About The Author

Patrick R. Gibbons

Patrick Gibbons is public affairs manager at Step Up for Students and a research fellow for the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. A former teacher, he lived in Las Vegas, Nev., for five years, where he worked as an education writer and researcher. He can be reached at (813) 498.1991 or emailed at [email protected]. Follow Patrick on Twitter: at @PatrickRGibbons and @redefinEDonline.
06/09/16
Patrick R. Gibbons
Parents in the low-income, predominantly black Normandy School District in St. Louis, Mo., have been made to feel unwelcome for...
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05/20/16
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A century ago, three Catholic sisters in St. Augustine, Fla. were arrested for something the state Legislature had recently made...
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05/05/16
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A parent is challenging a desegregation order that was supposed to help integrate public schools in St. Louis, Mo., but is now...
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04/22/16
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The Douglas County, Colorado, School District is facing a lawsuit less than one month after launching a revamped voucher program. It's...
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04/19/16
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With more than 20 million children across the nation now choosing their schools, a new report from the Friedman Foundation looks at...
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04/12/16
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Anyone who thinks it's impossible to transform a large, urban school district under democratic control has to contend with Denver Public...
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04/07/16
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a trio of school choice bills this week —including one establishing education savings accounts (ESAs) for students with special...
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03/21/16
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Generations of black students fought to leave St. Louis public schools, but third-grader Edmond Lee wants to remain in his....
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02/22/16
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A two-year study of school vouchers in Louisiana found the program has a "significant and substantial negative" impact on student...
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02/19/16
Patrick R. Gibbons
Pinellas County Schools is Florida's top school choice district according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. The 2015 Education...
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