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Poll suggests a majority of the public favors school choice

August 24, 2018

Via: Education Dive

School choice is having a good year, a development made all the more notable considering the unbridled endorsement of the concept by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Despite ongoing criticism of DeVos by teacher union officials and Democratic politicians, […]


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Educators across political spectrum not sold on school choice

December 28, 2017

Via: Education Dive

The issue of school choice is a very broad and complicated issue, particularly when it comes to funding part of the discussion. Some educators see school choice as a valid way to offer school competition and improve all schools. However, others see […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

The Next Step in School Choice by Matthew Ladner

April 26, 2016

Via: Education Next

We know little about how to improve the cost-effectiveness of K‒12 spending, and our ignorance is not likely to diminish under the status quo. Paul Hill, of the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, succinctly summarizes our situation: […]


Education Strategies

How will the Every Student Succeeds Act affect school choice?

December 16, 2015

Via: The Center for Education Reform

School choice is typically a state issue. When Congress debated long-overdue reforms to No Child Left Behind this year, school choice was not the main focus, or even a secondary focus. A few amendments came up that would have allowed […]