School Choice
49 Million Students Still Lack School Choice
Forced to attend the public schools if they can't afford private tuition on top of taxes
Tuition Tax Credits Proposed in South Carolina Senate
Would give families more options outside the public holding pens
Wisconsin Expands School Choice Efforts
The state has been a laboratory for experimenting with options
Parents Turn In Petitions to Force Changes at LA Elementary School
Another application of "parent-trigger" laws
Study: MI Charter School Students Make Greater Gains Than District Students
Choice seems to have advantages
4 Tactics Public Schools Are Using To Get Butts Behind Desks
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
ACLU Opposes School Choice Program in New Hampshire
Sues over tax credit program for scholarships that might go to religious schools
Parents Clear Hurdle in Converting Failing School to a Charter
First use of parent-trigger law
First Parent-Triggered Charter School Clears Final Hurdle
Local board approves takeover for failing California elementary school
Lack of School Choice, Teacher Accountability Earn "F" Grades for 11 States
Past due for reform
School Choice Looms as Big Issue for 2013
Charter schools, vouchers and loosened regulation are all on the agenda
Sometimes a School Needs an Intervention
In districts with underperforming schools, unhappy parents have few means by which to catalyze change.
Texas Lawmakers Propose School Choice Plan
Tax credits would help students escape government schools
Louisiana Build-Your-Own Curriculum Threatened by Court Decision
Freedom of choice, meet the legal system
Parents Face Felony Charges for Sending Child to Wrong School District
Maybe if the money followed the student instead ...
New School Model Lets Students Build Curriculum From Different Providers
Somebody finally realized that kids aren't one-size-fits-all
Louisiana Voucher Program Gets Courtroom Setback
But the decision gives the program wiggle room, so expect it to survive
Louisiana School Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional
Apparently deciding where you want your kid to go to school is not a right
New Orleans Charter Schools Get $25M Private Investment
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation gives a needed boost to school choice
School Choice Promoted in Response to Revelations of Teacher-Testing Fraud
Government schools are ... just a mess
"Race To The Top" Finalists Include Charter Schools, Networks
About 10 percent of the 61 finalists representing more than 200 school districts are charters
Report: NJ Charter Schools Out-Perform District Schools
Shockingly, one-size-fits-all isn't the way to go
Sports Illustrated on the Power of Charter Schools to Save Kids
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.
OK Court Shields Parents Who Use State Funds for Special-Needs Private Schools
Envious districts wanted to sue anybody who went to the competition
Indiana Supreme Court Tackles School Vouchers
Considers whether religious schools are directly benefiting or if it's just a side effect
Charter Schools Seek To Expand as D.C. Closes Traditional Campuses
Well-positioned to pick up the slack and offer options
[UPDATED!] Do We Really Need More Teachers Who Have Kids Draw on Slow Readers' Faces With Permanent Markers?
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.
PA's Online Charter Schools Tout Their Value
Online education options are a good choice for many
School Choice Won Important Boost Last Week
Options increase for families that want to escape the holding pens
FL Governor Touts Expanded School Choice
The state already has pretty good options, and more is better
