Faculty Lounge California Public Employees Unions are Banding Together against Charter Schools Spencer Irvine December 16, 2015 So these public sector employee unions are against improving children’s education with innovation of charter schools? Great *sarcasm*.
Faculty Lounge One Public Charter School in West Baltimore is Trying to Change the Culture Spencer Irvine September 26, 2015 As the Washington Examiner reported, one school is trying to change the education environment in poor, western Baltimore: …the Green…
Perspectives Antidote to White Flight: Charter and Private Schools Spencer Irvine September 12, 2015 Liberal activists concerned about the “white flight” from cities over the past four decades may want to consider a new…
Faculty Lounge School Choice Celebrated by Congress Spencer Irvine July 22, 2015 School choice advocates celebrated the work of champions of the issue, reported the Washington Examiner: “School choice advocates gathered on…
Perspectives Detroit’s Choice Malcolm A. Kline July 9, 2015 Something is actually growing in Detroit, a city that mostly has been in the news for its losses—charter schools, 66…
Faculty Lounge New Orleans Charter Schools a Model to Follow Spencer Irvine June 27, 2015 It’s a really good piece on how New Orleans charter schools picked up the pieces after Hurricane Katrina to drastically…
Perspectives School Choice Gives America’s Kids a Chance: An Infographic Spencer Irvine June 3, 2015 We found that school choice is really gaining ground in America, which is a good thing. More choices and more…
Faculty Lounge School Choice Wins! Tennessee Signs Bill into Law Spencer Irvine May 19, 2015 Attaboy Tennessee! School choice is now an option in the Volunteer State!
Perspectives Charter Schools in Blue States: It Works Malcolm A. Kline April 12, 2015 More evidence indicates that school choice works, even in so-called blue states. The Boston-based Pioneer Institute undertook a study of…
Perspectives Education Savings Accounts and Scholarships Matter Spencer Irvine March 12, 2015 The Platte Institute, a non-profit research think tank based in Nebraska, released a report on how to better cater to…
Perspectives Michelle Rhee’s Policies Still Linger Malcolm A. Kline March 3, 2015 When she served as chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools, Michelle Rhee’s policies provoked scorn from Capital City teachers, to…
News, Perspectives Unions cap Charter School Growth Malcolm A. Kline February 11, 2015 Charter school growth has exploded over the last two decades and so have the waiting lists to get in them….