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January 26, 2022

CARRANCO: An Educator’s Reflection on School Choice

My perspective changed in 2021 when I accepted a position out of my district and hometown and decided to bring…

January 26, 2022

Teacher Shortages Nationwide Causing Public Education Crisis

Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering…

January 26, 2022

SMELKINSON, BIENEN, and NOBLE: The Case Against Masks at School

Districts should rethink imposing on millions of children an intervention that provides little discernible benefit.

January 26, 2022

As COVID Closed Arizona’s Classrooms, Black Mothers Launched Their Own Microschools

In the Arizona desert, a new school model has Black parents driving across city lines to drop their children off…

January 26, 2022

Chicago Teachers Union Leaders Face Rebellion From Within

A group within the Chicago Teachers Union is launching a new campaign to challenge President Jesse Sharkey and Vice President…

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January 26, 2022

Principals at Fully-Remote Schools More Likely to Report Constant Stress Than Those at Schools Offering In-Person Learning

The overwhelming majority of secondary school principals experienced frequent stress last school…
January 26, 2022

Missouri Attorney General Sues 45 School Districts With Mask Rules

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday he was suing nine more school…
January 26, 2022

Oakland District Reaches Its 10th Agreement With Teachers Union Since the Beginning of the Pandemic

The Oakland Unified School District and the teachers union reached an agreement…
January 26, 2022

Opponents of Georgia CRT Legislation Say Bill Could Drain Hundreds of Millions of Dollars From Public Schools

House Bill 888 would dock school districts 20% of their state funding…
January 26, 2022

Former Student Files Lawsuit Alleging California School Covered Up Teacher Abuse

When the Redwood High School principal learned that one of her teachers…
January 26, 2022

Utah School Districts Ask Business Owners to Let Their Employees Step In as Substitute Teachers

Remember ditching class? Now the Salt Lake Chamber wants you to ditch…
January 26, 2022

Oregon Withholding Funding From School District That Dropped Mask Mandate

A decision from a school district on the Oregon coast is getting…
January 26, 2022

New Legislation Could Give Tennessee Schools 10 Days for Virtual Learning Each Year

A new bill filed by two Republican lawmakers this week could give…
January 26, 2022

Hoboken Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Referendum to Borrow $241 Million to Build New High School

It’s back to the chalk board for plans for a new Hoboken…
January 26, 2022

Shaky Evidence Backs Keeping School Mask Mandates in Place

Virginia and New York school districts are preparing for a fight to…
January 26, 2022

Fairfax Schools Suspend Kids, Call Police as System Defies Virginia Governor on Masks

Fairfax County Public Schools made a show of defying Virginia Gov. Glenn…
January 26, 2022

Georgia Bill Would Give Schools 7 Days to Remove the Material Parents Deem Harmful to Students

Republicans in the Georgia House on Tuesday signaled they will push forward…
January 26, 2022

Parents Ask: Where’s the $400 Million That Was Promised for Boston Schools?

Boston schools have struggled with soaring infection rates, absenteeism and staff burnout…
January 26, 2022

Maine Education Groups Push Back Against Challenges to Books in School Libraries

A number of statewide education organizations have signed on to a campaign…
January 26, 2022

Wisconsin Lawmakers Send Bill Banning Critical Race Theory Lessons to Governor

Wisconsin school officials would be barred from teaching students and staff lessons…
January 26, 2022

‘My Freshmen Are More Like 7th Graders’: Teachers Share What School Is Like Two Years Into a Pandemic

The great American schools debate has featured a lot of justifiable concern…
January 26, 2022

Texas School District Requires Parents Sign NDA Form to Challenge ‘Pornographic’ Books

Parents in a Dallas-area school district are required to sign a non-disclosure…
January 26, 2022

Chicago Private and Charter Schools Receive $5 Million to Expand Enrollment

Philanthropist and school choice advocate Janine Yass teamed up with the Center…
January 26, 2022

WATCH: Bill Maher Audience Erupts in Applause After Bari Weiss Says ‘I’m Done With COVID’

"I know that so many of my liberal and progressive friends are…
January 26, 2022

DC Students Walk Out to Protest ‘Not Safe’ School COVID Protocols

Dozens of students from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School walked out Tuesday…

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January 26, 2022

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January 26, 2022

FORHAM INSTITUTE: Still Rising: Charter School Enrollment and Student Achievement at the Metropolitan Level

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January 21, 2022

CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH: The Triple Impact of School Closures on Educational Inequality

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December 16, 2021

MANHATTAN INSTITUTE: How Years of Policy Choices Enabled Microschooling to Thrive in Arizona

December 14, 2021

McKINSEY & COMPANY: COVID-19 and Education: An Emerging K-Shaped Recovery

December 10, 2021

MANHATTAN INSTITUTE: Small Schools in the Big Apple: How State-Level Policy Inhibits Microschooling and Learning Pods

December 9, 2021

STEP UP FOR STUDENTS, AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN, BLACK MINDS MATTER: Controlling the Narrative: Parental Choice, Black Empowerment and Lessons From Florida

December 8, 2021

FORDHAM INSTITUTE: America’s Best and Worst Metro Areas for School Quality

November 24, 2021

EDCHOICE: Who’s Afraid of School Choice? Examining the Validity and Intensity of Predictions by School Choice Opponents

November 22, 2021

WIREPOINTS: Illinois Pension Shortfall Surpasses $500 Billion, Average Debt Burden Now $110,000 Per Household

November 22, 2021

NBER: Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from US States

November 19, 2021

EDCHOICE: Fiscal Effects of School Choice

November 2, 2021

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Modernizing Teacher Pensions to Work for All Teachers (in an Ecosystem of Broad Educational Choice)

November 2, 2021

DEFENSE OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE: Teacher Union Resistance to Reopening Schools

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October 27, 2021

AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN: 2021 School Choice Guidebook

October 26, 2021

EDUCATION NEXT: The Ripple Effect: How Private School Choice Programs Boost Competition and Benefit Public School Students

October 21, 2021

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Government Childcare Subsidies: Whom Will They Help Most?

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