New School Model Lets Students Build Curriculum From Different Providers
Somebody finally realized that kids aren't one-size-fits-all
Somebody finally realized that kids aren't one-size-fits-all
But the decision gives the program wiggle room, so expect it to survive
Apparently deciding where you want your kid to go to school is not a right
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation gives a needed boost to school choice
Government schools are ... just a mess
About 10 percent of the 61 finalists representing more than 200 school districts are charters
Shockingly, one-size-fits-all isn't the way to go
In the current issue of Sports Illustrated, the compelling story of the two-month-old Urban Dove Team Charter School, which enrolls kids who are way, way behind (as in, unlikely to graduate) and motivates them to come to school and do school work with a curriculum massively infused with sports and the team mentality.
Envious districts wanted to sue anybody who went to the competition
Considers whether religious schools are directly benefiting or if it's just a side effect
Well-positioned to pick up the slack and offer options
Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
Online education options are a good choice for many
Options increase for families that want to escape the holding pens
The state already has pretty good options, and more is better
Seventy-nine percent prefer an alternative to the public schools
Thirteen states expanded options for students last year
Educrats dredge up discredited research for ammunition
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis team up in Hollywood's latest implausible school reform flick
Money is tight, as it is for everything
Rules that "protect" government workers from arbitrary dismissal and require everyone be treated equally are bad for taxpayers and even unions.
Collective bargaining agreements are often an impediment to innovation, efficiencies, and the elevation of standards.
So, striking district-school teachers are just digging themselves a deep hole
And their strike makes those alternative schools look even better
Parents are happy with options, but that's not enough for the usual suspects
Charters are cheaper and more effective, so of course officials don't like them
A look at the education planks in the two party platforms
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel may have found the information ... inconvenient