Bob Bowdon
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National Education News
Schools, in the Eyes of the Beholders’ Websites
Just as different families apply different criteria for their educational choices, an investigation into school ratings websites like GreatSchools, Niche…
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Why Did Our 3-Year-Old Whistleblower Video Suddenly Jump to a Quarter Million Views?
What made a 3-year old education video suddenly jump to over 250,000 views and 5,000 comments, after having just 30,000…
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Education Reform Opinion
BOWDON: Teachers Get Respect
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in the Janus case that public school teachers who want nothing to do with…
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Education Reform Opinion
BOWDON: What’s Good for the Goose
What happens when district schools get judged by the same standard as charter schools?
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Education Reform Opinion
New Jersey Needs More School Choice
It’s National School Choice Week, and thousands of events all over the country are celebrating parents’ rights to select different…
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Education Reform Opinion
Regarding that ‘Stop Digging’ Idea about When You’re Already in a Hole
It's easy to be sympathetic to the proposal's stated intent -- giving low-income students a better chance at a good…
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Will the Disappearance of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission Imperil the Charter School Sector?
On Thursday night, November 16, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted to dissolve, returning control of the city's schools to…
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In a Twist, a Teachers Union Expresses Concern about Tax Increases
In a Tweet posted November 12, the American Federation for Teachers asked how politicians can vote for tax increases on…
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New NJ Charter School Wins Zoning Approval, Beats Challenge from Existing Charter Schools
The new College Achieve Charter School of Asbury Park, NJ, won a zoning challenge Tuesday night, allowing it to remain…
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Education Reform Opinion
When School Choicers Start to Behave Like the Establishment
Is it possible for charter schools to protect their turf at the expense of educational choices for children and families…
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How Mainstream Media Misled Readers with a Betsy DeVos Photo
Yahoo! News published a story on Friday about allegedly controversial statements by a "Trump education official" juxtaposed with a photo…
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AFT Union Tweets Against Healthcare Reform Bill Without First Polling Teachers
After U.S. Senate Republicans released a healthcare bill to reform the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, the American…
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Ed Report
How Do You Spell ‘Teachers Union?’
This is the Choice Media Education Report for Friday, June 2, 2017 -- America's Only Weekly Video Wrap-Up of Education…
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Ed Report
The Trump Education Budget and Betsy DeVos vs. the Democrats
This is the Choice Media Education Report for Friday, May 26, 2017.
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Education Reform Opinion
Please Get It Right: Tax Credit Scholarships Are Not Public Funds
I’m noticing a misinformation trend that I’d like to try to correct.
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How It Can Be Good to Have a Failing Public School
Why would it be a good thing for an Ohio resident to live in an area with failing public schools?…
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Education Reform Opinion
Ohio Department of Education’s ‘Regathon’ Against Online Learning
In case you haven’t noticed, bureaucracies don’t tend to be huge fans of disruptive competition. Enter the Ohio Department of…
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Four Out of Five Pundits Agree: Education Secretary Carson
This isn’t a week that will be forever known for increased confidence in predictions by media pundits. But perhaps we…
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Chicago Makes Unprecedented Offer to Union: Zero Charter Growth
A proposed four-year deal between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union calls for an unprecedented moratorium…
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Judges Putting Themselves in Control of Education Policies
Major changes are underway this month in how states pay for education, but the new policies are coming not so…
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Education Stories John Oliver Will Never Mention
The best way to create a false narrative in the social media era, when armies of Twitter feeds are poised…
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John Oliver Facing Social Media Backlash for Charter School Mockery
HBO host John Oliver is facing a significant backlash over a segment about American charter schools that aired last week…
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The Hottest Ticket in Vegas — ESA’s on Trial
The hottest ticket in Vegas next Friday won't be Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez or Penn & Teller. Next Friday the…
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2015 Biasy: America’s Most Biased Education Writing
Choice Media has named a story by Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post as winner of the 2015 Biasy —…
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No, School Choice Doesn’t Hurt Those Who Don’t Choose
There is a myth that if school districts lose enrollment because families make different choices, the districts will do a…
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