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This week, we released our 2014 Schooling in America Survey. In it, we asked a representative sample of American adults, not just voters, their views on issues such as the state of education, school choice, Common Core State Standards, and standardized testing. Some of our fellow school choice supporters – some from the Thomas B. […]
“So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear, that there is no alternative way so far discovered of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by the free-enterprise system.” – Milton Friedman That quote from Dr. Friedman, the “father of school […]
This week, Joy Pullman of The Federalist published a piece championing school choice as an intellectual winner, but warning that “School Choice Fights Will Shift to Regulation.” Today’s freakout reflects two very troubling, but common, misconceptions. Clarifying What “School Reform Types” Want We kindly disagree with Bill. At least for this “school reform type,” we […]
Today Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed SB 850, a bill that creates the nation’s second education savings account program. The bill also expands key funding and eligibility aspects of the Florida’s tax-credit scholarships, the nation’s largest private school choice program (in terms of enrollment). Personal Learning Scholarship Account Program Florida created the Personal Learning […]
Lyrics from Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train to Georgia” perhaps best summarize what will happen if the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) succeeds in overturning Georgia’s tax-credit scholarship program to “return” $58 million to public schools: They’ll “(find) out the hard way that dreams don’t always come true.” For those unfamiliar with tax-credit scholarships, the state-authorized school […]
Delaware – Doran Moreland @Dmoreland9 Delaware is gaining momentum around the expansion educational options for kids. Recently, an agreement was reached between the Delaware teachers’ union and school choice proponents. The agreement allows all families to access public charter schools in Wilmington, Delaware’s largest city. Additionally, a Friedman Foundation survey indicates a 69 percent approval […]
Today’s freakout comes to us from the comments section of Diane Ravitch’s micro-post on her blog titled “Friedman Foundation disagrees with Peter Greene.” Children have been playing the game “Simon says” for decades. One kid gets to be Simon and tell all the kids what to do. How does a child stand out as the […]
Today’s freakout comes to us from Twitter, and its message is at the top of school choice opponents’ list of arguments. In fact, it is a favorite of Diane Ravitch’s, one of the figureheads of the anti-school choice movement. Ms. Watts argues that allowing parents to choose non-public schools for their children with the help […]
School choice typically is depicted, simply, as a family’s decision between a public or private school. But the freedom to choose in education actually goes much deeper, getting to the heart of what parents truly want for their kids on a day-to-day basis. An excellent example is the growing national and local trend in which […]
Should taxpayers be compelled to fund schools that teach concepts that support “junk science” or violate their convictions? Teacher/blogger Peter Greene thinks that is un-American, and he followed up a few days later on the Huffington Post to claim that as his fifth reason “conservatives should hate school choice.” So here I am, back to […]