EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker: Top Takeaways December 2020
…among parents. Nearly one out of five surveyed parents report they are participating in a learning pod with other families. More than one-third of parents (37%) have either joined a…
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Where Governors Stand on School Choice 2018
…News, “I was a strong advocate in the Senate for giving parents the flexibility to achieve the best outcome for their children. Parents know their children’s unique educational needs; there…
Large majority of Hispanic parents support school choice policies
…Hispanic parents feel about different aspects of K-12 education. Last week, we covered how Hispanic parents feel about the direction of K-12 education nationally, state-wide, and locally. This week, we…
Friday Freakout: What Parents of Special Needs Students Say to School Choice Naysayers
Today’s post features our first parent advocate-written Friday Freakout response. If you’re a parent and would like to contribute your story and opinions as well, please contact info@edchoice.org. Recently, a…
Understanding the New IES Report on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
…with a dramatic increase in parental satisfaction. The first IES study of the OSP, published in 2007, found that 74 percent of scholarship parents gave their child’s school an “A”…
Friday Freakout: School Choice Supporters Only Want Choice on Their Terms
…the ultimate opt-out. The more parents opt-out, the more likely public school policies are to change to fit demand. Strauss: Parents prefer that their neighborhood school stays open and gets…
How to Afford Private School
…Racine, Wisconsin’s Parental School Choice Program is about $7,450. FIND OUT IF YOU’RE ELIGIBLE –Parental Choice Program (Statewide) The average voucher value for Wisconsin’s statewide Parental Choice Program is about…
What the Espinoza Ruling Means for Blaine Amendments and School Choice
…follows prior landmark rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of school choice and the right of parents to choose where and how their children are educated, as…
Friday Freakout: Parents Should Be Seen, Not Heard
…that, in Ravitch’s words, if parents want accountability for schools, they should look in the mirror. That is, a successful accountability system is one where parents hold themselves accountable for…
Friday Freakout: Responding to “Why White Parents Won’t Choose Black Schools”
…during the era of forced integration, parents who could afford to move (read: affluent white parents like the ones in Norman’s neighborhood) simply picked up and went to the suburbs,…