The story by Pat McGuigan and Stacy Martin is here. The state's largest newspaper editorializes here. And the Heritage Foundation's Rachel Sheffield weighs in here.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
'The case for educational pluralism'
"Educational pluralism effectively accomplishes the proper ends of public education without imposing the uniformity created by the present American system," Ashley Rogers Berner writes in First Things.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Oklahoma lawmaker says school choice 'saves the state money'
"What we're actually paying out is about $120,000 less than what we were spending on this group of kids," state Rep. Jason Nelson says of the Lindsey Nicole Henry scholarships. "So that money goes back into the school funding formula to benefit the rest of the kids in the state."
UPDATE: The state's largest newspaper has an excellent editorial here.
UPDATE: The state's largest newspaper has an excellent editorial here.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Public-school battle map
Public schools serve to unite diverse people and minimize discord. Except when they don't.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Blaine Amendments: 'zombies that will not die'
Robert George and Russell Moore on Blaine Amendments and religious bigotry.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
'Who Is Fethullah Gulen?'
Claire Berlinski reports in City Journal on the "controversial Muslim preacher, feared Turkish intriguer—and 'inspirer' of the largest charter school network in America."
Monday, November 5, 2012
Global homeschooling leaders unveil historic declaration
"Leaders in the homeschooling movement from some two dozen countries signed a historic document dubbed the “Berlin Declaration” on November 3," Alex Newman reports.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Census data show Oklahoma enrollment
Good article by Curtis Killman and Kim Archer in the Tulsa World today ("Tulsa leads in private-school enrollment"). It's clear that Oklahomans continue to choose public schools:
Then again, are they really choosing public schools?
During 2009-2011, 92.3 percent of students in grades K-12 were enrolled in public schools, making the state No. 8 nationwide.
Then again, are they really choosing public schools?