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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...

Reject the failing schools model of choice. It does nothing but divide.

For several months, the political leadership of Pennsylvania has shown increasing bipartisan support for school choice, particularly for scholarships that...

Robinson: New education paradigms require a transformation of public education

The Cooperative Catalyst team this morning introduced the uniquely creative mind of Ken Robinson, whose animated presentation on new education...

Systemic change calls for empowering educators

In a recent Washingtonpost.com guest column, Michael Martin, a research analyst at the Arizona School Boards Association, asked why large...

Friends and foes of Jeb Bush overlook the real reason for Florida's gains

Initiatives such as eliminating social promotion, grading schools and bringing more professional development into high-poverty schools reinforced Bush’s commitment to increasing the achievement of low-performing students, but it was the governor’s drive and forceful personality that convinced schools and school districts to reorder their priorities.

Rhee: Elevate teaching, empower parents, spend wisely

Rhee unveiled the proposal today, breaking down what StudentsFirst referred to as "a call to action and a roadmap for state and local lawmakers ..." Anticipating the polarization her proposals are sure to bring, she prefaced that the agenda "has assembled policies that will improve public education without regard to their point of origin on the political spectrum."

The cameras focused on Rhee and Scott, but the school was really the star attraction

The school reaches out to an impoverished community, where all students are children of color and nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and it delivers on results. In 2002, the state of Florida gave the school a failing grade, based on its dismal core performance in reading and writing. Today, that school has an A – with a nearly identical demographic and the majority of its students are now meeting high standards in those subjects.

A genuine and independent choice for Catholic education

It’s time to test that language. I hope that a Catholic school will soon apply to become a Catholic charter school, get turned down, and sue in federal court claiming this rejection is a violation of the Zelman decision. If the Supreme Court logically extended its precedent to Catholic charter schools, then the future of U.S. Catholic education would be secure.

Are choices in education really less palatable than choices in medicine?

There aren’t many people in the mainstream who would quibble with Scott’s call to allow families of limited financial means equal opportunities to choose the right doctor and to make decisions in consultation with those doctors. But the governor raises a contradiction that school choice opponents seldom address. Why is it appropriate for parents to choose their children’s doctors but not their children’s schools or teachers?

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