Government, Public Education
Public school advocacy group goes after Kentucky lawmaker for supporting charter schools(The Center Square) â An organization that advocates for public school teachers and other employees said Monday it filed an ethics complaint against a northern Kentucky state lawmaker. The group claims… Read More
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South Carolina lawmakers must finish job of creating options for K-12 students(reimaginED) â Horse racing, teacher raises, and a budget flush with cash. South Carolina lawmakers have plenty to debate before the legislative session ends June 15. But parents hope legislators… Read More
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Louisiana legislature considers bills to expand educational options for parents(The Center Square ) â Louisiana lawmakers filed several bills for the 2022 legislative session that would give families more freedom in choosing a fitting educational plan for their children. Read More
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Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in Kansas House(The Sentinel) â Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations, under a bill approved by the House. Read More
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Op-Ed: Georgia politicians reject educational freedom at their own perilTuesday, March 15, was a sad day for kids in Georgia. Thatâs the day when the Georgia Senate voted down a bill to create Promise Scholarships. Eight Republicans joined all… Read More
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Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college(The Center Square) â Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them by their school district… Read More
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Support for school choice and parentsâ involvement in education is high in latest pollHow do Americans feel about school choice? Strongly supportive, according to a new poll by the American Federation for Children and Invest in Education. According to… Read More
Government, Homeschools
From homesteading to homeschooling: How one northeast Missouri family is blazing its own trailShannon Slee may not have known she would end up being a homeschooling, homesteading mom of five children â but she did know that her family someday would… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Making Christian classical education accessible to all(reimaginED) â Kevin Clark is a fellow at The Society for Classical Learning. Heâs co-author of an influential book about Christian classical education. For 15 years, he taught… Read More
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Iowa U.S. Senators propose bill mandating disclosure of total interest on student loans(The Center Square) â College students would learn the estimated total interest they would pay on an education loan before they take it out if a law proposed by Iowaâs… Read More
Government, Public Education
Former Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent brings education choice vision to nationâs second-largest school district(reimaginED) â In a letter to members of the Los Angeles Unified School District community â families, students, educators and staff â newly seated superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who took the… Read More
Government, Public Education
Georgia Senate kills school-choice bill(The Center Square) â The Georgia Senate has killed a bill that would have allowed Georgians to put taxpayer money toward the cost of private school tuition. Read More
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Ballot initiative would expand Colorado’s open records law to include school curriculum(The Center Square) â Colorado voters could get a chance to decide if school curriculum should be available to the public under the stateâs open records law if a recently-filed… Read More
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Op-Ed: Let every Washington student have school choice like I did(The Center Square) â When Washington Governor Jay Inslee released a proclamation recognizing National School Choice Week, I was optimistic for the future of K-12 education in… Read More
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School choice offers hope to Oklahoma students, families(reimaginED) â Oklahoma parent Kelly Shank says that if her youngest son had anything to say about it, he would not socialize at all. Now in sixth grade, her son… Read More
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Michigan advocates seek constitutional remedy for governorâs veto on education choice bills(reimaginED) â Two vetoed bills that would empower education-minded families for the first time in Michiganâs history are getting another chance to become law, thanks to a provision in the… Read More
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Entrepreneurâs worldwide micro-school network encourages âheroesâ to pursue self-directed learning(reimaginED) â Every comic book superhero has an origin story â a narrative that informs his or her identity and motivation. Orphaned science whiz Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being… Read More
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Bills on charter school funding, open school enrollment sent to Missouri Senate(The Center Square) â Increasing charter school funding and allowing open enrollment in public schools came closer to becoming law in Missouri as the House of Representatives passed and sent… Read More
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Failed veto override means North Carolina school mask decisions remain with districts(The Center Square) â An attempt by North Carolina Senate Republicans to override a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper to make masks optional in schools statewide failed to gain the… Read More
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Charter school report: Scores go up, achievement gap shrinks(The Center Square) â A study says if Pennsylvania political leaders want to get serious about improving student achievement, and closing the racial achievement gap, they might want to… Read More