School choice skirmishes in Democratic primaries
It’s primary season in statehouses nationwide, and that means that teachers unions will pit Democrat against Democrat by using the support of school vouchers as a wedge.
It’s primary season in statehouses nationwide, and that means that teachers unions will pit Democrat against Democrat by using the support of school vouchers as a wedge.
Housing policy is education policy
The Philadelphia school district’s plan to lift itself out of financial and academic distress may have overshadowed a profound development this week for Catholic education in the City of Brotherly Love.
The opt-out charter school lottery proposed in Connecticut would only discourage effective charter applicants who will see a burdensome and costly mandate getting in the way of their mission.
A new Brookings report argues that zoning regulations are segregating cities by income and race and leaving quality schools available to mostly higher income families.
Today we continue our analysis of the impact of Governor Kasich’s mid-biennium education policy proposals with a look at how it would change the state’s charter school academic death penalty. (See our previous analyses of how schools
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's explanation of her decision to veto an expansion of the state's publicly funded savings account to help more disadvantaged students pay for private education rings hollow.
Rural and small-town schools face unique challenges. We could use more creative programs like the USDA's Community Facilities lending initiative for easing the burden of inadequate facilities, helping schools develop realistic enrollment projections and obtain affordable space.
Keeping private school choice honest
Demand-side economics
It takes a village
David Brooks, E.D. Hirsch, and why the status quo persists
An urban wasteland in the industrial Midwest shows how a portfolio approach to public education can inspire even the most disadvantaged families to “shop” for the right school.
Passing a set of historic reform bills last week, the Louisiana legislature handed Gov. Bobby Jindal and his new education chief, John White, the keys to reform city.
Joel Klein and Condi Rice make the link
Schools everywhere: Steal these ideas!