WHAT'S NEWJillian Melchior - December 30, 2008
The Independent Institute, a nonpartisan public policy think tank with offices in Oakland, California and Washington, DC, has announced its Independent ... (read more)
Evelyn Stacey - December 30, 2008
A Los Angeles charter middle school is moving into new digs thanks to a court ruling on equal treatment that has national implications. One of the largest ... (read more)
Hilary Masell Oswald - December 30, 2008
A new study released by the C. D. Howe Institute in Toronto shows when schools have to fight for funding, students—and taxpayers—get more for ... (read more)
Lindsey Burke - December 30, 2008
The arrival of a new Congress and administration is casting doubt over the future of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, the federally funded school ... (read more)
Aricka Flowers - December 30, 2008
Narrated by actor Joe Mantegna, the new documentary film Flunked takes a cold, hard look at the problems plaguing the American education system.
In just ... (read more)
edited by Karla Dial - December 30, 2008
The January 2009 issue of School Reform News leads with coverage of a pre-Election Day school choice rally in Charlotte, North Carolina that attracted more ... (read more)
Jillian Melchior - December 30, 2008
Sara Hernandez, a first-year teacher at a public school in Los Angeles, realized three of her students could excel at private schools, where they would ... (read more)
Jim Waters - December 30, 2008
A coalition of black pastors, civil rights leaders, and school choice activists is combining research and grassroots action to promote school choice as ... (read more)
Ben DeGrow - December 30, 2008
A new survey has raised awareness of public support for school choice in Montana—but lawmakers say legislative success is not likely to come in the ... (read more)
Jillian Melchior - December 30, 2008
The Alliance for School Choice has launched its School Choice Works campaign, aimed at recruiting 10,000 school choice supporters in key battleground states ... (read more)
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