MD’s future will be shaped by how lawmakers handle the KIPP situation
The unholy alliance between the Democratic Party (which controls Maryland’s state government) and the teachers unions threatens the very existence of the state’s highly-successful and highly-praised KIPP charter schools. The educational future of Maryland’s school children is directly linked to whether or not [...]
EAG to MTEA: Back it up, or button it up
Now that Gov. Walker’s proposed budget has Wisconsin’s teacher unions in full panic mode, one union president is trying to smear Milwaukee’s charter school program by resurrecting the falsehood that charter schools cherry pick students, leaving “the rest” for the traditional public schools.
On Tuesday, [...]
New bill shows school choice is a rare bipartisan issue
Help may soon be on the way for Missouri families with students who are trapped in a failing public school.
A new bill in the state House would greatly expand the role of charter schools throughout the state of Missouri, and it would empower parents to choose the [...]
Modest proposal is the least lawmakers can do for state’s school kids
Connecticut families and taxpayers scored an important victory with Monday’s announcement that a school funding panel is recommending that the state use a partial “money follows the child” approach to paying for education.
The plan would leave the majority of a student’s per-pupil [...]
