Tag: civil rights
We don’t need no Klanducation; We don’t need no thought control
June 1, 2025, marked the 100th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Pierce v. Society of Sisters– effectively the first victory of America’s school choice movement. In 1922, the voters of Oregon had passed a ballot proposition, Measure 6, which required public school attendance for school age... READ MOREIn the most school choice rich state in America, 1 in 5 Black students now enrolled outside district schools
Three decades ago, dozens of Black families in the Liberty...
READ MORESouth Carolina’s top education leader vows to defend ESA program after state high court strikes it down
The big story: Nearly 3,000 low-income students and their...
READ MOREPublic education is transitioning from its second to third paradigm
Public education is in the early stages of transitioning from...
READ MOREEducation choice helps improve our civic culture
Education choice critics often assert that allowing families to...
READ MORETribal politics, education choice, and the Constitution
As our country was being formed, states such as Connecticut,...
READ MORELegendary ed choice advocate Jack Coons celebrates a milestone
Editor’s note: Our friend, John E.Coons, has been a regular...
READ MOREA trade in other people’s children
An episode of Paul MM Cooper’s outstanding documentary podcast series...
READ MORESchool choice & civil rights
To progressives like Martin Luther King III and many others,...
READ MOREFrom MLK’s “field general” to charter school champion
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker, chief of staff to...
READ MOREThis week in school choice: A better way
This week, we received important reminders about the two oldest...
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