Joy Pullmann

Joy Pullmann is the managing editor of School Reform News and a research fellow in... (read full bio)

New Hampshire Legislators Propose Tuition Tax Credits

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February 14, 2012

New Hampshire legislators have introduced companion bills to offer tax credits to businesses for donating to private-school scholarship funds with an average scholarship at or below $2,500.
IRS Regulation Could Threaten Charter School Teachers’ Pensions

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February 10, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the comment period on a pension rule change that could force states to remove nearly 100,000 charter school teachers from state pensions and withdraw benef
Obama Administration Waives 'No Child' for Ten States

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February 09, 2012

The Obama administration will let ten states miss student proficiency targets required by the federal No Child Left Behind law in exchange for them enacting policies the administration prefers.&nbs
Digital Textbooks to Arrive in Utah Schools This Fall

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February 08, 2012

Days before the Obama administration pushed for connecting every child to an e-textbook by 2017, Utah officials announced plans to release statewide open-source, digital textbooks for school this f
Arizona Judge Rules Voucher Program Constitutional

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January 30, 2012

An Arizona judge has refused to block education savings accounts for disabled and foster children in the state, removing one more hurdle to school choice for the state’s one million schoolchildren.
Apple Unveils Digital Textbook, E-Publishing Platform

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January 19, 2012

In its first product announcement directly tied to education, Apple Inc.
Jindal Proposes Vouchers, Tenure Changes, Other Education Reforms

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January 18, 2012

Louisiana Gov.
Indiana Vouchers Constitutional, Federal Judge Rules

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January 17, 2012

A federal judge has ruled the nation's largest school voucher program constitutional, rejecting every legal claim brought against it, including the argument it represents state funding of religion.
Virginia Governor Proposes School Choice, Reforms

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January 11, 2012

Virginia Gov.
IL District Accuses Parents of Illegally Enrolling Kids in Better Public School

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January 10, 2012

An Illinois school board is threatening legal action against two parents for illegally enrolling their twin fifth graders in the district, though their father’s legal residence is in that district.
FL Gov. Considers Higher Education Incentives, Costs

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January 05, 2012

Florida Gov.
Half of U.S. Schools Fail to Make ‘Adequate Progress’ in 2011

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January 04, 2012

Forty-eight percent of U.S.
Connecticut Governor Aims at Seniority, Tenure

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January 02, 2012

Connecticut Gov.
PA Senate Revisits Parent Trigger

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December 29, 2011

In passing a bill that would introduce vouchers, simplify and strengthen the state’s charter law, and expand education tax credits, Pennsylvania state senators dropped a Parent Trigger provision.
School Choice Week Video Interviews

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December 21, 2011

Heartland's John Nothdurft speaks out for school choice and parental empowerment in this video short from National School Choice Week.
Setbacks for PA Vouchers, School Choice Legislation

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December 16, 2011

The Pennsylvania House’s Republican majority could not find enough consensus on a voucher bill to bring it to the floor for a vote before lawmakers suspended the session for Christmas.
Florida Voucher Scandal Prompts Calls for Greater Regulation

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December 15, 2011

A Florida state representative is considering filing legislation to regulate private schools that accept vouchers for disabled students, in light of a scandal involving millions of tax dollars spen
Reports: Rethink the Structure of Schools

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December 13, 2011

The basic structure of the U.S. education system has for decades stymied efforts to improve student learning beyond marginal gains, according to a series of reports from the Thomas B.
Ohio Considers Vouchers for Lower-Income Families

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November 29, 2011

An Ohio legislator has offered a bill to grant low- and middle-class students school vouchers.
Congress Broadens School Lunch Choices, Just in Time for Thanksgiving

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November 24, 2011

Public schools nationwide have started “to look at every single thing” that could ease widespread budget woes, says a National School Boards Association spokesman.

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