Scholarship Implementation
Learn about the practical implementation of education scholarships and their real-world effects on students, families, and communities.
Every waitlist is a policy failure
Harvard professor Roland Fryer took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal recently to urge lawmakers and advocates to reinvigorate the drive to Milton Friedman’s vision of a dynamic demand-drive K-12 system: Today’s school-choice ecosystem, which one might refer to as “market lite,” has helped thousands of families. But... READ MORENew Hampshire judge rejects teachers union challenge to Education Freedom Accounts Program
The story: As legal challenges to the wave of newly adopted education choice laws wind through the courts, a judge just handed New Hampshire a big win. On Tuesday, the...
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Perun, the rock star of Australian defense economists doing awesome hour-plus hour PowerPoint presentations on YouTube, recently did two such presentations on “game-changing” weapon systems in the ongoing Ukraine-Russian war....
READ MOREGo Down, Moses
Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt’s land Tell old Pharaoh Let my people go The Texas House of Representatives closed out the 3rd special session by filing a deeply...
READ MOREQ & A: How a veteran home school educator helps West Virginians create customized learning plans for their children
For families in states that allow parents to use scholarships to customize their children’s education, the opportunities can be exciting. However, the plethora of choices can also make the process...
READ MOREFlorida lawmakers aim to boost scholarship funding to meet increased demand
By News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are gearing up to provide additional funding to a part of the state’s school-voucher program that serves students with special...
READ MORESouth Carolina becomes latest battleground in fight over school choice
Add South Carolina to the list of states whose education choice scholarship programs are facing court challenges. The state teachers’ union, along with the state NAACP and six parents, has...
READ MOREClickbait versus innovative therapy
Last week, I watched a panel hosted by Harvard University on “Emerging School Models: Moving from Alternative to Mainstream.” During the discussion, John Kirtley of Step Up For Students noted...
READ MORECourt challenge fails to derail Arkansas education choice scholarships
The headline: The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld state lawmakers’ vote to fast-track landmark education legislation. So, what: Education choice opponents’ legal challenge to lawmakers’ approval of an emergency clause delayed...
READ MOREMore than 100,000 new students: Breaking down the historic growth in Florida school choice scholarships
Florida is making school choice history this year, awarding more than 455,000 scholarships to help students access education options of their choice. These big numbers are catching lots of attention,...
READ MOREA key next step for Florida scholarship programs: Simplicity
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to student learning, and the same is true for the universal education savings account (ESA) programs that nine states adopted this past...
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