EducationNews
Charter Schools Go Back to the Drawing Board in Washington State
Charter schools in Washington state face an uncertain future, leaving roughly 1,300 children and their families wondering what to do. As eight of nine… Read More
EducationCommentary
Federal Intervention in Schools Looks to Remain in Force Through Possible No Child Left Behind Deal
House and Senate proposals to rewrite No Child Left Behind are set to head into conference early next week, and details about an agreement struck… Read More
EducationCommentary
What’s Wrong With Obama’s ‘Aggressive’ Plan to Limit School Testing
From the administration that brought you Common Core national standards and tests comes the news that the White House and Department of Education now are… Read More
EducationNews
Boehner’s D.C. School Choice Program Passed by House: ‘We Owe the Kids in This City a Chance’
Speaker John Boehner cinched victory Wednesday as House Republicans smoothly extended his linchpin private school voucher program for low-income students through 2021. The D.C. Opportunity… Read More
EducationCommentary
Cementing a School Choice Legacy in the Nation’s Capital
I spend an enormous amount of time thinking (and worrying) about the children of Washington, D.C. Advocating for quality educational opportunities for them has been… Read More
EducationCommentary
Boehner’s Final Push for Parental Choice in Education
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, who will retire at the end of October, will not be leaving office without one final push for… Read More
EducationCommentary
A Huge Education Innovation May Get Squashed in Nevada
In January, Beverly Rogers, wife of late Nevada media mogul Jim Rogers, told 25 students at Reynaldo Martinez Elementary School in north Las Vegas she was… Read More
Education News
Boehner Invites Inner-City Students to See Pope Francis
House Speaker John Boehner has invited 10 students from Washington, D.C.’s inner-city Catholic schools to join the thousands expected to pour onto the Capitol’s West… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Case Could Open Up School Choice Options for 37 States
On Sept. 2, the Douglas County School District Board of Education filed a request for extension to the Supreme Court of the United States asking… Read More
EducationNews
In Washington State, Thousands of Kids Aren’t Returning to School
As charter school teachers in Seattle are showing up to work despite a court’s ruling their schools unconstitutional, public school teachers in the city are… Read More
