EducationNews
Archbishop Carroll High School, a private Catholic school about four miles north of the U.S. Capitol, today took center stage in the debate over school… Read More
EducationCommentary
The scenes of Baltimore set ablaze have many Americans thinking: What can be done to rescue families trapped in an inner-city culture of violence, despair… Read More
EducationAnalysis
In the latest vindication of school choice, on Monday the Alabama Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling by upholding the constitutionality of the state’s… Read More
EducationNews
As millions of students across the nation begin taking Common Core-aligned standardized tests for the first time, Maryland finds itself in a unique position to… Read More
EducationNews
After failing to win the support of conservatives, Republicans have quietly withdrawn legislation that would update the No Child Left Behind law by scaling back… Read More
EducationNews
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on an ambitious rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act, which is the most far-reaching K-12… Read More
EducationNews
Conservatives in Virginia have teamed up with an unlikely ally to lobby for legislation that would allow parents of disabled children to design an à… Read More
EducationCommentary
Barack Obama is a Washington, D.C., resident–and one with a high income. As he likes to openly admit, he’s one of the privileged one percent… Read More
EducationNews
While promoting his new education platform today in Washington, D.C., Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said more moms than ever are speaking out against the national… Read More
EducationCommentary
As we celebrate National School Choice Week, education-reform advocates would be wise to reflect on purpose of school choice as articulated by Milton Friedman, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
This week, over 11,000 educational choice events occurred in every state across America—with millions in attendance— to commemorate the 5th annual National School Choice Week…. Read More
EducationNews
Speaking at a school choice rally this morning, House Speaker John Boehner broke down in tears about his own educational upbringing at a Catholic school in… Read More
EducationNews
Several celebrities spoke out in a video released last year about their support for school choice.. Actress Vivica A. Fox, “Today” show co-host Kathie Lee… Read More
EducationCommentary
Hundreds of Florida parents are able to celebrate the New Year with access to school choice thanks to a decision last Tuesday to dismiss the… Read More
EducationCommentary
“Are you saying public education is just a funding mechanism? … Is all education now public [and parents] can just choose?” asked Colorado Supreme Court… Read More
EducationNews
Kami Cothrun was a frustrated public school teacher when she decided to open a school of her own. She “saw a need” and decided to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Teachers’ unions in Florida continue to threaten the educational opportunity of thousands of the state’s most vulnerable children. But there is some good news: Last… Read More
EducationCommentary
“When I would pick her up almost every evening, she would wait until she got into the car and she would just start weeping.” That’s… Read More
EducationCommentary
“A blind student in Arizona gets about $21,000 a year,” says Marc Ashton, whose son, Max, is legally blind. That $21,000 represents what Arizona spends… Read More
EducationCommentary
School choice is now a reality for children in 24 states and Washington, D.C. They take advantage of some 40 options ranging from tuition scholarships… Read More
EducationCommentary
Florida children won in court Wednesday. In a hearing that lasted approximately 19-minutes, Leon County circuit court judge Charles Francis dismissed the Florida Education Association’s… Read More
EducationNews
MADISON, Wis. — School choice in Wisconsin now has a big voice advocating for it. The American Federation for Children, “the nation’s voice for educational… Read More
EducationCommentary
In North Carolina, the number of homeschoolers has now surpassed the number of students attending private schools. That statistic may seem shocking if you’ve been… Read More
EducationCommentary
America is built on the philosophy of bootstrapping, or pulling yourself up through your own talents and abilities. No tool is better suited for doing… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last Thursday, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled the state’s school voucher program unconstitutional because the program “appropriates funds in a manner that… Read More
EducationCommentary
This fall, more students than ever will head off to public charter schools as the school year begins. Approximately 2.5 million students will enroll in… Read More
EducationNews
When the North Carolina Legislature approved a budget in late July that allocated more money for a new school choice program, it was the answer to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Thursday marked 102nd birthday of the late, great Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. It is both fitting and proper we remember his legacy of freedom… Read More
EducationCommentary
The growth of educational opportunity through school choice over the last ten years suggests American education is moving in the right direction. Last week, The… Read More
EducationNews
Those 45,000 Massachusetts students on waiting lists to attend charter schools will continue to wait. The state Senate has killed a bill that would have… Read More
