Coming up: Reflections on Zelman
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the monumental U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris – the decision that...
Read More >Leading Democratic mayors back allegedly right-wing parent trigger
It’s getting harder and harder for critics to torpedo education reform ideas like the “parent trigger” by distorting political affiliations....
Read More >Florida school choice, present and future
Beginning Monday, we have a special treat for you at redefinED - commentary about how far we've come with school...
Read More >Florida's fast-rising grad rates? Shrug
Media coverage of education reform in Florida never ceases to amaze. What you should be hearing today are the sputtering...
Read More >Education Week report: Florida graduation rates among fastest rising in nation
Florida public schools got another clear sign of progress today from a highly regarded, independent source. Between 1999 and 2009,...
Read More >Florida's public school "defenders" should stop bashing public schools
In Florida, we love the bizarre. We cultivate gator-eating pythons and face-eating zombies and transvestites who inject women’s derrieres with...
Read More >Florida may be next stop for highly regarded Catholic school network
A chain of Catholic, college-prep high schools that has demonstrated success with low-income students is eyeing two Florida cities for...
Read More >Why science advocates should embrace vouchers, school choice
Editor's note: Due to technical difficulties with the blog, many redefinED readers were unable to read this post when it...
Read More >redefinED roundup: Voucher rally in Pennsylvania, Jeb Bush in Colorado and more
Colorado: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lays out his education reform formula, with expanded school choice a key plank. (Education...
Read More >How does ‘Tear down this wall!’ sound for a school choice rallying cry?
Nobody invoked Ronald Reagan this week and demanded that somebody (Randi Weingarten? President Obama? The local school board?) “tear down this...
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