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The inequities of geography and history, not of reform

The dilemma Natalie Hopkinson faces in finding the right school for her 11-year-old son is not limited to the African-American...

A prime charter falls in Indy

by Kenya Woodard A charter high school with an innovative curriculum that allows students to earn both a diploma and a...

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What it (once) meant to be a Democrat

This month, former Senator George McGovern frames his beau ideal of the crusading and committed progressive in his new book,...

Grassroots feminism is helping drive the expansion of school choice.

The school choice movement is founded on the empowerment of teachers and custodial parents. Since most teachers and custodial parents...

George McGovern on vouchers now -- and then

NOW: From the book, What It Means to Be a Democrat, published this month by Blue Rider Press, former Senator...

While flawed, a new effort shines light on the demand for school choice

The Brookings Institution's ranking of school choice met with mixed results today, and properly so. But one conclusion that may escape attention...

Framing school choice as parent empowerment

Most parents try to protect their child from dangers, to nourish their child's development, and to instill values and a...

Stephen D. Sugarman

Another Florida district goes virtual

This recent Gainesville Sun article provides another example of how public education is expanding to include private and home schooled...

Is a six-period high school day an offense to the Constitution?

Two years have passed since a coalition of public school supporters asked Florida courts to improve the quality of classroom...

The Quiet Audacity of Michigan

I spent the Thanksgiving holiday in my home state of Michigan, where labor and public employee unions exhibit outsized-influence in...

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