Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: misNAEPery and education reform, from Michigan to the land down under
Morgan Polikoff NAEP scores are in, and the results aren’t pretty. Critics of education reform and testing are using the...
Read More >Teacher union opposition to D.C. vouchers unfair to the facts
The Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program is up for re-authorization in Congress. The voucher program has been shown to help disadvantaged...
Read More >How one Colorado school district hopes to strike a legal blow for school choice
Update (Nov. 2): Douglas County has filed its petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. A 19th-century...
Read More >Common schools and the fear of diversity
The first-ever state supreme court ruling finding charter schools unconstitutional continues to stir debate all over the country, and has inspired some...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: What is a public school?
Wayne Au, University of Washington at Bothell Wayne Au, an education professor and plaintiff in League of Women Voters v....
Read More >An archaic ruling on Washington charter schools
Relying on a 19th century concept of public education and a legal precedent from the early 20th century, the Washington...
Read More >Throwback Thursday: New Orleans and the disaster capitalism narrative
On the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Canadian activist and author Naomi Klein republished an excerpt from her 2006 national best...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Winners, losers, and armchair quarterbacks
Jerusha Conner Relying on an outdated report to criticize charter schools in New Orleans is bad enough, but Jerusha Conner, an...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Humorous headlines, school choice helps desegregate schools in MO
Headline writers Sometimes the headlines don't match the story. Accidents or click bait? Either way, these headline writers need improvement. Salon:...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Spilling ink over school choice
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Boards The North Carolina Supreme Court's decision to uphold school choice sparked a wave of angry...
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