Parents, not teacher unions, are best equipped to know what works for individual children
In a new Associated Press story about the many states that are considering school voucher programs, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is quoted as saying that vouchers “don’t work.”
By that, she is referring to studies that back up her [...]
FEA is fighting for its life, not any high-minded constitutional principle
The Florida Education Association’s decision to challenge the constitutionality of a proposed constitutional amendment is more than an exercise in muddled, circular logic – it is the union’s last-gasp effort to escape extinction.
If taxpayers amend the state’s constitution to allow school vouchers, the [...]
Union leaders want to keep kids trapped in public schools as guaranteed clientele for union teachers
This morning, the Indiana State Teachers Association filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court to block the implementation of the state’s new school voucher program.
ISTA is hoping to block the program on grounds that it violates the separation [...]
Unions keeping promise to use a “tsunami of litigation” to block Walker’s budget repair legislation
We were disappointed to learn that the Wisconsin State Assembly will no longer consider a plan to create a school voucher program in Green Bay.
We believe all parents – wealthy, middle class and poor – should have the opportunity [...]
Governor’s signature opens the door to a brighter future for thousands of Hoosier students
With the swipe of his pen, Gov. Mitch Daniels today broadly expanded school choice for Hoosier families by signing into law legislation that will allow innovative charter schools to flourish and provide vouchers for low-income students to attend private schools.
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School choice supporters rally as state House approves voucher program
The Indiana House of Representatives Wednesday approved a monumental school voucher program that will give thousands of Hoosier students the high-quality education options many feel they deserve.
House Bill 1003 will create a new voucher program to allow Hoosier families to use a percentage of [...]
