According to a new poll conducted by Real Clear Opinion Research and sponsored by the American Federation for Children, 71% of American voters now support school choice, up from 64% …
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Editor’s note: You can read how three choice scholarship families plan to use their federal stimulus checks to supplement their children’s education here. Congress recently passed a $1.9 trillion COVID …
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Editor’s note: This commentary from Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation and a redefinED contributor, appears on The Heritage Foundation’s website. School districts …
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On this episode, redefinED senior writer Buie speaks with Jennifer Strickland, mother to 14-year-old Jack, a freshman at Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida. Strickland, a former retail manager and …
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According to a new poll conducted by Real Clear Opinion Research and sponsored by the American Federation for Children, 71% of American voters now support school choice, up from 64% …
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Editor’s note: Six states – Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Nevada and North Carolina – have crafted education savings account programs as a means for families to exercise choice in finding …
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The Manhattan Institute published a study by Jay Greene in 2001 called the Education Freedom Index, which created a state-by-state comparison featuring measures of state charter school sectors, private choice, …
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A new study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences has found that students participating in Indiana’s education choice program are more likely to enroll …
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Editor’s note: This opinion piece from Tim Benson, a policy analyst in the government relations department at The Heartland Institute, appeared Friday on the institute’s website. It describes Senate Bill …
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The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University released new data recently, covering the years 2007 to 2018. Opportunity Project scholars linked state achievement exams in grades 3-8 across the country …
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Editor’s note: In his closing argument for school choice bill HB 7045, Fine, R-Palm Bay, told members of the House Appropriations Committee his own story about how the issue of …
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Editor’s note: You can read how three choice scholarship families plan to use their federal stimulus checks to supplement their children’s education here. Congress recently passed a $1.9 trillion COVID …
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An education choice bill that would streamline options for families who receive state scholarships won approval today from the House Appropriations Committee and is headed for a floor vote. HB …
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Ayana Standifer is the kind of kid teachers often describe as bright. At age 3, when her classmates were learning the alphabet, Ayana could read. When they were counting …
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Oklahoma has become the latest state to adopt education choice legislation following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature Wednesday on two reform measures. House Bill 2078, which passed the Senate 27-19, changes …
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The Institute for Justice appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in March, asking the justices to hear the case of three Maine families wishing to send their children to private …
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Roman Scott’s bedroom has two walls painted orange and two painted blue. On the floor is a rug with the design of a two-lane road wending its way through a …
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Like most great ideas, this one started on the ground, with a handful of eighth graders. After spending middle school in a unique environment that has earned the reputation of …
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Danielle Drummond was skeptical when she first saw the virtual reality headsets and consoles, and even the large-screen TVs, that are available to families who receive Florida’s Gardiner Scholarship for …
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Editor’s note: To hear Lamisha Stephens and her son, Marquavis Wilson, tell the story in their own words, watch the video at the end of this post. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. …
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“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.” — Macbeth, Shakespeare Our national fuddle over the role of government (public?) schools during the pandemic is yet another throwback to the days of …
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“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” G.B. Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists Shaw’s wit suggests the primary harvest of our “public” school systems for children of the …
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“I am equal and whole.” A.C. Swinburne, Hertha “There is but one law for all … the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice … equity …” Edmund …
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Editor’s note: This commentary from Glenton Gilzean Jr., president and CEO of the Central Florida Urban League and former Pinellas County School Board member and Florida A&M trustee, appeared earlier …
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There is no evidence that students who use Florida school choice scholarships return to public schools worse off academically. But that doesn’t stop critics of education choice from repeating variations …
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Editor’s note: Our critics often assert that giving lower-income families access to more learning options hurts district schools. Below we have assembled evidence showing that these claims are false. Empowering …
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Editor’s note: The goal of fact-checkED is to bring clinical precision to complex issues that are easily misunderstood, aiming to counteract incorrect information before it continues to circulate. Sally Butzin …
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With the presidential primary election in delegate-rich Florida just two months away, Democratic candidates are beginning to knock on the door. In a Monday column in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, …
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“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.” — Macbeth, Shakespeare Our national fuddle over the role of government (public?) schools during the pandemic is yet another …
