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Parent trigger founder: Teachers unions launched "sweep and destroy" mission to deny parents

Two weeks ago, Gloria Romero, the former California state senator who wrote the original parent trigger law, wrote in this...

reimaginED staff

Parents and schools both deserve scrutiny

It’s a common refrain in ed reform debates: If only more parents would do the right thing, schools would be...

When it comes to expanded school choice, even national security warnings don't move the status quo

As a former U.S. Commerce Department Foreign Service officer, as well as someone who worked extensively in international trade and...

Peter H. Hanley

Lousiana voucher bill wins bipartisan support

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 61-42 Thursday night in favor of a sweeping voucher bill, and despite the initial...

In parent trigger debate, teachers unions sounded an awful lot like management

I started teaching in the fall of 1977, and by the winter of 1978 I had become a union organizer....

Michelle Rhee: Vouchers should be limited, 'heavily regulated'

Michelle Rhee clarifies her position on vouchers, tax-credited scholarships and education savings accounts in this interview with Sean Cavanagh at Education...

reimaginED staff

More choice for low-income parents shouldn't be limited to charter schools

John Kirtley, chairman of Step Up for Students and one of the hosts here at redefinED, offered some thoughts on parental choice...

reimaginED staff

Businesses, teachers unions benefit financially from status quo in education

Editor's note: Corporate greed! Profits! Privatization! Shout the same, alarming buzz words enough - as critics of education reform are...

Report: Tax credit scholarships ("vouchers") will save Florida taxpayers $57.9 million next year

Critics of Florida's tax credit scholarship program often say it's a "drain" on public school funding. But yet another credible report...

Darrell Allison, parental choice leader in North Carolina - podcastED

North Carolina lawmakers took parental choice to new heights last year by removing a cap on charter schools and creating...

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