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2016 Republican Candidates Graded on School Choice
Sorry for not posting in a long time. I started another blog, and work, life, and death have been a distraction. However, it’s election season again, and who doesn’t…
School Choice Increases Teacher Retirement Options
I got a phone call yesterday from a retired teacher and union representative in Alabama, and I’d go as far as to say it was…[gulp]…pleasant. The man was concerned…
Public School Finance: The Count & The Test
Whenever I bring up testing in a conversation on public school finance, people inevitably roll their eyes: “Oh great, another argument for the incentivization of American public education. Who are you, Milton…
The New Civil Rights Movement(s)
In 2012, Condoleezza Rice referred to school choice as “the civil rights struggle of our day.” Everyone agreed. Well, except Diane Ravitch, but that’s to be expected. What school choicers didn’t…
Why Does Transparency Stop at the School Level?
Data accountability, accessibility, and transparency are forgotten amidst the many issues in public education today. It’s hard to imagine the endless file cabinets dedicated to information that can now be…
High-Quality Replication: The Future of Charter Schools
The idea for quality charter school replication has been around for awhile. A 2009 NACSA study claimed that an “approach that is becoming more widespread to meet demand is the replication of…
Open Enrollment vs. Common Enrollment: Why School Choice is at Stake
One of the biggest cases for school choice is that students should be able to attend a different school than the one dictated by their home address. Regardless of whether…
Who Applied for Charters in Washington?
Washington’s new charter school law is presenting a rare opportunity for us to see who is willing to invest in a fresh charter school market. Signs indicate that although interest…
What Does Government Shutdown Mean for Charter Schools?
In case you haven’t heard, America doesn’t have a government right now. All non-essential services have been shut down until Congress agrees to pay for them, but technically there is…
Why Parents Leave Public Schools
A report was released last month which shows how American parents feel about their public education system. Survey data is crucial for any business wanting to understand its customers, so…