School Choice in the News archive

Alabama State Supreme Court ruling clears way for public charter schools in Montgomery, Statement by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

School choice cuts crime, reduces paternity suits, Kate Hardiman at the Washington Examiner

Let’s hear it for educational freedom! by Chester E. Finn, Jr. at the Fordham Institute

It’s worth walking a tightrope on federal school choice, by Nat Malkus at the American Enterprise Institute→

Federalizing School Choice Could Be Trump’s Common Core, by Inez Feltscher Stepman at the Federalist→

Private School Choice Helps Students Avoid Prison and Unplanned Pregnancies, by Corey deAngelis and Patrick J. Wolf at EducationNext→

Supporting Educational Freedom Is One Way To Show We Care About Mental Health And Teen Suicide, opinion piece by Erika Sanzi at Forbes→

Harvard EdCast: Replicating Effective Charter School Practice, a conversation with Jill Anderson & Sarah Cohodes→

Florida’s Universal Education Choice Moment, by Lindsey Burke at the Daily Signal→

Guest Column: A mother calls for more voucher funding, by Celethia Davis at the Florida Times-Union→

Study: Financial Impact of Charter Schools Depends on Percentage of Funding Districts Receive from State, Editorial at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research→

Florida’s Voucher Vindication, a Wall Street Journal editorial→

Measuring Up: The National Alliance Releases 9th Annual Rankings of State Public Charter School Laws, Press Release by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools→

Maine Educators, Free Speech Advocates Decry Proposal To Limit ‘Obscene’ Books In Public Schools, Maine Things Considered radio segment by Robbie Feinberg→

Tax break for Kentucky private schools is back on agenda in Frankfort, by Mandy McLaren at the Louisville Courier Journal→

Accountability Has Built a Regulatory Iron Curtain Around Schools That Shuts Out a Child’s Most Important Teachers: Parents, Op-Ed by James V. Shuls at The 74→

Capping charter schools in LAUSD will hurt students and families, Op-Ed by Cristina de Jesus and Kevin Reed at the Los Angeles Daily News→

Charting a New Course: A Charter School Experiment in Massachusetts, by Lauren Camera at U.S. News & World Report→

School Choice Is about Accountability, by Corey DeAngelis at the Cato Institute→

The Shortchanging of Public Charter School Students: Why Do They Get So Much Less Per Pupil Than Students at Traditional Schools? by Patrick J. Wolf, Corey DeAngelis, Larry D. Maloney, and Jay F. May at The 74→

New Orleans Will Be 1st Major City With All-Charter School District, Here & Now radio segment – a discussion with Gertrude Ivory, Yvette Alexis, & Jamar McKneely→

National School Choice Week: A chance to advance equality and opportunity, by Matthew Ladner at redefinED→

National School Choice Poll Shows 67% of Voters Support School Choice, by Tommy Schultz at the American Federation for Children→

Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and Universal Vouchers, by Albert Cheng, Michael B. Henderson, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West at EducationNext→

For the New Year, States and Districts Should Give Public Charter Schools the Facilities & Funding They Need and Deserve, op-ed by Nina Rees at The 74→

Liberating Education, a blog series by James Shuls at EdChoice

• Liberating Education→
• The Roots of Educational Freedom→
• The Object of Our Taxation→

Do Voucher Regulations Reduce Anticipated Voucher Program Participation and School Quality? by Corey DeAngelis, Lindsey M. Burke, and Patrick J. Wolf at EducationNext→

School Vouchers Save Money, by Mike McShane at Forbes→

More Regulation of School Choice a Mistake, op-ed by Will Flanders at Urban Milwaukee→

Do Charter Schools Take Districts’ Money? Only If You Think Children, and the Funding That Comes With Them, Are District Property, op-ed by James V. Shuls at The 74→

 The Key Is Innovation, Not Regulation, by Robin J. Lake at EducationNext→

Unintended Impacts of Regulations on the Quality of Schooling Options, by Corey DeAngelis at EducationNext→

How Does Charter Expansion Affect School District Finances and Student Achievement? New Evidence from Massachusetts, by Camille Terrier, Stephen O’Connell and Matthew Ridley at EducationNext→