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President signals support for district school that operates more like a charter

Most policy watchers measuring the impact of the State of the Union have responded to President Obama's calls to reform...

Democratic support for vouchers? Florida serves as a case study for Boehner, Lieberman.

When John Boehner and Joe Lieberman introduce legislation on Wednesday that would reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, as anticipated,...

Rattling the constitutional cage

Ron Meyer is the longtime attorney for the Florida Education Association who has succeeded in getting Florida’s original school voucher...

Getting beyond left and right in education reform, a rally from an unlikely source

Soon after redefinED launched in late November, contributor Jon East commented on Jeb Bush's call for bipartisanship in developing "meaningful,...

In reform, ownership matters

RedefinED editor Adam Emerson’s blog entry on Tuesday about the importance of teacher ownership reminded me of an experience that...

From Sargent Shriver to school choice

Few advocates for education reform and school choice talk about, or even remember, the Alum Rock experiment, which had its...

Building an upside-down pyramid in a pyramid structure

Education Week follows the development of more and more teacher-led schools in an age of reform and today brings us...

Through the choices they make, students help all schools to innovate and improve

Last week, I wrote that two Florida school choice programs, the McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities and the Florida...

Serving the public interest, an institution struggles in hard times

In 1981, sociologist James S. Coleman made the claim that tuition barriers to private schools are "certainly harmful to the...

What school choice contributes to systemic improvements in education: A spotlight on Florida

I’ve spent the previous two days discussing accomplishments in Jeb Bush’s tenure as Florida’s governor while highlighting that, despite Bush’s...

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