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June 2006
A Magical Night
Editor's note: In October 2005, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice, the organizing force behind the two-year-old ... (read more)
Editor's note: In October 2005, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. Parents for School Choice, the organizing force behind the two-year-old ... (read more)
Analysis: Dollars Should Follow Scholars into Higher Education: Study
On March 14, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute released a study recommending a portion of state higher education funding in Arizona go directly to students ... (read more)
On March 14, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute released a study recommending a portion of state higher education funding in Arizona go directly to students ... (read more)
Change Brewing for New Jersey School Construction
Change is coming in the next few months for New Jersey's Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), a troubled entity charged with overseeing the construction ... (read more)
Change is coming in the next few months for New Jersey's Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), a troubled entity charged with overseeing the construction ... (read more)
Choice Advocates Call on States to Continue Katrina Relief
A temporary educational aid package to hurricane-displaced students has set the stage for lasting school choice expansion, a leading education advocate ... (read more)
A temporary educational aid package to hurricane-displaced students has set the stage for lasting school choice expansion, a leading education advocate ... (read more)
Colo. Gov. Vetoes Limits on Certification
On March 30, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed a bill that would have added new restrictions to the state's two-year-old alternative certification program ... (read more)
On March 30, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed a bill that would have added new restrictions to the state's two-year-old alternative certification program ... (read more)
Database Sheds Light on Ariz. School Funding
An April 19 analysis from the Goldwater Institute and Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation examines updated financial data from the Arizona Department of ... (read more)
An April 19 analysis from the Goldwater Institute and Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation examines updated financial data from the Arizona Department of ... (read more)
Education Expert Calls for Educational Freedom Day
June 1 marks an important anniversary in the fight for school choice. On June 1, 1925, the Pierce decision of the U.S. Supreme Court declared parents ... (read more)
June 1 marks an important anniversary in the fight for school choice. On June 1, 1925, the Pierce decision of the U.S. Supreme Court declared parents ... (read more)
Federal Tuition Tax Credit Proposals Gather Steam on Capitol Hill
As state tuition tax credit plans grow increasingly popular across the nation each year, the approach continues to gain steam as a vehicle for extending ... (read more)
As state tuition tax credit plans grow increasingly popular across the nation each year, the approach continues to gain steam as a vehicle for extending ... (read more)
Florida Parents Respond to Court's Scholarship Program Shutdown
In mid-April, local parents and a school choice advocacy group launched a radio advertising campaign urging Florida state Sens. Tony Hill (D-Jacksonville) ... (read more)
In mid-April, local parents and a school choice advocacy group launched a radio advertising campaign urging Florida state Sens. Tony Hill (D-Jacksonville) ... (read more)
Government's Distrust of Innovation Disserves Children
Editor's note: This is the sixth of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom needed to create significant educational improvements ... (read more)
Editor's note: This is the sixth of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom needed to create significant educational improvements ... (read more)
June 2006 School Reform News (PDF)
The June 2006 issue of School Reform News reports on state efforts to raise the bar on high school graduation standards--to better prepare students for ... (read more)
The June 2006 issue of School Reform News reports on state efforts to raise the bar on high school graduation standards--to better prepare students for ... (read more)
L.A. Parents Sue for NCLB Choice Options
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings weighed in May 1 on a federal lawsuit against two Los Angeles school districts filed in March by the Alliance ... (read more)
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings weighed in May 1 on a federal lawsuit against two Los Angeles school districts filed in March by the Alliance ... (read more)
Maine Supreme Court Denies Public Funding for Sectarian Schools
On April 26, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 6-1 decision that the state is not required to publicly fund religious schools under the Town Tuitioning ... (read more)
On April 26, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 6-1 decision that the state is not required to publicly fund religious schools under the Town Tuitioning ... (read more)
Maryland Considers, Pennsylvania Adopts Measures Aimed at Student Obesity
Childhood obesity is a growing concern for health advocates and educators alike. In efforts to curb it, some states are turning to controversial measures ... (read more)
Childhood obesity is a growing concern for health advocates and educators alike. In efforts to curb it, some states are turning to controversial measures ... (read more)
School Accountability Measure Bill Passes
The Florida legislature completed its 2006 session on May 5 with the passage of a broad voucher accountability bill, but it failed to pass a joint resolution ... (read more)
The Florida legislature completed its 2006 session on May 5 with the passage of a broad voucher accountability bill, but it failed to pass a joint resolution ... (read more)
States Raising the Bar on High School Graduation Standards
With a handful of states leading the way, high school graduation standards are climbing around the nation. "Today we signed into law higher graduation ... (read more)
With a handful of states leading the way, high school graduation standards are climbing around the nation. "Today we signed into law higher graduation ... (read more)
Vermont Spends More, But Has Little to Show
Rising real estate values and declining enrollments since 2000 have escalated rural Vermont's per-pupil spending with little to show for the expense, according ... (read more)
Rising real estate values and declining enrollments since 2000 have escalated rural Vermont's per-pupil spending with little to show for the expense, according ... (read more)