vouchers

New Report: NJ Could Save $950 Million a Year With This School Choice Program

Martin F. Lueken of EdChoice (with an assist from @stateaidguy) has a new paper out called “Fiscal Analysis of an…

4 years ago

Why I Went From Voucher Opponent to Voucher Advocate

When I first started this blog twelve years ago as a neophyte in the education reform world, one of the…

4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Hear Me Out on My Voucher Proposal

This is the third in a series on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and private schools. The…

4 years ago

I Thought Vouchers Were Wrong, But Now I Realize They Helped My Son

Recently I wrote that a residency hearing with two children, Kayla and Tasha, represented to me our deeply-embedded structural inequities…

4 years ago

You Can Hate Trump And Support School Choice

Every time Donald Trump says, “school choice is the civil rights issue of our time,” I cringe. It’s hard to…

4 years ago

After a Decade of Opposing Voucher Programs, I’m Wondering If I Was Wrong

This is the first in a series of three pieces on my changing views of publicly-funded vouchers to parochial and…

4 years ago

States Must Ensure Espinoza Does Not Further Marginalize Students with Disabilities.

Via the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools: In its June 30, 2020 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department…

4 years ago

Four Corrections to a Context And Fact-Free Article Called “The Democrats’ School Choice Problem.”

On New Year’s Eve The Nation published an analysis by Jennifer Berkshire called “The Democrats’ School Choice Problem.” Her piece…

5 years ago

Stacey Abrams Will Give the Democratic Response to Trump’s SOTU. Here’s What She Should Know About What Parents Really Want.

This is a guest post from my friend and colleague Erika Sanzi, who blogs at Good School Hunting. She is…

6 years ago

Tafshier Cosby-Thomas: “Parents are Making Choices for Their Children. Why Would Anyone Get in the Way of That?”

Last week I had the opportunity to interview long-time Newark resident Tafshier Cosby-Thomas on her experiences with the city's public…

6 years ago