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Missouri Charter school expansion inches closer

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill in March that would allow charter schools to be established in any school district where at least one school earns a score of below 60 percent on its Annual Performance Report from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at least twice in a three year … Continue reading Missouri Charter school expansion inches closer

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Colorado’s Plan for Rating Schools Gets the Fundamentals Right

So far, watching state ESSA plans roll in has been a bit like rooting for the Washington Redskins (or, if you prefer, the Washington Football Team). Every fall starts with fresh hopes. Yet every spring fans are asking the same questions: What went wrong? Why can’t management learn from its mistakes? Why does it always … Continue reading Colorado’s Plan for Rating Schools Gets the Fundamentals Right

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Federal Education Grant For New Charter Schools Continues to Discriminate Against Private For-Profit Education Management Organizations

The U.S. Department of Education released a new charter school grant competition that would make available millions of new dollars for states to spur the creation of new high quality charter schools.   While this grant program is welcomed, it nevertheless continues the previous administrations' discrimination against for-profit education management organizations (EMOs). Here's the link for … Continue reading Federal Education Grant For New Charter Schools Continues to Discriminate Against Private For-Profit Education Management Organizations

Tuga Tactical Education, School Choice

Scientific Evidence of Private School Choice – Corey A. DeAngelis

Published on Mar 31, 2017 Texas SB 3, House Committee Corey A. DeAngelis, Distinguished Doctoral Fellow in Education Policy, Dept. of Education Reform, University of Arkansas

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Prepared Remarks to the Brookings Institution

Remarks delivered March 29, 2017. Thank you, Russ, for that kind introduction, and thank you for your work to develop this important report. And thank you to all of you for taking the time to come here today.This report focuses on something everyone here knows I’m passionate about: increasing education options for parents and students. … Continue reading U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Prepared Remarks to the Brookings Institution

Tuga Tactical Ed Reform, Education

Reclaiming the conversation: new rules for the ed reform debate, by Citizen Ed

The narrative of people who oppose ‘school choice’ is well documented. The same talking points are brought up again and again and usually dominate the conversation.  It’s time to re-frame the narrative, get real about the misinformation being spread and lead these conversations with a children-first line of thought. Here are Citizen Stewart‘s 26 new rules for the … Continue reading Reclaiming the conversation: new rules for the ed reform debate, by Citizen Ed

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Are public schools bastions of sexism?

Nearly half of all school principals are men, yet females make up 80% of the country's public school teachers. And "some educators say that boys, who tend to struggle in school more than girls, could use more male role models, or simply people who understand them, in the classroom," while others argue that "the notion … Continue reading Are public schools bastions of sexism?

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Authority, Schools, and America’s System of Government – Education Next : Education Next

This is how best to understand the ever-growing, and overpowering, federal “administrative state.” Over generations, when you don’t trust subsidiarity and civil society, and you do trust the federal government and technocrats, not only does the federal government grow, you have executive branch agencies dictating more and more rules. So we see hundreds of thousands … Continue reading Authority, Schools, and America’s System of Government – Education Next : Education Next

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Why Parents Should Embrace School Choice

In his first speech to Congress, President Trump called education “the civil rights issue of our time.” The future of education is about to change, but we shouldn’t fear this change. Public school isn’t going anywhere. While the debate about the best educational system grows louder, we’ve lost sight of the real question amidst the … Continue reading Why Parents Should Embrace School Choice