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School Choice Spreads with State Tax Credits (Dan Lips and Evan Feinberg)

July 18, 2006

In 2001, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge battled with Democratic state legislators to create a corporate scholarship tax credit program to bring the state’s families school choice. Five years later, Ridge’s tax credit has strong bipartisan support and is a model for other states. And just two weeks ago, Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, signed legislation […] Read more »

Bring Real Choice to Camden (Isabel Santa)

July 18, 2006

Instead of perpetuating a system that traps minority students in failing schools, let's give the power to the parents so that they can pick the best education for their children.

Birth of Parents Union (Bill Grundfest)

July 18, 2006

Los Angeles has taken a huge historic first ever anyplace step, with the formation last week of the LA Parents Union. Readers of this space may recall that a few weeks ago, I went off on a tear about how every entity in the LAUSD had power for one reason – they were unionized. And […] Read more »

The Missing Conversation, Part 3 (William Loughman)

July 18, 2006

(The final installment in a three-part series looking at the components of education, and what should be changed to achieve true reform. Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here. -ed.) Read more »

Divergence and Convergence ("John Dewey")

July 11, 2006

The third in a series of articles from an anonymous student in an education school working towards certification as a math teacher.

Second Chance for School Choice (Dan Lips)

July 11, 2006

It took two tries, but school choice is finally a reality in our nation's capital--and it's saving tens of thousands of children.

Teachers' Unions as Monopolies (Michael J. O'Neal)

June 27, 2006

Teachers' unions have painted a picture of schools and teachers starved of money--a picture completely divorced from reality.

Kicking the Ed School Blues ("John Dewey")

June 26, 2006

Our education school mole responds to comments on his introductory article and gives more inside perspectives.

Homeschooling: It's More Than an Education Alternative (Thomas Croom)

June 16, 2006

Every parent of a homeschooled child has a set of reasons why they decided to take the plunge and forever subject themselves to funny looks from strangers. I thought at first my reasons were anything but typical, but now I realize mine are the culmination of what would happen to any child not properly excised […] Read more »

Ladner's Hail Mary (Matthew Ladner)

June 13, 2006

The last in a series of articles responding to Eduwonk's comments on special education vouchers.