School Choice
What DeVos Should Have Said
Donald Trump's education secretary nominee is being considered by the Senate.
Government-Run Schools Hurt the Learning Disabled Most of All
By analogy, food stamps recipients shouldn't be forced to shop at state-run supermarkets.
Why Are Cops Putting Kids in Cuffs?
Federal funding, zero tolerance, and lack of choice encourage the creeping criminalization of student misbehavior.
Was Trump's Inaugural Weekend the Worst Ever, Did the Women's March Succeed, and Is School Choice Unstoppable? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Robby Soave debate and discuss one of the wildest weekends in Washington's history.
Cher Attacks Betsy DeVos, Says 'Your Child Deserves More.' But Isn't School Choice 'More'?
When it comes to education, "more" must means "more choices."
Nick Gillespie Talks School Choice, Radical Autonomy, and Small "L" Libertarianism
StartEDup podcast covers "where educators, innovators, and entrepreneurs connect."
A Libertarian Builds Low-Cost Private Schools for the Masses
Don't waste time arguing about public education, says Thales founder Bob Luddy. Head for the exits.
'Teach the Controversy!' Demands Calif. Democratic Legislator—About Trump's Election and Russia
Thanks for helping make the case for school choice, Marc Levine!
White House Hasn't Announced Any National School Choice Week Events
The White House hasn't participated in the event since the week was established in 2011.
Why We Need School Choice: "Obama Administration Spent Billions To Fix Failing Schools, And It Didn't Work"
The final report on a much-touted intervention lays out the need for a decentralized approach to K-12" education reform.
The Democrats' Fight Against School Choice Is Immoral
Few institutions have hurt minorities more than public schools.
Hey Progressives: You Can Fight DeVos, but You Can't Stop School Choice
Ignoring this populist movement does not help the left with families.
Teachers Unions and Title IX Zealots Want to Destroy Betsy DeVos
Trump's would-be Education Secretary isn't an extremist-her critics are.
The New York Times Gets Everything Wrong in This Article That Falsely Claims Economists Don't Like School Choice
The paper's editors wouldn't recognize economic thinking if they were bludgeoned to death by a supply and demand curve.
Trump's Choice for School Choice
Betsy Devos is a promising choice for education secretary.
School Choice Can Help LGBT Students Deal with Hostile Environments
A private school in Atlanta provides a safer alternative.
Betsy DeVos Prefers Education Choice Over Crappy Government Schools? I'm In.
Trump's pick for Education Secretary is an encouraging break from failed authoritarian policies toward children.
If Charter Schools Are 'Unregulated,' Why Is This Successful California School Facing a Shutdown?
Trump's choice of education secretary will prompt a fight over who has control.
The Case for Optimism About Trump's Presidency
Leading libertarian thinkers say the billionaire bully might be better than Obama and Hillary on foreign policy, education, and more.
Massachusetts Votes Against Lifting Arbitrary and Malicious Cap on Charter Schools
Democrats: Not pro-choice.
John Legend Defends Charter Schools from the NAACP's Unfair Criticisms
'I was confused and upset by their decision'
With Discipline as With So Much Else in Education, Choice Is the Answer
Forget the national debate over zero tolerance vs. reform; let families pick what works for them.
Here's What It's Like to Open a Charter School in California
Former lawmaker and school choice activist starts her own academy.
Shutter Bad Schools (Public or Private), Get Better Education. How Is This Even Controversial?
Shifting students to better schools gets better outcomes. Imagine that.
Some L.A. Public Schools Are Accepting That They're in a Competition for Students
Curriculum changes and marketing strategies.
The NAACP Is Attacking Charter Schools and Black Leaders Are Furious
Teachers unions want to sabotage charters, even though they help poor black kids.
GOP Wants Constitutional Amendment to Give Parents Control Over Kids' Education
The proposed amendment is a new addition to the Republican platform.
Democrats' Education Platform: Pro-Government, Anti–School Choice
Language that was mildly positive toward reform efforts was beaten back by public school activists.
This Super Woke Teen's 'White Boy Privilege' Poetry Slam Is a Trump Voter's Nightmare
Also, the case for school choice.
"The Scandal of K-12 Education"—and How To Fix It
Charter schools get ragged on all the time, except by grateful parents and students.
Eva Moskowitz on Fighting Unions, Politicians, and The New York Times
"I believed in big government until I met it up close."
The Charter School King
The school choice significance of Obama's new education secretary.
Spike Lee Endorses Bernie Sanders
The Brooklyn director is feeling the Bern, but neither Sanders nor Clinton is worth a damn on education policy.
How to Fix 'One of the Most Segregated Public School Systems In the Nation'
"If you force parents to value [diversity] then they won't."
If You Don't Approve of Success Academy, Don't Send Your Kids There
The latest controversy at Success is a reminder of why we need more school choice.
Free-Market Education Radical Andrew J. Coulson, RIP
Author and Cato scholar wrote path-breaking book Market Education: The Unknown History.
Er, Not Exactly: "What passes for acceptable school choice rhetoric is frightening"
The latest misguided attack on charters and school choice is heavy on invective and light on facts.
Should a Gov't Scholarship Program Exclude Religious Schools?
This mom is fighting to send her daughters to the school of her choice.
Reason's Nick Gillespie & Lisa Snell Call Bullsh*t on Public Education Abuses
Plastic surgery for teachers, crumbling school buildings, drug tests for choir girls, Pop-Tart guns...
Nebraska's Schools Are Failing Poor Kids. Will the State Give Them a Way Out?
The new fight to bring school choice to the Cornhusker state.
Montana Families Are Fighting for School Choice
Should a program that provides scholarships to private-schools exclude religious institutions?
People For The American Way Teacher Unions
Liberal group trashes National School Choice Week for "robbing our public education system of urgently needed funds."
Brownstone Brooklyn's Racial Divide: Why Are the Schools So Segregated?
How residential assignment keeps kids who are black and white-rich and poor-apart.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Praises Charter Schools For Minorities
Calls them a bulwark against "soft expectations" from traditional education system that has failed blacks.
Teller Is No Fan of Safe Spaces: Magician Says Learning Should Make Kids Uncomfortable
School choice frees teachers to enchant their students.
