Great Minds Assemble to Promote ESA Success for Nevada Students
A couple weeks ago I giddily danced to the national news of this year’s growing momentum behind educational choice. Foremost among recent developments is Nevada’s breakthrough adoption of a nearly...
View ArticleClose Look at Diverse Charter Options Helps to Tell Us What Parents Want
What do parents want? I’m not sure why people bring this question to me. Based on my somewhat limited experience, I tend to think the answer has something to do with keeping rooms clean, eating fruits...
View ArticleA Worthy Celebration of Instant Gratification: NC Court Upholds Choice
Only a few weeks ago we received the long-awaited news on Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program. While the Colorado Supreme Court narrowly left us to wait even longer and hold out hope for...
View ArticleACLU vs. Nevada Families: Another Big Anti-School Choice Case to Wait Out
The Pope is Catholic. The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. The grass is green, the sky is blue. And certain parties will sue groundbreaking educational choice programs that promise to help...
View ArticleGranddaddy of KIPP Studies Shows More Success for Growing Charter Network
I can confess to you that something has made Eddie a little sad lately. That’s just the amount of crazy charter-bashing going on these days. Some of this craziness gets imported locally by reform...
View ArticleCan’t We Just Get Colorado on the CER Tax Credit Report Card… Please?
Imagine this scenario: The teacher has posted the grades for the final exam on the wall outside the classroom. There, standing and staring at the paper is a young student crying. “What’s the matter?...
View ArticleLook Under the District 38 School Board Campaign Mask
The week of Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I can practically taste the candy in my mouth right now. One of the perks of being a perpetual 5-year-old is the unending chance to go...
View ArticleYes, Election Night Happened, But Keep Your Chins Up, Colorado Reformers
Yeah, yeah, yeah, school board elections happened in Colorado this week. Ok, so I promised to give you a full report yesterday. But I got a little busy crying in my Cheerios with some important stuff...
View ArticleFederal Court Voids Intrusive Anti-Choice Order, Makes Me Smile
In the recent busy season, there hasn’t necessarily been a lot of different things to tell you about. But the coverage has been thick. And after all that — including everything from telling reformers...
View ArticleChange is in the Air — I’m Just Getting a Little Older, Though, Not Going Away
Maybe it’s because it’s the Friday before Thanksgiving, or maybe it’s because a couple of my really good Education Policy Center friends are picking up and moving to another state, but I’m not really...
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