Strengthening public education markets
Every state’s public education system is a market with supply (i.e., instruction) and demand (i.e., students needing instruction). These markets...
Read More >The systemic improvements public education needs are coming
Student achievement has fallen to its worst levels in two decades. Throughout public education, we see blaring sirens that our...
Read More >ESAs and transactional friction in public education’s third era
In its third era, public education aspires to expand equal opportunity by helping families and educators provide every student with...
Read More >The third era of public education
Public education in the United States is transitioning from its second to third paradigm. Paradigm shifts in public education occur...
Read More >Trust but verify is key to scaling parental empowerment and customized instruction in public education
For the past 175 years, U.S. public education has been a government monopoly utilizing a one-size-fits-all approach to educating students....
Read More >Social engineering, ESAs, and the public education market
Governments engage in social engineering when they create policies and programs to influence (i.e., govern) their citizens’ behavior. All governing,...
Read More >Public education is transitioning from its second to third paradigm
Public education is in the early stages of transitioning from its second to third paradigm. In his 1962 book, The...
Read More >Education choice helps improve our civic culture
Education choice critics often assert that allowing families to choose the best learning environments for their children undermines our...
Read More >Tribal politics, education choice, and the Constitution
As our country was being formed, states such as Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Virginia adopted...
Read More >Legendary ed choice advocate Jack Coons celebrates a milestone
Editor’s note: Our friend, John E.Coons, has been a regular contributor over the years to Step Up For Students policy...
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