While Texas lawmakers have so far proposed relatively small school choice programs, more than that may happen in this legislative session, say local observers.
The Texas legislature has been consumed with education during this year’s session, debating lifting the state’s charter school cap, reconsidering 15 tests students must take to graduate, and a cour
Louisiana parents remain largely satisfied with their kids’ new private schools four months after joining a program that expanded New Orleans vouchers statewide, according to numbers from the state
House Bill 1003 would lift a spending cap on Indiana’s voucher program and ditch a requirement that students attend public school for a year before becoming eligible.
A new report on efficiency in public-school spending further dispels the myth that poverty prevents students from preparing for college and careers and indicates taxpayers often don’t get much bang
A new report on efficiency in public-school spending further dispels the myth that poverty prevents students from preparing for college and careers, and indicates taxpayers often don’t get much ban
New bills filed in the Missouri legislature would improve the quality and increase accountability of existing charter schools while expanding them beyond Saint Louis and Kansas City—the only two ar
An audit of West Virginia K-12 schools revealed lagging student performance despite high spending and an overregulated, bureaucratic system with limited voter accountability, prompting Gov.
State Rep. Jack Harper (R-Surprise) has proposed legislation that would amend Arizona’s constitution to allow state-funded vouchers for disabled and foster children.
Lopsided defeats of proposed education tax hikes across the nation, including a 64-36 drubbing in Colorado, indicate a decidedly anti-tax attitude among voters as states struggle to pay for rising
Proponents of higher federal education spending could end up happier with the stopgap bill Congress passed in early October than whatever the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee proposes later this y
Four Republican senators have proposed five bills to reauthorize No Child Left Behind amid widespread discontent from educators about the 2001 law’s heavy federal influence.
The Philadelphia School District isn’t saying much about a $988,000 buyout it gave former Superintendent Arlene Ackerman two weeks before classes started this fall.
Digital learning offers great potential for addressing two of Kentucky’s most pressing education needs: high costs and dropout rates, according to a new Bluegrass Institute report.
Digital learning offers great potential for addressing two of Kentucky’s greatest education needs: high costs and dropout rates, says a new Bluegrass Institute report.
Public schools converted into charters in Philadelphia and Los Angeles have managed to dramatically boost students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates, says a new report from the Ce
Since Congress has not reauthorized No Child Left Behind by this fall, Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he will waive some of the federal education law’s penalties for states that adopt measure
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