Charter Schools Boost College Graduation Rates, Study Finds
The paper studying Massachusetts charter schools also found that students in urban charters saw a large test-score jump.
The paper studying Massachusetts charter schools also found that students in urban charters saw a large test-score jump.
Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids.
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
The Parent Revolution author on lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage.
Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.
The case hinged upon the idea of what a publicly funded school can teach. But parents do have a role to play in that conversation.
Of the 21 Texas House Republicans who joined Democrats to kill school choice during the special sessions, only seven survived their primaries.
Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.
Despite headlines pointing to the contrary, high-poverty schools get more funding than low-poverty schools in almost all states.
State government officials deploy scare tactics against families of special needs students seeking alternatives.
When schools get rid of advanced offerings, they hurt smart, underprivileged students.
All too often, admission is only open to students whose families can afford a home inside the districts’ boundaries or pay transfer student tuition.
The charter school movement has seen many recent Supreme Court victories widening their scope to faith-based education, but some ambiguities remain.
Parents in Arizona have already proven themselves capable of holding schools accountable.
Schools were already staffed at record levels even before COVID-19, when enrollment fell by nearly 1.3 million students.
"Governors don't get to print money," the former Arizona governor tells Reason.
A new study sparks hope that the historic declines in students' reading and math performance following the pandemic may not be permanent.
In states like Utah, microschools are up against burdensome building regulations.
Gov. Katie Hobbs hates that families are guiding their own children’s schooling.
Stricter regulation of homeschooling families will just lead to harassment from government.
Kids have disappeared from public schools, with most opting for a range of alternatives.
The former governor argues that beating up on businesses "is only sharpening the knife that the left will eventually use on us."
The former governor argues that beating up on businesses "is only sharpening the knife that the left will eventually use on us."
Post-COVID educational declines are here to stay.
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
According to an analysis from the Associated Press, 50,000 children in 22 states were still missing from schools in fall 2022.
School choice is supposed to prevent politicians from pushing their ideas into the classroom.
Americans want choice in education. Politicians need to catch up.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
Charter schools use "fewer dollars to achieve better outcomes," write University of Arkansas researchers.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush makes the case for why "Florida works pretty good."
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
Who benefits from supporting students instead of schools? Everybody.
In some states, homeschooling has climbed by over 100 percent.
The tut-tutting class has retreated from pushing for a ban on DIY education to fretting over regulation.
"California is promoting an approach to math instruction that's likely to reduce opportunities for disadvantaged students," writes math professor Brian Conrad.
GOP presidential hopefuls should be more clear about the school choice policies they support.
Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, previously said school choice is for "racists."
Post-pandemic enrollment isn’t likely to rebound anytime soon.
Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children debates libertarian author Stephan Kinsella.
Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children debates libertarian author Stephan Kinsella.
Breaking unions’ grip on schools benefits everybody who wants to guide their kids’ education.
If activists want to help young people, they should start before college.
Casey DeSantis' "Mamas for DeSantis" ad goes all in on the culture war instead of focusing on Ron DeSantis' strong record on school choice and COVID policy.