'We are coming together to say that the attacks against our schools must stop.' Source: Nashville charter school parents demand respect
Denied: Unable to get special ed in Texas, one family moved – Houston Chronicle
For years, one family was repeatedly denied access to special education. Then they moved to Pennsylvania. Source: Denied: Unable to get special ed in Texas, one family moved - Houston Chronicle
Secretary DeVos praises Florida’s voucher-like program. Here’s what it means for school reform
Florida has channeled billions of taxpayer dollars into scholarships for poor children to attend private schools over the past 15 years, using tax credits to build a laboratory for school choice that the Trump administration holds up as a model for the nation. The voucher-like program, the largest of its kind in the country, helps … Continue reading Secretary DeVos praises Florida’s voucher-like program. Here’s what it means for school reform
The Second Great Migration for Black Families Is Embracing School Choice
Like hundreds of thousands of Black families, my paternal grandmother and several of her relatives participated in the Great Migration, one of the most dramatic population shifts in American history. Although some Blacks left the South to pursue economic opportunities, a lot of them had no choice—it was often for safety and security, to escape … Continue reading The Second Great Migration for Black Families Is Embracing School Choice
Jeb Bush: Let’s leave education decisions up to New Hampshire families
Since our nation was founded, the “Live Free or Die’’ state has stood out for its embrace of individual liberty. This makes pending legislation that would set up Education Freedom Savings Accounts a natural fit for New Hampshire families. The first two words here are key: Education Freedom. Source: Jeb Bush: Let’s leave education decisions … Continue reading Jeb Bush: Let’s leave education decisions up to New Hampshire families
How Not to Argue for School Choice
The enthusiasm of some school choice advocates is leading them to make their case in ways that are tone-deaf or counterproductive. Frederick Hess, in EducationNext, suggests that advocates for school choice take a less frontal approach in promoting choice. Source: How Not to Argue for School Choice - Education Next : Education Next
Is NACSA the cause of a national charter school slowdown?
By Nelson Smith, NACSA senior advisor and M. Karega Rausch, NACSA vice president of research and evaluation Charter school growth is slowing down. A lot of folks are conjecturing about the reasons … read the report here. Source: Charter School Growth: Down But Not Out - NACSA
With Just One Black Teacher, Black Students More Likely to Graduate « News from The Johns Hopkins University
Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, concludes a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist. Source: With Just One Black Teacher, Black Students More Likely to Graduate « News from The Johns Hopkins University
Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John King, disparages private for-profit charter school operators
April 10: Former US Secretary of Education John King is critical of for-profit education management organizations (EMOs), suggesting that these charter school operators are more interested in profit than in serving students. He made this disparaging comment during a panel discussion on school accountability at the American Enterprise Institute (see minute 1:22:45 in the embedded … Continue reading Former U.S. Secretary of Education, John King, disparages private for-profit charter school operators
Detroit’s death march will continue without the creation of great schools and safe neighborhoods
Many of the basic U.S. Census statistics remain frankly discouraging. The poverty rate in Detroit shot up between the 2010 census and the 2015 update, to about 40% in 2015 from less than 35% five years earlier. (It was 26% back in 2000.) That probably reflects more families of means moving out of the city, leaving … Continue reading Detroit’s death march will continue without the creation of great schools and safe neighborhoods
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