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Massachusetts Lawmakers Kill Charter School Expansion
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
EducationNews
Walker: Repeal Common Core
MADISON, Wis. – Joy and jubilation. That was the response late Thursday from opponents of the controversial Common Core State Standards after Gov. Scott Walker announced he… Read More
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School Choice Popular … When Parents Know About It
In Florida, one school choice program got 75,000 applications for 68,000 spots. In North Carolina, 5,558 students applied for a program with 2,400 seats. But… Read More
EducationCommentary
In D.C., Public Schools Struggle to Woo Students
Principals in Washington, D.C.’s public schools are taking on a new role this summer: neighborhood canvasser. They have been going door-to-door in an effort to… Read More
EducationCommentary
Americans Think Education Is on the ‘Wrong Track’—but Support for School Choice Is on the Rise
Support for school choice is on the rise, but Americans hold a “dim view of the federal government’s performance in K-12 education,” found the Friedman… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Innovative Education Policy Can Change the Lives of Children With Special Needs
Erika Hartley has two sons with Autism, which means she can explain in one sentence what being able to customize their education means to her… Read More
EducationNews
Even Among Democratic Lawmakers, Support Grows for School Choice in Louisiana
Only 8,700 students rely on Louisiana’s state public scholarship program to attend the school of their choice today, but the state’s lawmakers worked this session… Read More
EducationNews
Now There Are 3: Oklahoma, South Carolina Join Indiana in Exiting Common Core
Common Core is on the chopping block. Oklahoma today became the third state to exit the national education standards and reclaim its decision-making authority in… Read More
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Legislation Would Expand School Choice by Giving States More Flexibility
Now, even the federal government is getting further into the school-choice game. New legislation, called the CHOICE Act, would expand the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Universal School Choice: A Reform for the 21st Century
In his seminal work, “Free to Choose,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman outlined his case for universal school choice, advocating for robust voucher systems for elementary… Read More
Michelle Obama to Topeka Graduates: Segregation Not a Thing of the Past
First lady Michelle Obama told graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kansas, that they “take the diversity you’re surrounded by for granted.” Obama spoke Friday… Read More
EducationCommentary
Brown v. Board of Education at 60: How One Decision Changed My Life
Today is the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared unconstitutional separate public schools for black and white students. The… Read More
Education News
How Far School Choice Policies Have Come in Two Decades
It’s amazing how far school choice options have come in a little more than two decades. From Milwaukee’s first-in-the-nation school voucher option in 1990 and… Read More
10 Inspiring Teachers Worth Celebrating This Teacher Appreciation Week
To honor Teacher Appreciation Week this week, we asked you to send us stories about your favorite teachers. The response on Facebook and The Foundry… Read More
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week and Thank Your Favorite Teacher
When Eleanor Roosevelt received a letter from Mattye Whyte Woodridge, an Arkansas teacher, requesting an official day to honor educators across the nation, she convinced… Read More
Educational Opportunity Continues to Expand: Kansas Now a School Choice State
School choice is blossoming in the Sunflower State this spring. Last week, Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed into law Kansas’ first school choice scholarship program—making… Read More
EducationNews
Threat to School Choice in New Hampshire Continues
The constitutionality of New Hampshire’s education tax credit program is being considered this week by the state’s supreme court. This is not the first time… Read More
Over DOJ Objections, Parents Allowed to Intervene in Louisiana School Choice Case
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a federal district court ruling in a victory for school choice in… Read More
Court Orders Louisiana to Put Feds Before Families in Voucher Notifications
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) hasn’t succeeded in stopping Louisiana’s statewide voucher program, so now it’s trying to bury it in paperwork. Last August,… Read More
Meet One of the Students Eric Holder Is Blocking by Standing in the Schoolhouse Door
This photograph shows Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal with Brian Ridgley, Jr., one of the beneficiaries of the Louisiana school voucher program. Brian, a fifth grader… Read More
Boy Wonders: How Do You Solve Math Problem with Essay?
A second-grader in San Jose, Calif., knew how to find the difference on his math homework, but struggled to come up with answers for a… Read More
Some Schools Teach Creationism and Accept Voucher Students. Why That’s Fine.
Some religious schools teach that God created the world and question the assumptions of evolution. And therefore you should oppose vouchers. That’s the gist of… Read More
Military Families Want Educational Options That Meet Their Children’s Needs
Military families stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, have proposed their own K–8 charter school on base to meet the unique needs… Read More
Kansas Court Gets It Right: Education Spending Isn’t Only Measure of ‘Equity’
The Kansas Supreme Court has issued an important and eagerly awaited decision on how much money schools need to give kids a first-rate education. For… Read More
Rep. Marlin Stutzman: ‘Common Core Not the Answer’ on Education (VIDEO)
The national standards known as Common Core are moving education in America in the opposite direction from solutions, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R–Ind.) told The Foundry in… Read More
Education News
Crisis for Common Core: Indiana’s Uncommon Ruckus Over Education Standards
INDIANAPOLIS – What’s wrong with public education in America today? Across the country, just about everyone has an opinion. Very few, though, have the power… Read More
Parents in Charge: Fight for School Choice Takes Stage at CPAC
As more and more cracks begin to show in the Common Core initiative, Americans are pushing back, insisting that parents—not bureaucrats in Washington—should “be in… Read More
My School Choice Journey
As we continue to promote school choice around our great nation, especially during Black History Month, I have been thinking a lot about my own… Read More
Supporters Say ESAs Bring School Choice Home
Customized solutions demonstrated by education savings accounts in Arizona were touted in a panel discussion today at The Heritage Foundation to mark National School Choice… Read More
School Choice Celebrated at D.C. Rally
A rally held Wednesday at the Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, DC, celebrated the fourth annual School Choice Week. “School choice is about saying… Read More
