vouchers

Is Randi Weingarten Correct that School Choice is A Form of Jim Crow?

Two weeks ago AFT President Randi Weingarten highlighted a new policy brief that showed how school vouchers were used during…

7 years ago

Second Item: Pro-Lakewood Guest Post

I've been tough on Lakewood this week. And so, in the interest of equal time, here is a guest post…

8 years ago

Road Trip for Responders to David Leonhardt’s Charter/Voucher Editorial!

Last week David Leonhardt wrote an editorial in the New York Times that looks at two types of school choice,…

8 years ago

Let’s Avoid “Alternative Facts” When We Talk About School Choice and Charter Schools

Over the weekend, Americans were introduced to a new meme: “alternative facts,” Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway’s awkward rationalization of the president’s reality-challenged…

8 years ago

Mila Jasey’s Charter Conversion

Speaking of the bill proposed by N.J. Assembly members Patrick Diegnan and Mila Jasey that would place a three-year moratorium…

10 years ago

“Stick a Fork in it.”

That's Sen. Ray Lesniak's  gloomy prognosis for the Opportunity Scholarship Act, or the "voucher bill," a longtime goal for Gov.…

11 years ago

What Education Reforms will Christie Pursue During his Second Term?

Bellwether has its new Whiteboard Advisors “Education Insiders” report out, and this one focuses on results of the gubernatorial elections.…

11 years ago

When it Comes to Education, Buono is Is No Hypocrite

Paul Mulshine is in a tizzy. Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Barbara Buono is fervently opposed to school choice programs that provide…

11 years ago

Cory Booker and School Vouchers: What’s the Impact on the NJ U.S. Senate Race?

Check out my new column at WHYY's Newsworks:Politico, the widely-read political journalism site, poses this question: "Do any of Cory…

11 years ago

Why Is Steve Lonegan Bashing Cory Booker on School Vouchers?

My post today at WHYY's Newsworks looks at that oddball candidate for U.S. Senate, Steve Lonegan, and his new weapon…

11 years ago