Editor’s note: Here’s another selection of “choice nuggets,” a feature we started last week to keep some smaller but still blogworthy items from going to the compost heap. Are vouchers too popular, or not popular enough? For years, school choice critics have posited that vouchers and tax-credit scholarships will open the floodgates for a mass exodus from public… Read more »
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School choice gives single-gender education a chance to prove itself
by Kelly Garcia My all-boys classroom didn’t look like a Norman Rockwell. There were boys tapping pencils. Boys squeezing stress balls. Boys pacing while reading independently. Even boys sitting on their desks. But despite what some people may think from that description, it was also full of boys learning. In the past few weeks, there has… Read more »
redefinED blog stars: On reform-minded school boards, the promise of virtual charters and the NAACP’s betrayal
Editor’s note: For those new to redefinED, “blog stars” is our occasional compilation of good stuff from other ed blogs (with a newspaper op-ed thrown in now and then, too). Huffington Post: In search of the elusive, reform-minded school board member What most people don’t understand is that managing failure is just as hard as… Read more »
Choice nuggets: Charter school flexibility, public school selectivity and more
Editor’s note: ‘Choice nuggets’ is a new feature we introduced on Monday. It’s what we’re calling occasional platters of noteworthy items that may not merit a post by themselves. Flexibility and the future of charter schools While most school district officials oppose charter schools that have corporate ties, Nancy Beal, a Florida school district administrator who is… Read more »
New voucher program for dyslexic students deserves a look
by Allison Hertog Mississippi recently became the first state in the nation to adopt a public and private school choice program in which state and federal monies are provided directly to schools which parents choose. Aimed at students with dyslexia, it’s also the second special needs school choice program in the country designed for children with a single… Read more »
redefinED roundup: A victory for school choice in New Hampshire, setbacks in North Carolina and more
New Hampshire: The state legislature overrides Gov. John Lynch’s veto of a tax credit scholarship bill. (Manchester Union-Leader) North Carolina: School choice leaders throw in the towel on a legislative proposal for tax credit scholarships. (Associated Press) A judge rules that a virtual charter school cannot open, siding with the state board of education, which had refused to… Read more »
More customization in public education can ease tensions over testing, accountability
Discussions about how best to improve student learning often get contentious, so at redefinED we try to make a positive contribution by identifying areas of possible common ground and clarifying the historical record when we see errors or omissions. Rita M. Solnet’s recent Huffington Post column on how Florida might better utilize its standardized testing… Read more »
Zelman’s significance grows as school choice battles rage on
Editor’s note: This is the second of two posts we’re running this week to commemorate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the landmark Zelman Supreme Court case, its implications are widely visible in the expansion of voucher programs, such as those in Indiana and… Read more »
It matters that Obama is wrong on school vouchers
The Washington Post’s Jay Mathews mused last month about the similarities between the education platforms of President Obama and Mitt Romney, but he was also a little too eager to dismiss their differences on school vouchers as irrelevant. The issue of equal access to private schools speaks to the core values of each party, but the topic is… Read more »
“NeoVoucher” researcher relies on guesswork to tar tax credit scholarships
Give Sean Cavanagh at Education Week credit for a relatively balanced report on tax credit scholarship issues that have been raised in several states, though not all of his sources displayed a similar rigor. The story offers us a snapshot into how one noted academic researcher draws financial conclusions, and the picture is not pretty. In 2008, in fact, Welner… Read more »
