Can Converting to Charter Status Save Struggling Catholic Schools?
After Tennessee lawmakers abandoned a push to create school vouchers, several struggling Memphis Catholic schools hope to remain open by converting into charter schools.
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February 05, 2018
January 22, 2018
National School Choice Week: Annual Public Relations Campaign Kicks Off
The week-long campaign highlighting school choice will feature events in dozens of cities nationwide with organizers projecting that 6.7 million people will participate.
December 20, 2017
Does the Tax Bill Help Fulfill Trump's $20 Billion School Choice Promise?
Although expanding 529 savings accounts to include private K-12 tuition is a big victory for school choice advocates under Trump, not all school choice supporters are on board with the idea.
November 30, 2017
School Voucher Programs Leave Parents in the Dark on Disability Rights, Feds Say
The vast majority of families using private school vouchers for children with disabilities are participating in programs that provide inaccurate or no information at all on the federal protections they are giving up, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
November 17, 2017
'Precious Little Evidence' That Vouchers Improve Achievement, Recent Research Finds
Several new studies on large-scale voucher programs has complicated debates recently over private school choice—policies which allow families to use public money or aid to attend private schools, including religious ones.
November 02, 2017
This District Is the Latest Front in the Fight Over School Choice
Two things are at stake: the pro-school choice majority on school board in Colorado's Douglas County and the fate of a lawsuit over school vouchers that could land back in the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 02, 2017
Why Have Homeschooling Numbers Flattened Out After a Decade of Growth?
A number of factors could be at play, from the growth of charter schools and private school vouchers, to economic pressures that made it impossible for families to keep one parent at home educating their children.
August 30, 2017
Illinois Plans to Use Tax Credits to Send Thousands of Students to Private Schools
The state will join nearly 30 others that offer private school choice to families, a favorite policy initiative of the Trump administration.
August 08, 2017
Massive Expansion of Arizona School Choice Program Could be Blocked
A group that aims to halt a the expansion says it has collected enough signatures for a petition to stop the new law from taking effect.
July 19, 2017
3 Things to Watch for in DeVos' Speech to ALEC
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is scheduled to speak to state lawmakers and industry leaders at the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual meeting on Thursday. What will be her central message?
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