Can education reform work in rural America?
Rural school districts are more likely to be disadvantaged by one-size-fits-all mandates from state legislatures and the Federal government. Yet rural...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Social Justice and School Choice
Center for Media and Democracy PR Watch Are school vouchers really a “libertarian scheme cooked up out of an ideological...
Read More >What can Florida learn from open enrollment in Arizona?
The Florida Legislature is considering expanding open enrollment for public schools and giving students more freedom to cross district boundaries. What...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: All About the Volunteers
Tennessee Education Report Andy Spears of the Tennessee Education Report says sponsors of Tennessee’s new education savings account program for...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: School pride and schools vs. education
Jonathan Chait Hillary Clinton’s campaign for presidency has begun and the pro- and con- sides of school choice using her campaign...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Charters, charters, charters
Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter Valerie Strauss recently interviewed Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter about their book, "A Smarter Charter." Kahlenberg and Potter...
Read More >Not from concentrate: No fresh thinking on vouchers here
Third Way promises fresh thinking, but that's what seems to be missing in the centrist think tank's recent rehash of familar...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: School choice, profits and other scary words
Michael Apple and Julie Mead Michael Apple and Julie Mead are education professors at the University of Wisconsin and they...
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: 'We didn't have no choice'
Thelma Harper Sen. Thelma Harper (D-Nashville) argued against the proposed Opportunity Scholarship program this week in the Senate Ways and Finance committee....
Read More >Mr. Gibbons' Report Card: Charter schools, not my job
Broward County School District Robert Runcie, the superintendent of the Broward County School District, wanted to help low-performing charter schools...
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