Morning Bell: Join the Fight Against Common Core
Two competing forces are pushing on America’s K–12 education system today. One is an effort to infuse education choice into a long-stagnant system, empowering parents… Read More
Louisiana Court Rules Against School Choice, But Educational Opportunity Moves Forward
After a series of school choice victories across the nation, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling this Tuesday when it upheld a lower… Read More
Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued yesterday. Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence… Read More
Texas-Size School Choice
The Lone Star State is considering significantly expanding educational choice options for children. Under consideration: an elimination of the cap on charter schools (only 215… Read More
$123,000 Department of Education Salary in the Time of Sequester
What pain has sequester wrought at the federal Department of Education? Apparently, not much. The 4,200-person agency has just hired a new “executive director of… Read More
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Opportunity and Return on Investment
Very few government programs can claim a positive return on taxpayer investment. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) is one of them. Launched in 2004,… Read More
School Choice in the Time of Calvin Coolidge
Some may think school choice is a new idea. Not so. In fact, the nation’s first voucher program began back in 1869 in the state… Read More
National School Choice Week – Artur Davis: School Choice Is About “Basic Principles”
The 7th grade class in Highland Park, Michigan’s school district was given an assignment: Write a one-paragraph essay on “what could make the school better.”… Read More
Morning Bell: It’s School Choice Week
The third annual National School Choice Week is officially underway. Once again, school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together… Read More
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Is Accountable—to Parents
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) has helped hundreds of D.C. schoolchildren leave underperforming public schools to attend schools of their parents’ choice. As The… Read More
