What an NAACP president is telling us all
Rev. Manuel Sykes is a long-respected church and community leader in St. Petersburg, Florida, an increasingly diverse city at the...
Read More >The right-wing Waldorf conspiracy?
Waldorf schools are a splendid example of how the private marketplace can fill a learning niche. Their humanistic approach can...
Read More >Chipping away at the imaginary wall between public education, school choice
Arlene Ackerman, Tony Bennett and Kenneth Whalum are hardly a representative sample of elected and appointed officers in public school...
Read More >Voucher, charter school advocates talk accountability, too
The headlines covered Gov. Chris Christie's passionate call for education options in New Jersey, but the fine print here was...
Read More >Public? Private? Charter? Voucher? Parents just want a good school
Bruce Baker at School Finance 101 offered a calibrated analysis Tuesday on how neighborhood and charter schools differ in the...
Read More >Education news coverage tilts towards school district establishment
The unusual logic driving Paul Farhi’s argument that media coverage is biased against traditional public schools has been examined well by several...
Read More >Rockin' band teacher proves there are many ways to inspire students
A CBS News profile last night of a Miramar, Fla. teacher is one of those powerful reminders that students draw motivation...
Read More >Report: Tax credit scholarships ("vouchers") will save Florida taxpayers $57.9 million next year
Critics of Florida's tax credit scholarship program often say it's a "drain" on public school funding. But yet another credible report...
Read More >Fears about Florida's parent trigger bill are overblown
The parent trigger is headed for a showdown in Florida’s Senate on Friday, and it is worth remembering that the...
Read More >More school choice could ease pain of public school lotteries
As students across the nation apply for entry into their public school districts' magnets, fundamental schools and special academies for...
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