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12/08/2023

Researchers at Harvard claim that Arizona charter schools lag their peers. But that's not what years of state data tell us.

Opinion: Reseachers at Harvard claim that Arizona charter schools lag their peers. But that's not what years of state data tell us.

12/06/2023

At the heart of the divide between Florida Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is who they — and their respective states — recognize as the real education experts: parents or government.

At the heart of the divide between DeSantis and Newsom is who they recognize as the real education experts: parents or government.

07/02/2021

"Legislatures in more than 30 states are considering bills to either create new or expand existing educational choice programs...So far this year, legislative chambers in more than a dozen states have already passed choice bills, and several more are expected to do so in the coming weeks. Leading the way are West Virginia and Kentucky, where bills to create new ESA policies have recently been signed into law."

The recent burst of legislative activity follows a surge in support for educational choice.

08/30/2017

Localized, not federalized, education is best. Lindsey Burke Neal McCluskey USNEWS Independent Institute Independent Women's Forum

Three top conservative thinkers on education policy say a federal school choice program would likely impose some of the regulatory obstacles the movement is working to eliminate.

08/24/2017

"[B]oth party groups rank private schooling as the most effective."

Americans are most confident in the quality of education that private schools provide and least confident in public schools. Charter schools earn moderate confidence, but ratings are down among Democrats.

08/24/2017

Delay denies children's education.

A lawsuit has been filed over an attempt to delay the expansion of Arizona's school choice program.

08/21/2017

In spite of opponents’ efforts to disparage parental choice in education, parents and the American public don’t seem to be listening.

Opponents of parental choice in education have been in overdrive portraying private school scholarships (and by association, those who support or use them) as racist to diminish their popularity. Results from a new national poll suggest opponents’

04/11/2017

So excited to be joining my colleagues and friends at the Independent Women's Forum with Lindsey Burke and Edward Bartlett to discuss parental choice in education! Please join us if you plan to be in Washington, DC!

On April 13, the Independent Women's Forum invites you to meet author and education expert Vicki Alger and hear an all-star panel on the current and unprecedented opportunities for education reform. What will real reform look like? Will headwinds from entrenched interests limit opportunities? We all...

01/11/2017

Excited to be a return guest of Mike Siegel tonight on 1400 KITZ Megatalk Radio and the Genesis Communications Network! Tune in at 8:00 pm Pacific Time!

By the year 2000, American “students must be first in the world in math and science achievement.” That’s what President George H. W. Bush insisted in his 1990 State of the Union address. Two leading international exams confirm we’re still

01/10/2017

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08/04/2016

Kudos to Education Reform in North Dakota. Movies, field trips, and serving baked goods in class require parental consent, but brain scans don't? Hope AZ lawmakers will take action to stop this because AZ parents sure will... .

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is using brain-activity patterns to better understand the mental processes students use to solve math problems.

08/04/2016