redefinED blog stars: coming disruptions, blooming charter schools, campaign cherry picking ...
Editor's note: For those new to redefinED, "blog stars" is our occasional roundup of good stuff from other education blogs....
Read More >Miami-Dade superintendent: Ride the school choice wave - or succumb to it
It’s one thing to hear school choice stalwart Jeb Bush or a think tank researcher state the obvious about school...
Read More >Uncle Sam and school choice
Oh how the blog gods have smiled down upon redefinED. The 2012 Republican National Convention will be held in downtown...
Read More >Know your history: The "voucher left"
Last week’s commentary in Salon was typical when it comes to the dominant narrative about school choice. Written by Michael...
Read More >Choice nuggets: Surging demand for Florida tax credit scholarships, creationist fears, horse therapy and more
Number of the week: 87,062 That’s how many low-income Florida families began applications for tax credit scholarships this year, up...
Read More >Washington state needs charter schools
Editor’s note: Washington state is one of only nine states that don’t have charter schools. But voters can change that...
Read More >Florida charter school teachers top 10,000
The number of instructional personnel in Florida charter schools more than doubled in the past five years and topped 10,000 for the...
Read More >Catholic schools can learn from charter schools – Sean Kennedy, podcastED
Charter schools took a page from Catholic schools when they arrived in the 1990s and began their expansion – character...
Read More >Bill Clinton: KIPP charter schools have "solved the No. 1 challenge in American education"
Former President Bill Clinton praised charter schools at the KIPP Summit in Orlando last week, singling out the KIPP chain...
Read More >Agony and accountability in school choice
Education reform, for some of us, is full of tough calls. And for some of us, there can be particular...
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