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April 2009
2009 April School Reform News: Arizona Parents Support Choice
The April 2009 issue of School Reform News reports on the ongoing battle over school choice options in Arizona, where a state representative is seeking ... (read more)
The April 2009 issue of School Reform News reports on the ongoing battle over school choice options in Arizona, where a state representative is seeking ... (read more)
Ambitious Voucher Bill Defeated in Georgia
A bill to provide universal school vouchers in Georgia failed to make it through the state Senate after a ferocious lobbying campaign was mounted against ... (read more)
A bill to provide universal school vouchers in Georgia failed to make it through the state Senate after a ferocious lobbying campaign was mounted against ... (read more)
Arizona School Battle Brings Out Parents
The battle over vouchers and school choice has intensified in Arizona since state Rep. Tom Chabin (D-Flagstaff) introduced a bill to lower the tax credit ... (read more)
The battle over vouchers and school choice has intensified in Arizona since state Rep. Tom Chabin (D-Flagstaff) introduced a bill to lower the tax credit ... (read more)
Century-Old School Proud to Be Part of Choice Program
Located on West Ruby Avenue in Milwaukee, Atonement Lutheran School is a gem whose luster first emerged during the gloomy 1920s. Nearly a century later, ... (read more)
Located on West Ruby Avenue in Milwaukee, Atonement Lutheran School is a gem whose luster first emerged during the gloomy 1920s. Nearly a century later, ... (read more)
Charter Schools Dominate National Honor Roll
Charter schools make up 14 percent of the top-performing public schools nationwide despite accounting for only 5 percent of the public schools in operation, ... (read more)
Charter schools make up 14 percent of the top-performing public schools nationwide despite accounting for only 5 percent of the public schools in operation, ... (read more)
Children of War Heroes Eligible for Scholarships
Through July 31 the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund will accept applications for college tuition assistance for the 2009-2010 school year for children ... (read more)
Through July 31 the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund will accept applications for college tuition assistance for the 2009-2010 school year for children ... (read more)
Connecticut Launches Tuition Tax Credit Drive
To save money and give poor and middle-income students access to better schools, a new group is asking Connecticut to create a tuition tax credit program.In ... (read more)
To save money and give poor and middle-income students access to better schools, a new group is asking Connecticut to create a tuition tax credit program.In ... (read more)
DC Parents Say Kids Thrive Under Voucher Program
Parents participating in the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program report their children are thriving, according to a new study that explores the experiences ... (read more)
Parents participating in the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program report their children are thriving, according to a new study that explores the experiences ... (read more)
EdChoice Scholarship Program Stays in Ohio Budget
Supporters of Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship Program breathed a tentative sigh of relief when Gov. Ted Strickland (D) announced his proposed ... (read more)
Supporters of Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship Program breathed a tentative sigh of relief when Gov. Ted Strickland (D) announced his proposed ... (read more)
Education Achievement Has Declined Radically Since World War II
Weapons of Mass Instructionby John Taylor GattoGabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2009206 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-86571-631-5, $24.95John ... (read more)
Weapons of Mass Instructionby John Taylor GattoGabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2009206 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-86571-631-5, $24.95John ... (read more)
Hartford Choice Program Hailed and Questioned
A multifaceted open-enrollment plan called the All-Choice Program has entered its second year of operation in Hartford, Connecticut, with mixed opinions ... (read more)
A multifaceted open-enrollment plan called the All-Choice Program has entered its second year of operation in Hartford, Connecticut, with mixed opinions ... (read more)
Illinois Public School Teachers Out-Earn Private Sector
While most of us struggle to make ends meet and put off our retirement plans in today’s contracting economy, Illinois school employees continue their ... (read more)
While most of us struggle to make ends meet and put off our retirement plans in today’s contracting economy, Illinois school employees continue their ... (read more)
Indiana Legislators Consider Tax Credit Measure
The Indiana state legislature is considering a bill to establish a tax credit scholarship program for families to send their children to private K-12 schools.S.B. ... (read more)
The Indiana state legislature is considering a bill to establish a tax credit scholarship program for families to send their children to private K-12 schools.S.B. ... (read more)
Indiana Mulls Strict Teacher Laws
Indiana teachers will face a much more rigorous application process if several proposed bills aiming to keep sex offenders out of the state’s classrooms ... (read more)
Indiana teachers will face a much more rigorous application process if several proposed bills aiming to keep sex offenders out of the state’s classrooms ... (read more)
Mandate for Change Offers Education Blueprint
A charter school advocacy group has offered the new administration a set of recommendations for education reform.The Maryland-based Center for Education ... (read more)
A charter school advocacy group has offered the new administration a set of recommendations for education reform.The Maryland-based Center for Education ... (read more)
Montana Considers School Choice Bill
Montana families may soon have more than just government-mandated public schools to choose from. On February 5 the state Senate Tax Committee heard SB ... (read more)
Montana families may soon have more than just government-mandated public schools to choose from. On February 5 the state Senate Tax Committee heard SB ... (read more)
N.Y. May Cut Aid to Private Schools
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is considering cutting $44 million allocated for religious and independent schools statewide over each of the next two ... (read more)
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is considering cutting $44 million allocated for religious and independent schools statewide over each of the next two ... (read more)
New Book Challenges Spending Adequacy Claims
Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding-Achievement Puzzle in America’s Public Schoolsby Eric A Hanushek and Alfred A. LindsethPrinceton, ... (read more)
Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding-Achievement Puzzle in America’s Public Schoolsby Eric A Hanushek and Alfred A. LindsethPrinceton, ... (read more)
School Choice Rejected in Virginia
Virginia state senators killed two school choice bills in February, but supporters are continuing their efforts and say the issue is ripe to gain a foothold. On ... (read more)
Virginia state senators killed two school choice bills in February, but supporters are continuing their efforts and say the issue is ripe to gain a foothold. On ... (read more)
Tax Credit Program Could Save Nevada Millions of Dollars
Facing a budget crisis and with nearly half the state’s fourth-graders not reading at grade level, Nevada could solve both problems simultaneously ... (read more)
Facing a budget crisis and with nearly half the state’s fourth-graders not reading at grade level, Nevada could solve both problems simultaneously ... (read more)
U.S. Stimulus Package Gives Boost to Spending on Early Education
Education projects outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 were allocated $100 billion, a portion of which will directly fund early ... (read more)
Education projects outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 were allocated $100 billion, a portion of which will directly fund early ... (read more)
Virtual Schools Turn to K12 for Content
As students and parents seek alternatives to traditional public schools, many are turning to online programs—such as K12, Inc., an online curriculum ... (read more)
As students and parents seek alternatives to traditional public schools, many are turning to online programs—such as K12, Inc., an online curriculum ... (read more)
Wisconsin Bill Endangers Oldest Voucher Program
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin legislature aims to impose new standards and accountability measures on schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, ... (read more)
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin legislature aims to impose new standards and accountability measures on schools in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, ... (read more)