Education News – Julia Lawrence
“Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has announced that nearly 8,000 students have been matched with voucher seats for the 2013-14 school year…Jindal said that evidence from New Orleans, where the program was piloted in 2008, suggests that it works, with third grade proficiency levels rising in both math and English…”(more)
Education News – Julia Lawrence
“Indiana is expanding its voucher program while at the same time pausing its adoption of the Common Core Standards, according to the measure passed by both the Senate and the House late last week.”(more)
Wausau Daily Herald – Staff Writer
“A Republican-backed proposal giving tax credits to parents of students in private schools is being floated in the Legislature as negotiations continue behind closed doors to find an alternative to Gov. Scott Walker’s school voucher expansion plan.”(more)
Education News – Julia Lawrence
“The new budget proposal for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie continues to push his education reform agenda with revived funding for school vouchers, NJ.com reports.”(more)
State Impact – Elle Moxley
“Indiana is one of 11 states that doesn’t provide public money for preschool, but that would change if lawmakers approve a plan to enroll 1,000 students in a preschool pilot that would look a lot like the existing voucher program.”(more)
The Huffington Post – Michael McShane
“In honor of National School Choice Week, I felt compelled to jot down just a few words about how I came to support school choice as a means for transforming the American education system.”(more)
Christian Science Monitor – Patrik Jonsson
“The nation’s boldest school voucher program made nearly half of Louisiana’s students eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools. A state judge ruled the plan unconstitutional, setting up a funding fight in an age of austerity.”(more)
Reuters – Stephanie Simon
“Voters in several states will weigh in next month on some of the most contentious issues in public education, including teacher tenure, charter schools and merit pay for teachers, as a national fight over education reform hits the ballot box.” (more)
The New York Times – Motoko Rich
“…36 states and the District of Columbia have introduced new teacher evaluation policies in the past three years, according to the National Center on Teacher Quality, a nonprofit research and advocacy group.” (more)
Education News – Julia Steiny
“Vouchers offer public money to help low-income parents pay private-school tuition. And while I have three huge caveats — which I’ll get to — vouchers succeed at helping parents send their kids to schools of their choice.” (more)
