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.
03/13/15
Patrick R. Gibbons
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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03/05/15
Patrick R. Gibbons
Editor's note: This article draws on a symposium hosted by Education Next, which has become the subject of controversy over the journal's...
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02/27/15
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The Shadow Faction Dianne Douglas was elected as Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction largely on an anti-Common Core platform. Last...
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02/20/15
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School choice is more than just having educational options. The availability of quality schools, information about them and access to...
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02/13/15
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Thomas J. Gentzel The Palm Beach Post recently published an op-ed by Thomas Gentzel, the executive director for the National...
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02/06/15
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North Carolina's anti-voucher professors Helen Ladd, William A. Darity, Rosyln Mickel, Charles Clotfelter, Sherick Hughes, and Jenni Owen are professors and...
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02/04/15
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Demographic changes are expected to place a greater strain on government services over the next two decades, a new study...
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01/30/15
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National Coalition for Public Education The Federal Title I program provides funds to school districts in order to improve the...
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01/23/15
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Parents can now apply for the second year of Florida's newest parental choice program for students with special needs. Applications opened...
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01/22/15
Patrick R. Gibbons
Critics of school choice programs often say they harm public schools, and that taxpayer resources would best be used educating...
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