Fla. lawmakers unanimously boost special needs scholarship funding
The Florida House and Senate unanimously backed bills designed to make sure any student who wants an education choice scholarship...
Read More >Get Smart Fast, vol. 17
The New Yoker's Emma Green digs into the problems with teacher licensure exams and the controversy surrounding the ways they...
Read More >Better with age? Study shows 'maturation' of Florida school choice programs boosts public school results
The longer Florida's private school scholarship programs operated, the bigger the benefits for students in public schools. That's the headline...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 16
A new teacher survey published by EdChoice finds growing pessimism with the state of the profession. Less than one in...
Read More >The weirdness and diversity of microschools is a feature, not a bug
If there was any doubt about where microschools currently stand in the hype cycle, critics on the left are now...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 15
On the rise of "snowplow parenting" in the English-speaking world: Over the previous decade, schools across the UK and the...
Read More >Charter schools and unbundling: Now a real possibility in Florida
Last week, hundreds of Florida charter school educators convened in Orlando for the state’s annual charter school conference. One hot...
Read More >At long last, Florida has a statewide charter school commission
Decades of efforts to create a new path for Florida charter schools have finally come to fruition. The state Board...
Read More >Get smart fast, vol. 14
Proposed education R&D efforts often have a fatal flaw: They take the existing system for granted. There has to be...
Read More >Texas takes a big swing for education choice
All eyes are on the Texas House of Representatives after the state Senate passed a bill that would make education...
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