Friday, July 25, 2014

Should public money go to private schools?

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Law professor Andrew Spiropoulos and I tackle that question today in a blog post for the Friedman Foundation.
Thursday, July 24, 2014

OEA active members down 18.5 percent in last four years

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This according to the indispensable Mike Antonucci, who has the latest membership numbers here . He reports that, as of the end of the 2012-...

'Private schools avoiding Common Core debates'

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FOX 23 in Tulsa has the story .

Oklahoma GOP voters (and their nominee for state superintendent) support educational choice

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In this column in the Edmond Sun , I review some of the data from a recent Tarrance Group survey which finds that GOP voters in Oklahoma st...
Monday, July 21, 2014

'Study: More public school choices, fewer private school vouchers'

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Travis Pillow has the details on a new study from Florida.
Friday, July 18, 2014

Former ed secretary: 'Consumer-driven education' is coming

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"When I look ahead to the schools of 20 years from now, what I see are institutions that not only will be more diverse, but will in eve...

'It’s opening day for new parental choice program in Florida'

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Ron Matus has the details .
Thursday, July 17, 2014

'You don't have to reform your entire school system'

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I'll never forget something I read many, many moons ago, around the time Lincoln was starting first grade. "After a combined total ...

No, really. How did they get there?

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"We've got kids in 11th and 12th grade who can't read at a third-grade level," says Eddie Evans, Youth Services of Tulsa...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Status quo decides to stick with the status quo

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The state's largest newspaper is rightly concerned that "the new director of a panel charged with setting the passing grade for st...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Sal Khan is not a state-certified teacher

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I've mentioned before that I don't understand all the fuss about being a state-certified teacher . And in a new essay , Gary North r...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

College is expensive

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... because high school is a failure , says economist David Howden.
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Oklahoma Republican voters strongly support school choice

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Michael Bates has a summary .