Executive Summary School choice is at the center of the Trump administration’s education policy efforts, with initial proposals calling for additional funding for charters and other forms of public school choice, as well as the creation of a new federal private school choice program. Some advocates have raised concerns about whether expanding school choice will … Continue reading Who Could Benefit From School Choice? Mapping Access to Public and Private Schools
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
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
This Mom Went to Jail Making Sure Her Son Received a High-Quality Education and She Would Do It All Over Again
"It’s been five years since Tanya McDowell made national headlines after she was charged with larceny for “stealing an education” for her son. Even with some time to think, McDowell believes enrolling her son at a Norwalk Public School was the right call." It's a shame that a mother is charged with a crime for … Continue reading This Mom Went to Jail Making Sure Her Son Received a High-Quality Education and She Would Do It All Over Again
Have education writers and journalists lost their good senses by over-analyzing and taking simple analogies too literal?
An article written by Madison Gray in the EducationPost, posted March 29, 2017, titled "Betsy, Can We Really ‘Uber’-ize Public Education? Here’s Why That’s a Terrible Idea," takes what Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said during a keynote address at the Brookings Institution for the Center on Children and Families’ out of context. The event marked … Continue reading Have education writers and journalists lost their good senses by over-analyzing and taking simple analogies too literal?
Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, seeks to stop charter school expansion in Illinois
State Representative Will Guzzardi has introduced legislation that would all but stop charter school expansion in Illinois. Guzzardi’s bill would block the opening of any new charter campuses… At US Parents, we wonder if Rep. Guzzardi believes that Chicago's public schools are now performing so well for all kids, especially those most at-risk, that additional … Continue reading Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, seeks to stop charter school expansion in Illinois
Secretary DeVos, please ignore advice from timid conservatives ensconced in Ivory Tower think tanks
"U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to Washington to push the USA’s public education system to support not just public schools but private and religious schools as well." "While school choice advocates steadfastly support the federal government underwriting small private-school voucher efforts in places like Washington, D.C., and in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, … Continue reading Secretary DeVos, please ignore advice from timid conservatives ensconced in Ivory Tower think tanks
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Calls for More School Choice, Saying Money Isn’t the Answer
WASHINGTON — Betsy DeVos, in her first extended policy address as education secretary, argued on Wednesday for an expansion of school choice programs, pointing to lagging test scores and a program championed by the Obama administration that funneled billions into low-performing schools but failed to produce better academic outcomes. In a speech at the Brookings … Continue reading Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Calls for More School Choice, Saying Money Isn’t the Answer
The three miracles required for Donald Trump to become the patron saint of school choice
By Michael J. Petrilli, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. An infusion of $20 billion a year, the eye-popping number Trump unveiled on the campaign trail, could help upwards of two to four million needy kids (at $5,000–$10,000 apiece) gain access to life-changing options. It would breathe new life into thousands of urban Catholic … Continue reading The three miracles required for Donald Trump to become the patron saint of school choice
School Choice and Trump’s Budget: A win for us parents
Donald Trump’s preliminary budget proposes federal cuts for education but includes new money, about $1.4 billion, for both charter schools and private school choice. Q&A with Martin West at the Association for Education Policy and Finance. Source: School Choice and Trump's Budget - Education Next : Education Next
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