Free the districts
Over the past decade-plus, Florida has pursued multiple policy initiatives designed to free school districts from stifling bureaucracy and unhelpful...
Read More >Size matters: Microschools and education pluralism
Just what is a microschool? The Christian Science Monitor takes a thorough and balanced look at the growing movement. Ask...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 5
Other countries may be ahead of the U.S. in exploring the education implications of AI. The push other countries are...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 4
The pandemic and school closures fueled a major drop in the percentage of students identified as homeless, the Associated Press...
Read More >Three trends worth watching in public sentiment on schooling
EdChoice is out with its latest Schooling in America Survey, one of the most comprehensive snapshots of what Americans think...
Read More >School choice, power and teacher perks
One of Florida's leaders in expanding educational options within the public-school system is also innovating in a different way: Creating...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 3: Policy failures
Broken Promise? iPromise Academy, LeBron James's widely publicized foray into educational transformation, is stumbling. Five years in, not one of...
Read More >How I changed my mind on educational choice scholarships for all
Over the years, we've aired debates about the best way to design education choice scholarship programs. One key question has...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 2: New agenda, new coalitions, overcoming malaise
This is the second installment of a quick weekly read of ideas and data points that inform our work. The...
Read More >Abundance is the only answer
A district makes a painful decision to close school plagued by persistent low performance and low enrollment. Fortunately, the closest...
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