EDUCATION - School Choice - Independence Institute

Granddaddy of KIPP Studies Shows More Success for Growing Charter Network 0
- September 18, 2015
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 opponents who twist themselves in knots to dance around their rage at the Jeffco and Thompson boards of education providing fair, […]
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Freedom Minute: Building Hope at Arrupe Jesuit 0
- September 4, 2015
Education policy analyst Ross Izard tells the story of Arrupe Jesuit High School, where low-income kids excel and succeed.
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ACLU vs. Nevada Families: Another Big Anti-School Choice Case to Wait Out 0
- August 31, 2015
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 give kids more opportunities. Two months ago, an ACLU-initiated case against the Dougco Choice Scholarship Program prevailed in the […]
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What’s New? PDK/Gallup Survey Flubs School Choice Question Once More 0
- August 25, 2015
For being so young, it feels like I’ve really had to repeat myself a lot lately. Not “Get off my lawn”-type of repetition, but still… it gets a little annoying sometimes. Just in the last couple weeks, the theme applies to Colorado’s need for course choice and the same old results for our state from […]
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Meet Colorado’s New PPI Report Card, Same as the Old PPI Report Card 0
- August 21, 2015
It’s Friday again, my friends, and that means it’s time for a more colorful look at education policy as we head into the weekend. I really wanted to highlight the American Federation for Children’s “Education Revolution” video, which was released a couple months ago but only just made it to my desk. But you’ll have […]
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New York Charter Success: You Know How to Spell It 0
- August 18, 2015
It’s often been said “you can’t argue with success” (or Success). But that doesn’t stop some from trying. Last year, I pointed out the collective jaw-dropping that took place when test results came back from students in the Harlem Success Academies, a New York City charter network that overwhelmingly serves poor and disadvantaged families. Just […]
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