EDUCATION - School Choice - Independence Institute

Indiana is Inspirational, But Let’s Not Just Dream about More Colorado School Choice 0
- July 18, 2013
I work hard to spread the word about options and innovations in education. But once in awhile, the summertime heat provides a great chance to sit back and dream, too. Today I dreamed that this Herald Bulletin article, “Parents have more school choices,” was appearing in a Colorado newspaper: With an expansion approved by the […]
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National CREDO Study Robs Anti-Charter Crowd of Big Bogus Talking Point 0
- July 5, 2013
Summertime is catch-up time. Recently, I missed the chance to comment on the new CREDO national charter school study. The report’s predecessor, released four years ago, caught on in the national press as a sign that charters were faring badly. That report generated serious criticisms from researchers about the methods used to draw its conclusions. […]
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Louisiana Successfully Revamps Course Choice: Pay Attention, Colorado!0
- June 20, 2013
After an earlier hiccup left the innovative program’s status in doubt, I’m excited to see creative Louisiana leaders get the go-ahead for a new plan to launch Course Choice in 2013-14. The state’s Board of Education yesterday approved $2 million in funding for a pilot program that enables secondary students in schools graded C or […]
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“Particularly Odd” Logic in New Hampshire Ruling Sets Back Tax Credit Choice 0
- June 18, 2013
At the risk of putting everyone on a neck-jarring roller coaster of education policy emotions, I have to follow up yesterday’s good school choice news from Arizona with a brief account of a New Hampshire disappointment. Whereas the uplift came from an elected state legislature, the downer emerged from the courts. New Hampshire Judge John […]
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Good Summer News: Two Arizona Choice Programs on Verge of Expansion 0
- June 17, 2013
There’s no time like summertime to focus on some good news, even if it comes from some place even hotter than home: Arizona. Thanks to Matt Ladner guest-posting on Jay Greene’s blog, I learned that the Grand Canyon State is a small step away from creating more opportunities for students and families after the legislature […]
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Wisconsin Looks at K-12 Tax Deductions: One Better for Colorado?0
- June 12, 2013
Governing magazine reports today that Wisconsin wants to join the cadre of states that offer private school tax deductions: Last week, the Wisconsin legislature’s Joint Finance Committee approved new tax deductions for families that put their kids in private school as part of its 2013-2015 budget. The plan allows for families to deduct up to […]
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