Tag: progressives and school choice

Great conference! But where are the parents?
Recently I attended the American Federation for Children’s policy summit in Washington, D.C. This event was an exciting, informative, two-day conference filled with panel discussions, keynote speakers such as Lisa Leslie and Mike McCurry, and networking opportunities with education reformers from all over the country. I left D.C. feeling similar... READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, magnet schools, Bill Cosby & more
Charter schools. Florida’s first classical preparatory school, slated for opening...
READ MOREBias against for-profit education providers is off the mark
Ben Austin of Parent Revolution and Rick Hess of the...
READ MORESchool choice in sync with Democratic values, but not Democratic leadership
Vouchers and tax credit scholarships are in line with Democratic...
READ MOREA history lesson on educational freedom
Editor’s note: School choice isn’t just an American debate, and...
READ MOREMayor Cory Booker, school choice champ, will address Democrats in Florida
One of the national Democratic Party’s leading lights for expanding school choice,...
READ MORE‘The radical potential of school vouchers’
In this recent Los Angeles Times piece, education historian Jonathan...
READ MOREKKK vouchers? Ethnic cleansing? All sides in education debate need a breather
Sad but true: The other day, one of Louisiana’s statewide...
READ MORELawmaker worries next Florida education commissioner will be voucher-friendly
Should Florida’s next education commissioner be committed to the success...
READ MORECan a school-voucher Democrat become president?
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a star in the Democratic Party,...
READ MOREDemocratic tensions over school choice, parent trigger in Charlotte
Like the Democratic Party platform on education, this is no...
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