The high school choice that Michelle Obama made
President Obama may need a dose of his wife’s popularity at the moment, but don’t discount the importance of her...
Read More >Why Charlie Crist will continue to back school choice
If parental choice is to be an educational litmus test for Charlie Crist, the Republican-turned-Democrat, then he might surprise the politicos who...
Read More >Ed funding issues are most pressing for school choice options
With Florida now spending less per student than it did six years ago and less than at least three-fourths of...
Read More >The private schools that are signing up for Common Core
Carol Thomas is a career educator and former high-level urban district administrator who is now working with private schools that...
Read More >North Carolina school vouchers won't hurt public school budget
The collision of budgetary distress and school vouchers has produced a familiar financial accusation in North Carolina. But an honest...
Read More >A charter conversion with parents and teachers speaking in one loud voice
In a state that has found itself politically deadlocked over whether parents should be given the power to change who...
Read More >A 'whiny' argument against voucher testing
The question of how to hold private schools academically accountable for publicly supported, school voucher students remains contentious and, frankly,...
Read More >Let's try a little less finger pointing
Having spent the better part of a quarter-century writing editorials and commentaries for a major metropolitan newspaper, I have wagged...
Read More >Parent trigger bill goes down to defeat in Florida Senate
Parent trigger history repeated itself in Florida's Senate today. After deadlocking last year on a plan to let parents vote...
Read More >Philanthropy magazine chronicles political evolution of ed reform, school choice
The cover story in this spring’s Philanthropy magazine opens with redefinED host John Kirtley walking beside a civil rights legend...
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