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School choice has been a policy goal of many ed reform promoters for a while now, but for those not paying close attention, discussions of choice can be confusing because "choice" involves several ...
The rhetoric of “choice” and “freedom” stands in stark contrast to the true goals of school choice advocates.
School choice creates a divide between cultural diversity and equality of opportunity. R. Kenneth Godwin and Frank R. Kemerer insist that more citizens have a voice in that trade-off.
President Trump wants schools to reopen as normal for in-person classroom instruction in the fall despite the pandemic, but if they don’t, he has signaled he is willing to push for a major ...
In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell ...
Policies that passed this legislative session . The state education policy that has received the most national attention came out of Texas with the passage of its school choice program.
Many years ago, Jerry Falwell articulated the goal of the school choice movement well when he said, "I hope I live to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, ...
Take Iowa, where Governor Kim Reynolds (R) enacted the first school choice bill of 2023 in January when she signed House File 68, legislation that will provide ESAs to Iowa families.Families ...
Trump, too, has disparaged traditional public schools, calling them, in his inaugural speech, part of the “American carnage.” His pro-school-choice bent was clear when he welcomed a group of ...
The goal of any school system should be to deliver students high-quality education, in a safe environment, at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers. Charter schools in New York City and across ...
CHICAGO — The Chicago Public Schools’ Board of Education passes a resolution Thursday that could change selective enrollment. The board of education says it needs a bold and transformational … ...