Missouri Senate advances plan to expand school choice
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has advanced a bill to create education savings accounts for children with disabilities, foster kids and children with parents in the military. Source: Missouri Senate advances plan to expand school choice - West Plains Daily Quill: National News
Nashville charter school parents demand respect
'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
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