a bridge to an island with 50 inhabitants. Known as “the Bridge to Nowhere” this effort lingered on until Congress finally halted it in 2011. The islanders continued to make do... READ MORE
South Carolina becomes latest battleground in fight over school choice
Add South Carolina to the list of states whose education choice scholarship programs are facing court challenges. The state teachers’ union, along with the state NAACP and six parents, has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn South Carolina’s new private school law, which the state General Assembly approved six... READ MORE
The story: After two court victories in the 1990s, Wisconsin, the national birthplace of modern-era school choice, now faces a court challenge that, if successful, could send more than 60,000... READ MORE
Kate Streets wants to be Jane Goodall when she grows up. “I have always wanted to work with animals that you can actually touch and play with and have a... READ MORE
For the past several years, the story of American homeschooling has been a narrative sorely lacking reliable numbers. Last week, The Washington Post filled the void with the first carefully... READ MORE
A provision that made Florida a national literacy leader 20 years ago could be repealed in an effort to ease the regulatory burden on Florida’s school districts. A state Senate... READ MORE
Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt’s land Tell old Pharaoh Let my people go The Texas House of Representatives closed out the 3rd special session by filing a deeply... READ MORE
The school choice movement has entered a new era. A clear signal of that came today with the announcement that Institute for Justice, the national public interest law firm... READ MORE
For families in states that allow parents to use scholarships to customize their children’s education, the opportunities can be exciting. However, the plethora of choices can also make the process... READ MORE
In 2005, the Alaskan Congressional delegation created a national controversy when they attempted to secure $398,000,000 to build a bridge to an island with 50 inhabitants. Known as “the... READ MORE
By News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state’s school-voucher program that serves students with special... READ MORE
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Every waitlist is a policy failure
Harvard professor Roland Fryer took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal recently to urge lawmakers and advocates to reinvigorate the drive to Milton Friedman’s vision of a dynamic...
READ MOREChimpanzees and sewing lessons: Flexible scholarship fuels Florida student’s unconventional education
Kate Streets wants to be Jane Goodall when she grows up. “I have always wanted to work with animals that you can actually touch and play with and have a...
READ MOREEvery waitlist is a policy failure
Harvard professor Roland Fryer took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal recently to urge lawmakers and advocates to reinvigorate the drive to Milton Friedman’s vision of a dynamic...
READ MORENew Hampshire judge rejects teachers union challenge to Education Freedom Accounts Program
The story: As legal challenges to the wave of newly adopted education choice laws wind through the courts, a judge just handed New Hampshire a big win. On Tuesday, the...
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Perun, the rock star of Australian defense economists doing awesome hour-plus hour PowerPoint presentations on YouTube, recently did two such presentations on “game-changing” weapon systems in the ongoing Ukraine-Russian war....
READ MOREGo Down, Moses
Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt’s land Tell old Pharaoh Let my people go The Texas House of Representatives closed out the 3rd special session by filing a deeply...
READ MOREQ & A: How a veteran home school educator helps West Virginians create customized learning plans for their children
For families in states that allow parents to use scholarships to customize their children’s education, the opportunities can be exciting. However, the plethora of choices can also make the process...
READ MOREFlorida lawmakers aim to boost scholarship funding to meet increased demand
By News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state’s school-voucher program that serves students with special...
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