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Education profiteers? These folks?
These folks were among those who attended the school choice rally in Tally earlier this month. It’s true: ALEC likes school choice. Walton likes school choice. Jeb Bush likes school choice. Some of the...
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Florida town’s conversion to charter schools helped local economy, too
Editor’s note: This guest post is from Jesse L. Jackson, superintendent of Lake Wales Charter Schools in Lake Wales, Fla. Superintendent Jackson By early 2000, the once great tradition of outstanding...
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Another week, another state, another few thousand parents rally for school...
A school choice rally in Greensboro, N.C. this week drew more than 2,000 people. They were there to show support for a school voucher bill that will be considered in this year’s legislative session....
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Democrats should be leading charge for school choice
Rep. Morgan Say school choice and some Democrats say profits, privatization, Republican plot. Democrat Alisha Thomas Morgan says equal opportunity. “We’ve got to put policies in place to ensure that...
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Mike McCurry: School choice centrism is antidote for broken politics
McCurry In an American political system ripped apart by partisanship, the school choice movement stands out as a rare example of centrism, former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry said Tuesday....
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Minister: Democrats putting special interests above needs of black children
Bishop Jackson An influential black minister endorsed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week because of the governor’s support for school vouchers. In doing so, Bishop Reginald Jackson...
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Another Democratic mayor for charter schools
Some people were a little surprised when Jeri Muoio, mayor of West Palm Beach, Fla., publicly spoke in favor of starting a city-run charter school. Mayor Jeri Muoio After all, Muoio is a fairly liberal...
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Darrell Allison: Access denied, from lunch counters to zip codes
Allison Editor’s note: This is the second in our series of posts commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Darrell Allison is president of Parents for Educational...
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Jeb Bush to Common Core critics: drop the conspiracy theories
Bush Jeb Bush, among the most vocal and visible supporters of Common Core academic standards, took a hard jab at critics Thursday, suggesting they drop the conspiracy theories and offer solutions....
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redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Louisiana, rally in New York, blended learning...
Alabama: The Alabama Education Association runs attack ads against a pro-school choice candidate during Republican special election primaries (AL.com). California: L.A.’s public school choice...
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Julio Fuentes: Wishing for a bipartisanship approach to ed reform
Editor’s note: Julio Fuentes is president and CEO of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options. This is the fifth post in our #schoolchoiceWISH series. Julio Fuentes K-12 education is one...
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Florida lawmakers target funding for digital learning expansion
Students at Dayspring Academy Middle School, a charter school in New Port Richey, Fla., use iPads and desktop computers to work on Algebra problems. The school serves as an example of what some key...
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Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, charters, digital ed & more
School vouchers: House Speaker Will Weatherford is among Republicans looking to expand school choice efforts this year, including beefing up the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. Palm Beach Post....
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redefinED roundup: Olympians and virtual schools, DC and CA charters...
Alabama: The Institute for Justice, a national civil rights law firm, says vouchers are constitutional in the state (Al.com). Alaska: School choice opponents voice their concerns at a public hearing...
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Joe Trippi: It’s time to put all school choice options on the table
Trippi Some people grow up on the wrong side of the tracks. Joe Trippi, the legendary Democratic consultant, grew up on the wrong side of the school zone. On one side of the arbitrary, invisible line...
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Mr. Gibbons’ Report Card: Unions unite for school choice, public school...
New York Unions Unions uniting for school choice? You might think you woke up in an alternate dimension but no, this news comes from New York. Earlier this week, leaders from several unions, including...
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Democrat: Stop casting school choice parents as villains in public ed
Editor’s note: This post originally ran as an op-ed today in Florida Today, in response to a column by former state Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland. It’s authored by former state Sen. Al Lawson,...
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Howard Dean, school choice guy
It’s not new news that progressive icon Howard Dean likes charter schools. Or that another big-name Democrat likes charter schools. Or that another big-name Democrat is all aboard with school choice...
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redefinED roundup: Charter schools and civil rights, debating the merits of...
Alabama: Cameron Smith, vice president of the Alabama Policy Institute, shows readers the students who benefit from the Alabama Accountability Act (AL.com). Arizona: Gil Shapiro, a spokesman for...
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redefinED roundup: de Blasio to the rescue? Vouchers increase property values...
Alabama: Judge Gene Reese issues a stay on his own injunction against the Alabama Accountability Act school choice program (AL.com, Montgomery Advertiser, redefinED, American Federation for Children)....
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