Tag: education savings accounts
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 function as the operating systems for public education. Unfortunately, since the mid-1800s, these markets have been poorly designed and managed. As a result, every state’s public education operating system is... READ MOREWho is busting what budget exactly?
Choice opponents have been known to throw contradictory arguments out...
READ MOREHappy 96th birthday to John E. Coons, education choice visionary
John E. Coons was ahead of his time. Decades before...
READ MOREArizona edupreneur wins standoff with state fire marshal over costly regulations
Nothing can stop Denise Lever. Not a raging wildfire and...
READ MOREParents seek to protect learning options as teachers union sues to shut down Wyoming’s expanded ESA program
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect...
READ MORECharter schools are eager to seize opportunities created by education customization
ORLANDO, Fla. — The whiplash of uncertainty has buffeted the...
READ MORENew Schools, facilities and the rise of the microschool
EdChoice has an interesting survey question comparing what...
READ MOREGet thee behind me, Bootlegger!
Longtime NextSteps readers know that your humble author has been...
READ MOREThe systemic improvements public education needs are coming
Student achievement has fallen to its worst levels in two...
READ MOREFor this former public school educator, starting a microschool was a dream come true
SARASOTA, Fla. – Alison Rini thought her destiny was...
READ MORELessons from SNAP wargames
On Dec. 16, 2017, the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture...
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